Somaeb embraces Serbia

Hendrik Somaeb has entered the fray for his new club, Serbian side FK Zemun, whom he joined last week.He played his first match in Serbia over the weekend against FK Rad Belgrade, coming on as a substitute in the 48th minute of the match. Despite the Namibian receiving a yellow card in the 85th minute, the game ended in a 1-0 win for his new club.FK Zemun has so far played eight matches during their new season, drawing twice and registering five defeats, which has resulted in them occupying the 15th spot out of 16 teams on the league table.They will play their next match on 15 September against FK Macva Šabac. Somaeb hopes to be back in time for the match, after being called up for national duty.He is expected to be part of the Brave Warriors team that will face Zambia on Saturday in a Group K African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. He last played for the Brave Warriors at the beginning of the year, at the 2018 African Nations Championship (Chan). Namibia bowed out of the tournament in the quarterfinals after a gallant performance, losing 2-0 to Morocco. Somaeb scored a brace for his country in 2017, when they thumped Zimbabwe 3-1 in the Dr Hage Geingob Cup, with Peter Shalulile scoring the third goal. At club level, Somaeb has plied his trade at Blue Waters, and at South African sides Jomo Cosmos (2017) and Free State Stars (2016), where he played two seasons, while making 28 appearances and scoring four goals.Somaeb is not the first Namibian to get a taste of Serbian football.Rudolph Bester played for Serbian SuperLiga club, FK Cukaricki Stankom, having joined the team in January 2008 from Eleven Arrows.LIMBA MUPETAMI

Somaeb embraces Serbia

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