Young Warriors desperate for win
Namibia’s Young Warriors are fresh and ready to face South Africa tomorrow in the 2017 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations second round first leg qualifying match taking place at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.
The match will start at 15:00.
The team’s coach Gerald Güther is confident of a positive result following the Young Warriors’ return from a training camp in Ghana.
“We had a very productive training camp in Ghana, where we did intensive training with a lot of lessons from our interactions with local teams,” he said.
“We are well prepared for this game and have also overcome our injury concerns and every one of the 21 players is available for selection.”
Güther adds that his side is not intimidated by the experience of the South Africans and aims to make sure the first leg in Windhoek counts before they travel to South Africa for the second leg.
“They have seen us play against Swaziland in the first round but we know that they have players that played in the Under-17 World Cup in Chile last year. Most of their players are also attached to clubs in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) but that doesn’t worry us much.
“We have showed character and the boys are eager to prove a point and that will make the difference.
“We will go out there and play to our strengths and fight for the best possible result under the circumstance on the day,” Güther states.
South Africa was due to arrive for the match yesterday.
Admission to the game will be free of charge.
Namibian squad: Donovan Gainub, Vipua Tjimune, Kennedy Eib, Baloyi Tsandib, Johannes Kwedhi, Giovanni Nauseb, Katiti Hakuria, Pandeni Kandjabanga, Romeo Kasume, Boni Paulino, Hiha Katjivena, Petrus Kamati, Anthony Kham, Alli Klokoski, George Hummel, Jandjamuje Maharero, Mirko Wolff, Reginald Willemse, Samuel Inono, McCartney Nawaseb and Venovineja Tjikundi.
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The match will start at 15:00.
The team’s coach Gerald Güther is confident of a positive result following the Young Warriors’ return from a training camp in Ghana.
“We had a very productive training camp in Ghana, where we did intensive training with a lot of lessons from our interactions with local teams,” he said.
“We are well prepared for this game and have also overcome our injury concerns and every one of the 21 players is available for selection.”
Güther adds that his side is not intimidated by the experience of the South Africans and aims to make sure the first leg in Windhoek counts before they travel to South Africa for the second leg.
“They have seen us play against Swaziland in the first round but we know that they have players that played in the Under-17 World Cup in Chile last year. Most of their players are also attached to clubs in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) but that doesn’t worry us much.
“We have showed character and the boys are eager to prove a point and that will make the difference.
“We will go out there and play to our strengths and fight for the best possible result under the circumstance on the day,” Güther states.
South Africa was due to arrive for the match yesterday.
Admission to the game will be free of charge.
Namibian squad: Donovan Gainub, Vipua Tjimune, Kennedy Eib, Baloyi Tsandib, Johannes Kwedhi, Giovanni Nauseb, Katiti Hakuria, Pandeni Kandjabanga, Romeo Kasume, Boni Paulino, Hiha Katjivena, Petrus Kamati, Anthony Kham, Alli Klokoski, George Hummel, Jandjamuje Maharero, Mirko Wolff, Reginald Willemse, Samuel Inono, McCartney Nawaseb and Venovineja Tjikundi.
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