Namibia U-20 arrives in Ghana for preparation ahead of COSAFA Cup

The U-20 national team of Zambia, The Yong Warriors, have arrived in Ghana for a two-week training tour ahead of the 2017 COSAFA U20 Championship set for next month.

This year’s COSAFA U20 Championship will be hosted by Zambia from 6th to 16 December and Young Warriors are keen on replicating the achievements of the Brave Warriors and Namibia U17 at regional level.

The Namibia Football Association (NFA) through the Ministry of Youth and Sport decided to send the boys to Ghana for an intensive training camp under the tutelage of head coach Gerhard Gunter alongside his assistant Pauhl Malembu and team manager Herman Lawal Naobeb.

“Namibia and Ghana have a partnership in football development tracing back to 2012 when the Ghana Chan team came here to train and that deal has been extended to other teams such as the women and the youth teams,” Director of Sports Shivute Katamba said.

The Young Warriors will be based at their traditional base, the Lizzy Sports Complex in Accra and are expected back home on 2 December before they proceed to Kitwe, Zambia for the COSAFA assignments on 4 December.

Namibia are expected to go for glory in Zambia, following in the U17 COSAFA triumph in 2016 which was preceded by the Brave Warriors’ victory in 2015.

Namibia will open their Group C campaign on Wednesday, 6 December against Angola, to be followed by a date with Lesotho on Friday, 8 December before concluding their group action against Zimbabwe.

Ghana and Namibia have enjoyed a good football relationship that saw the Ghana U17 side The Black Starlets engage in a 4-nation tournament in Namibia in 2016 ahead of the 2017 U17 AFCON qualifiers.