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Our aim is to qualify for Afcon, says football coach
preparation for their first-round clash against Swaziland. The match will be played on 2 April in Mbabane, Swaziland, with the return leg scheduled for Windhoek on 23 April. Speaking to Nampa on Tuesday, Guther said his He has been putting 30 players through their aim is to qualify the team to the African Cup. paces for the past three weeks at the Namibia “We have never had such a positive draw like Football Association Technical Centre in we did this year. I am looking forward to getting good results,” he said. The coach added that they do not know a lot about their opponents, but he has a good team that can compete with any opponent. “All I know about the Swaziland team is that they are also building a new team just like us. With regard to the way they play, I really don't know anything about them, but I believe in the team we are currently having. “Some of these players have been together from U-17 level and they know each other very well. MTC Premeirship Goal Scorers list I travelled with the team for three weeks to after round 22 and 23 matches for the Ghana and we came back without losing a 2015/2016 season below: game, and if we play the same way we did in Ghana, we can get positive results from our game against Swaziland,” said Guther. The winner of that fixture will meet South Africa in the second round in May/June, after which a third and final round awaits the winner for a place in Zambia next year. Gunter said his final 20-man squad will be announced two weeks before the team travel to Swaziland. (NAMPA) National under-20 football team coach Gerald Guther is optimistic his players will qualify for the 20th edition of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) set for Zambia in 2017.
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There will be thunder at the Country Club (continued from page 32)
“I don't know much about my South African opponent but he should be prepared and ready to fight me on 9 April because there will be a big thunderstorm of punches and uppercuts at the Windhoek Country Club.” Jarman is scheduled to travel to South Africa with his stable Kinda Promotions from 16 to 26 March for a training camp. Other exciting bouts on the scorecard will see a rematch between Matheus Kandala and Onesmus Nekundi for the vacant national Featherweight title and the much-awaited fight between Sacky Amutjaa and Varde “Swapo” Ndayambekwa in the six round light Welterweight bout. Medestika Alweenda will fight Ndemunonga Josua in a four-round Flyweight bout. Costa Niilo and Manfred Haimbanga will fight in the six round Featherweight bout, while John Shitilitha will fight Jonas Matheus in a four round Bantamweight bout. Another boxer on the scorecard with an opponent still to be announced is Niikoti Johannes in the Bantamweight category. (NAMPA)
ERONGO SCHOOLS SPORT REGION ATHLETICS MEETING WHEN: WHERE: TIME:
FRIDAY, 11 March 2016 SATURDAY, 12 March 2 0 1 6 Vineta Sports Ground (Swakopmund) 08:00
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