Shipanga wins 2-year deal with Silver Stars

NAMIBIAN international footballer Paulus Shipanga has secured a two-year deal with South African premierships side Silver Stars, his business manager, Collin April confirmed yesterday.

Shipanga (26), who formerly played for the Mvela Golden League club, Bidvest Wits, is expected to report for pre-season training with his new club on June 17, April said. Initially, Shipanga was working at getting a deal with a team abroad after spending a season at Wits.April said the player could not reach an agreement with Wits at the end of last season and instead opted to look for another team.”Silver Stars agreed to take him up and he will be there for two seasons, but the club gave him an option to move in case he finds a club overseas, ” he said.The Brave Warriors winger formerly played for premiership club Blue Waters and prior to that for Eleven Arrows.Both teams are from his hometown Walvis Bay.Shipanga moved to Wits last season and has played a total of nine games for them, scoring four goals in total.April said two South African premiership clubs are interested in two Namibian players and he will be taking them down for trials before the season kicks off.”It is premature to tell which players are going for trials, but it is a midfielder and a defender,” he said.Namibia has in the past season seen an increase in the number of players in the South African leagues.There are at least 10 Namibian players who are playing professional football in South Africa at present.Initially, Shipanga was working at getting a deal with a team abroad after spending a season at Wits.April said the player could not reach an agreement with Wits at the end of last season and instead opted to look for another team.”Silver Stars agreed to take him up and he will be there for two seasons, but the club gave him an option to move in case he finds a club overseas, ” he said.The Brave Warriors winger formerly played for premiership club Blue Waters and prior to that for Eleven Arrows.Both teams are from his hometown Walvis Bay.Shipanga moved to Wits last season and has played a total of nine games for them, scoring four goals in total.April said two South African premiership clubs are interested in two Namibian players and he will be taking them down for trials before the season kicks off.”It is premature to tell which players are going for trials, but it is a midfielder and a defender,” he said.Namibia has in the past season seen an increase in the number of players in the South African leagues.There are at least 10 Namibian players who are playing professional football in South Africa at present.