Erasmus Shalihaxwe
The head coach of the Brave Gladiators, Woody Jacobs is set to announce the final squad for the national senior women’s team ahead of their trip to Eswatini for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers this week.
The team has been in camp since 9 February, with 40 players called up. The squad will be trimmed to 23 players who will travel for the first leg of the continental tournament.
The Namibia Football Association’s spokesperson, Isack Hamata confirmed on Sunday that the team will depart for Eswatini on Tuesday.
The first leg is scheduled for 19 February, after which the team will travel to South Africa to prepare for the second leg at Dobsonville Stadium in Johannesburg on 26 February.
Namibia plays its home games in South Africa because the country does not have an internationally accredited stadium.
Local stadiums were declared unfit for international matches by FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) a few years ago.
The current squad in camp is Qwen Naris, Melissa Matheus, Sarafina Khuruses, Hilda Tjuize, Fenni Mwalunga, Qauendra Baptista, Mbakaondja Kahiriri, Lydiana Nanamus, Iina Ndapewa Katuta, Sarafina Nakasole, Lovisa Mulunga, Julia Usutu Tjitjindo, Muhunanatjo Hanavi, Aune Andreas, Vijakure Tjingaete, Berverly Ueziua, Anna-Ida Somses, Shanice Daries, Vanessa Kanyama, Memory Ngonda, Nancy Lebogang, Millicent Hikuam, Gadisha Kazimbu, Rosalia Shipululu, Asteria Angula, Rosalia Kandjeke, Ivonne Kooper, Thomalina Adams, Fiola Vliete, Zenatha Coleman, Mclee Tsuses, Petronella Somses, Precious Hambira, Renatha Tamara Hangula, Juliana Blou, Kamunikire Tjituka, Vewesiwa Kotjipati, Veronica Van Wyk, Kajovi Tjamunene and Helena Shuumbwa.
