Liverpool, SKW to join

LIVERPOOL Football Club Managing Director Oscar Mengo yesterday said talks between his club and SKW Sport Club to melt as one body, are at an advance stage and an announcement will be made soon.

Mengo told The Namibian Sport yesterday that his club “is planning to get into a partnership with SKW, one of the oldest sport clubs in the country, and to jointly carry out their activities.” He did not want to give details on the partnership deal, neither the reason why they decided to join.He said the club’s registered supporters will have a meeting today with management to be fully informed about the developments, that have taken place between the two parties.SKW is generally a social club especially on the football front, but have competitive wings in especially fistball and gymnastics.The supporters of Liverpool will according to Mengo gather at the Katutura Customer Care Centre from 18h00 today.A representative e from SKW who did not want to be named confirmed the talks, but said it was “premature to reveal the status of the two at this stage.”Liverpool which has once won the Namibia Premier League (NPL) title in 2002, are struggling this season, finding themselves second from the bottom at the moment.The team is likely to be relegated if they happen to lose their five remaining matches in the league, alongside with My Dae Chiefs which holds the bottom position.Liverpool has so far lost 16 matches from their 25 outings, and has only 19 points to their tally this season, while they have conceded a whopping 74 goals against them.Earlier this year, Mengo threatened to fire his entire management as the side lost with high margins in the league, but decided to keep them, after reaching a consensus.During the 2001/2 season, Liverpool ended the season with a respectable 57 points after 17 wins from their total of 30 matches to win the league, while their former striker, William Chilufya, also walked away with the top goalscorer award with 29 goals.They also had their long serving striker Killian Kavari, as the Player of the Season in the league at the same time.He did not want to give details on the partnership deal, neither the reason why they decided to join.He said the club’s registered supporters will have a meeting today with management to be fully informed about the developments, that have taken place between the two parties.SKW is generally a social club especially on the football front, but have competitive wings in especially fistball and gymnastics.The supporters of Liverpool will according to Mengo gather at the Katutura Customer Care Centre from 18h00 today.A representative e from SKW who did not want to be named confirmed the talks, but said it was “premature to reveal the status of the two at this stage.”Liverpool which has once won the Namibia Premier League (NPL) title in 2002, are struggling this season, finding themselves second from the bottom at the moment.The team is likely to be relegated if they happen to lose their five remaining matches in the league, alongside with My Dae Chiefs which holds the bottom position.Liverpool has so far lost 16 matches from their 25 outings, and has only 19 points to their tally this season, while they have conceded a whopping 74 goals against them.Earlier this year, Mengo threatened to fire his entire management as the side lost with high margins in the league, but decided to keep them, after reaching a consensus.During the 2001/2 season, Liverpool ended the season with a respectable 57 points after 17 wins from their total of 30 matches to win the league, while their former striker, William Chilufya, also walked away with the top goalscorer award with 29 goals.They also had their long serving striker Killian Kavari, as the Player of the Season in the league at the same time.