Local Sport Briefs Gladiators vs Botswana

WINDHOEK – The Brave Gladiators are out to restore Namibia’s name against Botswana in Gaborone on November 30 in the preliminary round match of the sixth African Women’s Championship, billed for Equatorial Guinea next year.

National team coach Jacqui Shipanga yesterday said Namibia seemed to have a bad track record against the Batswana as the Brave Warriors lost several times, while Namibia’s girls also lost against their eastern neighbours during the Under-17 Confederation of School Sport Associations’ Southern Africa Games earlier this year. Shipanga is confident of a good result, saying the women will have more than two weeks’ training before the match.And this time around, her job as coach was not as difficult because most of the women are already in good shape, something she attributes to the women’s leagues.The final team of 20 players will be announced today.The team departs by road on Monday and will play on November 30.The home match is set for December 15 at the Khomasdal Stadium.NFA approves budget WINDHOEK – The Namibia Football Association’s 17th Ordinary Congress held at Swakopmund at the weekend approved the budget for 2008/09 financial year.The NFA acting Secretary General, Barry Rukoro, yesterday that the congress also approved the 2009/2010 budget.He added that the congress approved NFA president John Muinjo’s report and the financial report for 2006/07.The congress that was supposed to adopt the new statutes of the NFA decided to have an extraordinary congress that will adopt the new constitution of the association.Rukoro said recommendations made by Fifa had not yet been forwarded to the NFA.The congress was attended by the NFA executive, regions and the Namibia Premier League (NPL).Liverpool SC to be launched WINDHOEK – The Namibian branch of the official Liverpool Football Club Supporters’ Club will be launched on Saturday at the Windhoek Showgrounds.A media statement yesterday read that the supporters and fans of the English Premier League giants Liverpool are to converge in Windhoek this weekend for the official launch of the Liverpool Supporters’ Club of Namibia.Liverpool FC boasts the largest supporter base across Namibia and the idea is to group all supporters and fans of the club into an organised entity with specific aims and objectives.For further information, please contact: Basil Rickerts, 081 129 6996, Peter Denk, 081 1 22 3165, Clive Smith 081 128 4095, Angus Claassen, 081 129 4765 or Roger Du Plessis, 081 278 2060.NampaShipanga is confident of a good result, saying the women will have more than two weeks’ training before the match.And this time around, her job as coach was not as difficult because most of the women are already in good shape, something she attributes to the women’s leagues.The final team of 20 players will be announced today.The team departs by road on Monday and will play on November 30.The home match is set for December 15 at the Khomasdal Stadium.NFA approves budget WINDHOEK – The Namibia Football Association’s 17th Ordinary Congress held at Swakopmund at the weekend approved the budget for 2008/09 financial year.The NFA acting Secretary General, Barry Rukoro, yesterday that the congress also approved the 2009/2010 budget.He added that the congress approved NFA president John Muinjo’s report and the financial report for 2006/07.The congress that was supposed to adopt the new statutes of the NFA decided to have an extraordinary congress that will adopt the new constitution of the association.Rukoro said recommendations made by Fifa had not yet been forwarded to the NFA.The congress was attended by the NFA executive, regions and the Namibia Premier League (NPL).Liverpool SC to be launched WINDHOEK – The Namibian branch of the official Liverpool Football Club Supporters’ Club will be launched on Saturday at the Windhoek Showgrounds.A media statement yesterday read that the supporters and fans of the English Premier League giants Liverpool are to converge in Windhoek this weekend for the official launch of the Liverpool Supporters’ Club of Namibia.Liverpool FC boasts the largest supporter base across Namibia and the idea is to group all supporters and fans of the club into an organised entity with specific aims and objectives.For further information, please contact: Basil Rickerts, 081 129 6996, Peter Denk, 081 1 22 3165, Clive Smith 081 128 4095, Angus Claassen, 081 129 4765 or Roger Du Plessis, 081 278 2060.Nampa