Brave Warriors head coach Collin Benjamin has announced a 33-man provisional squad of local players for the upcoming Fifa Series tournament held in Kazakhstan.
The International Federation of Football Associations (Fifa) series will take place in March and April.
The event is an invitational tournament promoted by the world football governing body and features friendly matches between national teams from different confederations.
Introduced as a competitive international friendly format, the series brings together four national teams in a single host country.
Each participating team will play two official international matches, providing meaningful competition while allowing coaches the opportunity to assess players and fine-tune tactical approaches.
This year’s edition will feature 48 national teams, competing across 12 groups of four teams each.
Namibia has been drawn alongside Kuwait, Comoros, and hosts Kazakhstan.
Benjamin announced a strong squad this week, based on home players who have shown the qualities he wants to deploy among the national team going forward.
Players called are:
Goalkeepers: Jonas Mateus (FC Ongos) and Mervin Kasetura (African Stars)
Defender: Sergio Damaseb (Mighty Gunners), Vetunuvai Hambira (African Stars), Tuhafeni David (Blue Waters), Deacon Kakuenje (Young African), Arend Aboubakir (Blue Waters), Mattias Ndaudako (Eleven Arrows), Simeon Ekandjo (Unam) and David Aingwafa (Chula Chula).
Midfielders: Edmar Kamatuka (African Stars), Paulus Ileni Amutenya (Unam), Elias Hambongo (KK Palace), Okeri Nguarambuka (African Stars), Rikambura Muundjua (African Stars), Laurence Doeseb (African Stars), Simon Nambondi (Mighty Gunners), Dwain Kinda (FC Ongos), Festus Petrus (Chula Chula), Ben Namib (Nampol FC), Junior Petrus (Blue Waters), Sam Ndahangwapo (Blue Waters), Victor Shimwetheleni (Tigers FC), Barnand Horaseb (Mighty Gunners), Wendell Rudath (African Stars FC), Givanne Cruz (Bucks Buccaneers FC), Simon Elago (FC Ongos), Stoffel Witbeen (Okahandja Utd), Nestor Iiyambo (Unam FC) and Nyambe Oscar (Rundu Chiefs).
Strikers: Hans Mashiku (Mighty Gunners), George Marselino (Blue Waters) and Wise Lifasi (Chula Chula).
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