Nam under-17s to face Botswana

NAMIBIA’S under-17 football side is expected to face Botswana in their preliminary match of the African Under-17 Championships at home on the weekend of July 14 to 16.

They will then play their return leg in Botswana on the weekend of July 28 to 30 in Gaborone, with the overall winner qualifying for the first round proper. During the first round proper, the winners between Namibia and Botswana will take on South Africa in Johannesburg on September 15 to 17.The second leg will be on October 15.Namibia’s national teams will be involved in several international matches this year, as the Brave Warriors are also expected to first compete in the Cosafa Castle Cup in June, before battling it out in the preliminary rounds of the 2008 African Nations Cup matches in September.The under-17 side is also to tour Germany for several friendlies ahead of their African Under-17 Youth Tournament, while the women’s national team is also expected to taste some international football when tournaments are billed for them later in the year.Gambia hosted last year’s tournament and won it.Full preliminary rounds fixtures: Algeria v Mauritania, Senegal v Liberia, Chad v Gabon, DR Congo v Central African Republic, Reunion v Mauritius, Libya v Eritrea, Djibouti v Sudan, Mozambique v Zambia, Benin v Congo, Namibia v Botswana, Somalia v Rwanda, Lesotho v Malawi Uganda v Ethiopia.Countries mentioned first will play at home.During the first round proper, the winners between Namibia and Botswana will take on South Africa in Johannesburg on September 15 to 17.The second leg will be on October 15.Namibia’s national teams will be involved in several international matches this year, as the Brave Warriors are also expected to first compete in the Cosafa Castle Cup in June, before battling it out in the preliminary rounds of the 2008 African Nations Cup matches in September.The under-17 side is also to tour Germany for several friendlies ahead of their African Under-17 Youth Tournament, while the women’s national team is also expected to taste some international football when tournaments are billed for them later in the year.Gambia hosted last year’s tournament and won it.Full preliminary rounds fixtures: Algeria v Mauritania, Senegal v Liberia, Chad v Gabon, DR Congo v Central African Republic, Reunion v Mauritius, Libya v Eritrea, Djibouti v Sudan, Mozambique v Zambia, Benin v Congo, Namibia v Botswana, Somalia v Rwanda, Lesotho v Malawi Uganda v Ethiopia.Countries mentioned first will play at home.