Doeseb strengthens Arrows

ELEVEN Arrows’ new owner Johnny Doeseb has vowed to turn the coastal team into serious title contenders after making an assessment of their needs and bringing in several top players.

‘When I took over the team I made an assessment of our strengths and weaknesses. I saw that we lost a lot of unnecessary matches last season – if we capitalised on our opportunities we could well have won the league. So we have identified our weak areas and we have strengthened all these departments,’ he told Namibia Sport.
Doeseb strengthened their strike force by signing national players Muna and Tara Katupose from Oshakati City and Edward Damaseb from Mighty Gunners.
According to Doeseb, Mighty Gunners winger David Anton has also joined the team, as have Black Africa’s exciting midfielders Donovan Swartz and Gella Kandjimi and Black Africa defender Moses Katjiteo.
Two Zimbabwean midfielders Sebastian Matende and Ronald Zimbudzana have also joined the team and Doeseb is especially excited about Matende.
‘He is a very good player and he will fire up the league,’ he said.

OFF FIELD
But it’s off the field that Doeseb has possibly made his most important signings.
He appointed Brave Warriors assistant coach Ronnie Kanalelo as technical director last season and last week appointed African Stars’ former coach Gilbert Rwasoka as their new head coach.
‘Gilbert is a very good coach who has achieved a lot with limited resources. With the necessary resources I believe he can do wonders,’ he said.
‘I am very optimistic about the new season. I think we have a very competitive team and we will make a serious challenge for the league title,’ he added.
Rwasoka spent four seasons with African Stars, during which time they reached four major cup finals. In 2005 and 2006 they were the losing finalists in the FNB Cup, going down to Blue Waters and Civics respectively.
In 2007 they beat Orlando Pirates in the final of the MTC NFA Cup, and this year once again reached the final before going down to Civics.