Under-20s gear up for Cosafa

WINDHOEK – Namibia is gearing up for the annual Cosafa under-20 soccer touth tournament slated for December in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

National under-20 coach Bobby Samaria said the national trials will take place this Friday and Saturday at the Telecom Field in Pionierspark. Samaria said a group of 45 players, drawn from players who played in The Namibian Newspaper Cup and the Coca-Cola Football Stars tournaments are expected to take part in the trials.He added that the group will be trimmed to 25 or 30 players who in turn will attend the final national trials on November 10.Namibia will play the group stage of the under-20 tournament against Angola, Seychelles and Zambia.The Namibian team has for the past years failed to go beyond the group stages.The names of national under-20 team will be announced after the final trials in November.* Meanwhile, Namibia’s Brave Gladiators will play against neighbours Botswana at the end of November 2007 in the preliminary rounds of the sixth African Women’s Championship, billed for Equatorial Guinea next year.According to the fixtures released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday, Namibia will play away in their first match on November 30.The home match is set for December 14.The winner will take on Nigeria in the first match at the end of February.NampaSamaria said a group of 45 players, drawn from players who played in The Namibian Newspaper Cup and the Coca-Cola Football Stars tournaments are expected to take part in the trials.He added that the group will be trimmed to 25 or 30 players who in turn will attend the final national trials on November 10.Namibia will play the group stage of the under-20 tournament against Angola, Seychelles and Zambia.The Namibian team has for the past years failed to go beyond the group stages.The names of national under-20 team will be announced after the final trials in November.* Meanwhile, Namibia’s Brave Gladiators will play against neighbours Botswana at the end of November 2007 in the preliminary rounds of the sixth African Women’s Championship, billed for Equatorial Guinea next year.According to the fixtures released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday, Namibia will play away in their first match on November 30.The home match is set for December 14.The winner will take on Nigeria in the first match at the end of February.Nampa