Namibia selects 29-man provisional squad ahead of regional football tournament

Source: Xinhua| 2019-05-07 03:40:33|Editor: yan
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WINDHOEK, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's senior football assistant coach, Collin Benjamin on Monday called up 29 players to training camp ahead of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup tournament.

The COSAFA Cup will be staged in Durban, South Africa from May 25 to June 8.

The assistant coach, Benjamin, at a media event Monday revealed the 29-man squad of local-based players as well as two foreign-based players from South Africa.

Benjamin told media that the training camp will commence on Tuesday and he emphasized that the training will also act as a platform for the team to prepare for the 2020 African Nations Championships (CHAN) finals qualifier against Comoros Island at the end of July.

"We aim to give these players the chance to play in this conditions and for them to raise their hands and be counted for the A team," he said.

According to Benjamin, the squad will be reduced to 20 players ahead of the COSAFA Cup tournament.

Namibia is in Group B of the COSAFA Cup and will open their campaign on May 26 against Mozambique and then play their second match on May 28 against Malawi before finishing off group action against Seychelles on May 30.

The winners of the group will face Zambia in the quarterfinal match set for June 2. The COSAFA Cup final will be on June 8 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

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