Young Warriors aim to reach Cosafa semi-finals

The national under-20 football team, the Young Warriors, have set themselves a target of reaching the semi-finals of the 2017 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Championships scheduled for Kitwe, Zambia, from 6 to 16 December. Coach Gerhard Gunter said despite limited time for preparations the team's objective was to reach the last four spots. The team returned to Namibia from Ghana over the weekend following a two-week training camp there. “The camp was successful and players were able to focus on football. The opposition was good and that has strengthened our team and as coaches we analyse players better when they are out of their comfort zones so going to Ghana was a blessing,” Gunter said. He added that they used the trip to try out new combinations in preparation for the tournament. The team jetted out to Zambia yesterday and will take on Angola tomorrow in their first game in Group C. They will play Lesotho on 10 December and then conclude group action against Zimbabwe on 12 December. All the games will be played at the Davis Arthur Stadium in Kitwe. Group A consists of African champions Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi and East African guest nations Uganda. Group B consists of last year's runners-up South Africa, Mozambique, Mauritius and North African guests Egypt. The top teams in each pool advance to the semi-finals along with the best-placed runners-up. Squad: Calvin Spiegel (Chief Santos) Vipua Tjimune (African Stars), Lubeni Haukongo and Aprocius Petrus (Eleven Arrows), Stanley Ndjavera (Tura Magic), Romario Hawiseb (Unam FC), Paul Kotjipati (Otjozondjupa), Migeri Hubert (Life Fighters ), Johannes Hollombach (Chief Santos), George Hummel (Unam FC), Anthony Kham, Rivaldo Festus ( both Eleven Arrows), Augustinus Hobexab (Eastern Chiefs), Eldery Morgan and Enzo Mungendje (both Tura Magic), Moegamat Davids (South Africa), Tuhafeni Leonard (TUKS, South Africa), Natangwe Petrus and Petrus Kamati. *Additional reporting – NAMPALIMBA MUPETAMI

Young Warriors aim to reach Cosafa semi-finals

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Namibian Sun 2025-07-04

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Young Warriors aim to reach Cosafa semi-finals

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