Warriors Supporter Undeterred
I AM a Namibian studying at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and I like watching and playing soccer.
The fact that my country was punished by Rwanda last year and
thereby prevented from playing in an international soccer
competition in three years time, did not deter me.
I still love soccer and mostly I support the Brave Warriors of
the Land of the Brave.
Saturday though, I was watching one the Namibian Giant teams
(Civics) playing against South Africa's Supersport United and to my
surprise, the Namibian side looked very small and afraid of their
counterparts, which doesn't work in soccer.
The Civics defence looked weak and they were easily exposed by
the home team (United).
Despite easy chances wasted by our own Angula (including the
first half off-target shot), the defence couldn't clear some easy
balls and they could hardly win the ball from their opponents.
Also the defence looked disorganised with strikers slipping
easily through.
One of the biggest mistakes (that I believe caused our defeat)
was the decision to keep Congo (Hindjou) on the bench, but when one
of the Civics players was injured, Congo came on and inspired the
game but the strikers couldn't score.
I do not know what our Diergaart was doing - just running around
the front and back in the midfield.
My biggest concern is to shape up our defence to clear balls as
they come in and to attack the strike force of our opponents.
The midfield was equally weak and couldn't win balls in the
engine room.
My disappointment of the day was that they were not scoring a
goal with chances that we had.
Nevertheless, letting bygones be bygones, we now focus on the
upcoming home encounter - the only one that matters now.
We have put ourselves down but we should now build our defence,
and, believe me, Supersport are just as eligible to defeat as we
were.
But one thing to keep in mind though, is NOT to concede any goal
on the return leg.
I understand this is the first time the Namibian team
participates at this level of football since Independence, but we
should all be proud to at least score, otherwise we shouldn't
concede five goals if we are not scoring ourselves.
So let's break the record and crush Supersport United 6-0 at
home and we could advance to the next stage.
Vessy Ndakondja
UCT
Via e-mail
I still love soccer and mostly I support the Brave Warriors of the
Land of the Brave.Saturday though, I was watching one the Namibian
Giant teams (Civics) playing against South Africa's Supersport
United and to my surprise, the Namibian side looked very small and
afraid of their counterparts, which doesn't work in soccer.The
Civics defence looked weak and they were easily exposed by the home
team (United).Despite easy chances wasted by our own Angula
(including the first half off-target shot), the defence couldn't
clear some easy balls and they could hardly win the ball from their
opponents.Also the defence looked disorganised with strikers
slipping easily through.One of the biggest mistakes (that I believe
caused our defeat) was the decision to keep Congo (Hindjou) on the
bench, but when one of the Civics players was injured, Congo came
on and inspired the game but the strikers couldn't score.I do not
know what our Diergaart was doing - just running around the front
and back in the midfield.My biggest concern is to shape up our
defence to clear balls as they come in and to attack the strike
force of our opponents.The midfield was equally weak and couldn't
win balls in the engine room.My disappointment of the day was that
they were not scoring a goal with chances that we had.Nevertheless,
letting bygones be bygones, we now focus on the upcoming home
encounter - the only one that matters now.We have put ourselves
down but we should now build our defence, and, believe me,
Supersport are just as eligible to defeat as we were.But one thing
to keep in mind though, is NOT to concede any goal on the return
leg.I understand this is the first time the Namibian team
participates at this level of football since Independence, but we
should all be proud to at least score, otherwise we shouldn't
concede five goals if we are not scoring ourselves.So let's break
the record and crush Supersport United 6-0 at home and we could
advance to the next stage.Vessy Ndakondja
UCT
Via e-mail