Namibia selects 22-man squad for 2017 Cosafa Cup

Namibia's football coach Ricardo Mannetti has announced a 22-man squad that will feature in the 2017 Cosafa Cup that is currently under way in South Africa.

The football tournament which kicked off on June 24 will conclude on July 9 and Namibia's first hurdle will be against Lesotho in the quarter-finals stage on July 1, reports Xinhua news agency.

Mannetti said the Lesotho match will determine the road ahead and eventually determine how his team will come together in terms of combination play and harmony.

According to him, the team will have to dig deep and look past their football problems, with players most importantly being required to play above themselves, in order to lift the cup.

Team: Virgil Vries, Maximillian Mbaeva, Chris Katjiukua, Ferdinard Karongee, Gebhardt Ananias, Larry Horaeb, Denzil Haoseb, Riaan Hanamub, Teberius Lombard, Oswaldo Xamseb, Dynamo Fredericks, Wangu Gome, Petrus Shitembi. Absalom Iimbondi, Hendrik Somaeb, Benyamen Nenkavu, Ronald Ketjijere, Deon Hotto, Peter Shalulile, Roger Katjiteo, Itamunua Keimuine and Loydt Kazapua.

--IANS

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