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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf SMS Of The Day * WHY doesn’t NBC listen when they are criticised? The little red chairs on Good Morning Namibia have done their part and are dirty especially at the arm rests. Please listen for once. You interview professionals and internationals on those Food For Thought * MINISTRY of Education, in order to address the shortages of teachers at primary schools why don’t you consider employing us who hold a diploma in lifelong learning and community education for teaching posts? We also did health education Bouquets And Brickbats * MY fellow Namibians, I am not a Swapo member but a third term for President Hifikepuye Pohamba will be a step closer towards attainment of Vision 2030. Believe me His Excellency has made crucial bold decisions, and I don’t regret
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| 2013-07-26
Mannetti forced into changes
Helge Schutz
RUNNING HARD... Brave Warriors Benson Shilongo, Marvin Areseb, Da Costa Angula, Peter Steven and Neville Tjiueza during yesterday's training session.
Brave Warriors coach Ricardo Mannetti yesterday had to make some last minute changes to his squad for Sunday’s CHAN (African Championship) match against Mozambique in Maputo.
By yesterday afternoon he was still trying to secure the release of five of his players who are currently attached with PSL clubs in South Africa but eventually only managed to secure the release of three of them.
Earlier this week, Tigers striker Pineas Jakob became the latest Namibian player to be signed by a PSL club, after being offered a contract with Amazulu. Jacob’s move to the PSL follows shortly after Black Africa’s Willy Stephanus and Denzil Haoseb were signed by Bloemfontein Celtic, and already took to the field for them in the Gauteng Cup last weekend.
Jacob now joins compatriots Willem Mwedihanga and Sadney Urikhob at Amazulu who have already started pre-season training. Jakobs and Urikhob, however, were not released by Amazulu for the match.
“We just got the news that we lost Sadney Urikhob and Pineas Jakob. Their pre-contracts have kicked in and they have now officially signed with Amazulu. Since this is not a FIFA date it’s a bit difficult to get them released,” Mannetti said after yesterday morning’s training session.
Mannetti however managed to secure the services of Stephanus and Haoseb who will join the team in Maputo, as well as that of Ramblers wing back Larry Horaeb who was on trial with Free State Stars.
Mannetti had earlier also lost Under 20 defender Edmund Kambanda who will miss the match due to school exams.
Of Mannetti’s original squad of 27 players there were just 21 players left at yesterday’s training session, but he said he would not make any more call ups but would select the final 18-man squad from these players.
Despite his selection headaches, Mannetti said the training had gone well and that they had a definite game plan for Sunday’s match.
“The training went perfectly in terms of the tactics that we want to use in Maputo. These tactics will be different from the ones that we will use when we play back here in Windhoek. Since it is a two-legged affair, we have to treat it with the respect and the intelligence it deserves, because the result in Maputo will affect the result here and vice versa.” It seems that Mannetti has opted for a defensive approach in Sunday’s first leg encounter, after naming only one striker in his 18-man squad in Black Africa’s Jerome Louis.
Harold Ochurub and Roger Katjiteo were both dropped from the final squad. Namibia lost 1-0 to Mozambique in the recent Cosafa Cup competition in Zambia, but Mannetti was confident it would go better on Sunday.
“The match in Zambia was a very difficult game for us. At that stage we had already played three matches in seven days while Mozambique was a seeded team so it was easier for them. They were fresh for the match and on top of that we had to play the entire second half with ten men after Pineas Jacob was sent off. But we learnt that if we take our chances, if we keep our heads up and have the right tactics, and if we are clinical in the two boxes, I think we can come away with a good result,” he said.
Earlier this week, Tigers striker Pineas Jakob became the latest Namibian player to be signed by a PSL club, after being offered a contract with Amazulu. Jacob’s move to the PSL follows shortly after Black Africa’s Willy Stephanus and Denzil Haoseb were signed by Bloemfontein Celtic, and already took to the field for them in the Gauteng Cup last weekend.
Jacob now joins compatriots Willem Mwedihanga and Sadney Urikhob at Amazulu who have already started pre-season training. Jakobs and Urikhob, however, were not released by Amazulu for the match.
“We just got the news that we lost Sadney Urikhob and Pineas Jakob. Their pre-contracts have kicked in and they have now officially signed with Amazulu. Since this is not a FIFA date it’s a bit difficult to get them released,” Mannetti said after yesterday morning’s training session.
Mannetti however managed to secure the services of Stephanus and Haoseb who will join the team in Maputo, as well as that of Ramblers wing back Larry Horaeb who was on trial with Free State Stars.
Mannetti had earlier also lost Under 20 defender Edmund Kambanda who will miss the match due to school exams.
Of Mannetti’s original squad of 27 players there were just 21 players left at yesterday’s training session, but he said he would not make any more call ups but would select the final 18-man squad from these players.
Despite his selection headaches, Mannetti said the training had gone well and that they had a definite game plan for Sunday’s match.
“The training went perfectly in terms of the tactics that we want to use in Maputo. These tactics will be different from the ones that we will use when we play back here in Windhoek. Since it is a two-legged affair, we have to treat it with the respect and the intelligence it deserves, because the result in Maputo will affect the result here and vice versa.” It seems that Mannetti has opted for a defensive approach in Sunday’s first leg encounter, after naming only one striker in his 18-man squad in Black Africa’s Jerome Louis.
Harold Ochurub and Roger Katjiteo were both dropped from the final squad. Namibia lost 1-0 to Mozambique in the recent Cosafa Cup competition in Zambia, but Mannetti was confident it would go better on Sunday.
“The match in Zambia was a very difficult game for us. At that stage we had already played three matches in seven days while Mozambique was a seeded team so it was easier for them. They were fresh for the match and on top of that we had to play the entire second half with ten men after Pineas Jacob was sent off. But we learnt that if we take our chances, if we keep our heads up and have the right tactics, and if we are clinical in the two boxes, I think we can come away with a good result,” he said.
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