Coca Cola sponsors Zone Six team

THE Namibian team that will participate in the Zone Six Confederation of School Sports Association of Southern Africa (COSSASA) Ball Games received a sponsorship worth N$10 000 from Coca-Cola yesterday.

The sponsorship includes T-shirts, bags, water bottles and caps. The delegation of 104 members will depart for Lusaka, Zambia Thursday for the competition that starts on August 29 until September 1.Namibia will participate in netball (girls), soccer (boys), volleyball (boys and girls) and basketball (boys and girls).The team will be led by a Chef de Mission and General Team Manager, while a doctor, physiotherapist and a media liaison officer will also be accompanying the athletes.Namibia School Sports Union (NSSU) Vice-President Alna Similo is confident that the football team would return with a gold medal, saying their experience at the Gothia Cup in Sweden last month, should carry them through the challenge against the other Zone Six countries.Similo was positive that the netball team could also return with a medal as well as the basketball and volleyball teams.Namibia will be back at COSSASA Zone Six Ball Games this year after a two-year absence.Namibia did not take part in 2002 and 2003 due to a moratorium placed on the NSSU under its former executive committee in September 2002.The moratorium was lifted when a new executive committee was elected but it was not until 2003 that funding from the government resumed.The teams will be announced tomorrow.- NampaThe delegation of 104 members will depart for Lusaka, Zambia Thursday for the competition that starts on August 29 until September 1.Namibia will participate in netball (girls), soccer (boys), volleyball (boys and girls) and basketball (boys and girls).The team will be led by a Chef de Mission and General Team Manager, while a doctor, physiotherapist and a media liaison officer will also be accompanying the athletes.Namibia School Sports Union (NSSU) Vice-President Alna Similo is confident that the football team would return with a gold medal, saying their experience at the Gothia Cup in Sweden last month, should carry them through the challenge against the other Zone Six countries.Similo was positive that the netball team could also return with a medal as well as the basketball and volleyball teams.Namibia will be back at COSSASA Zone Six Ball Games this year after a two-year absence.Namibia did not take part in 2002 and 2003 due to a moratorium placed on the NSSU under its former executive committee in September 2002.The moratorium was lifted when a new executive committee was elected but it was not until 2003 that funding from the government resumed.The teams will be announced tomorrow.- Nampa