EDITORIAL: Fix our stadiums
The valiant Brave Warriors will play their "home" game against Cameroon tomorrow in South Africa since Namibia still lacks a venue suitable for holding a match of that calibre.
Our political authorities, who are in charge of this situation, hurried to social media after the team held Cameroon to a 1-1 draw away in Yaoundé to express their alleged pride in the squad's tenacity.
"Well done. I encourage the players and staff to go on and win the next game," exclaimed President Hage Geingob, on whose watch our national Independence Stadium fell apart.
It's absurd, since our players will be playing in Johannesburg without any local support.
According to what he tells us, Geingob is a huge football fan. He not only participated in the sport personally, albeit at a low level, but he also served as the patron of the Namibia Football Association and had a football competition named the Hage Geingob Cup in his honour. All of these accolades were given in honour of his passion for the sport and, perhaps more significantly, the degree of influence he commands.
Football is not just the art of kicking a ball around. During these trying times of polarising politics and economic difficulties, it unites Namibians.
More importantly, when the team qualifies for continental and international competitions, it provides these players with an opportunity to expose their talents to a larger audience and to obtain what may turn out to be life-changing personal possibilities.
Our political authorities, who are in charge of this situation, hurried to social media after the team held Cameroon to a 1-1 draw away in Yaoundé to express their alleged pride in the squad's tenacity.
"Well done. I encourage the players and staff to go on and win the next game," exclaimed President Hage Geingob, on whose watch our national Independence Stadium fell apart.
It's absurd, since our players will be playing in Johannesburg without any local support.
According to what he tells us, Geingob is a huge football fan. He not only participated in the sport personally, albeit at a low level, but he also served as the patron of the Namibia Football Association and had a football competition named the Hage Geingob Cup in his honour. All of these accolades were given in honour of his passion for the sport and, perhaps more significantly, the degree of influence he commands.
Football is not just the art of kicking a ball around. During these trying times of polarising politics and economic difficulties, it unites Namibians.
More importantly, when the team qualifies for continental and international competitions, it provides these players with an opportunity to expose their talents to a larger audience and to obtain what may turn out to be life-changing personal possibilities.
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