Namibia Sport Magazine

Namibia go into only their second African Cup of Nations finals in Ghana this month as distinct underdogs, not unlike their first appearance at the continental showpiece in 1998.

On that occasion, Namibia produced some stirring comebacks, most notably against the Ivory Coast in their first match. At halftime Namibia were trailing 3-0, but a great comeback saw them drawing level at 3-all before the Ivory Coast snatched the winning goal in the final five minutes.

Namibiaâ??s Brave Warriors leave for Ghana in January to participate in the African Cup of Nations finals.

It is a tremendous achievement to join Africaâ??s footballing elite at the continental showpiece, but it will not be easy. Namibia has been drawn in one of the toughest groups along with hosts Ghana, Guinea and Morocco and no one is giving them much chance of progressing past the group stages.

The January 2008 issue of Namibia Sport is available now.

Read about:
Ghana, here we come!
AFCON 2008: A Preview of Group A
Coaching crisis hits the Brave Warriors

African Cup of Nations (AFCON) fever hit Namibia last month when Ghanaian football legend Abedi Pele arrived with the AFCON trophy in Windhoek on November 15.

The three-time African Player of the Year was accompanied by Professor Kwesi Yankah and Reks Brobby of the AFCON Local Organising Committee (LOC). Addressing a media conference following his arrival at the Standard Bank headquarters in the capital, Pele said the underrated countries like Namibia and Benin could cause major upsets at the continental showpiece, which kicks off on January 20 next year.

Namibiaâ??s preparations for the African Cup of Nations finals continued in earnest with three friendly matches played during the space of a month.

Although Namibia ended up on the losing side on each occasion, the Brave Warriors built up some much needed experience as all the matches were played away from home.

The December 2007 issue of Namibia Sport is available now.

Read about:
African Cup of Nations fever hits Windhoek
Brave Warriorsâ?? preparations on track

By Festus Nakatana

Namibiaâ??s national rugby coach Hakkies Husselman said it was not all doom and gloom for the Welwitchias after they failed to win a match at the IRB Rugby World Cup in France.

Jacques Celliers of Team Prowealth had to make use of all his experience as well as a dose of good luck to win the Tour de Windhoek in Namibiaâ??s capital last month.
Dan Craven who rides for Team FidiBC.com in Italy, returned to participate in Namibiaâ??s major cycling tour and started the tour as a strong favourite to win the title.

The November 2007 issue of Namibia Sport is available now.

Read about:
Celliers wins Tour de Windhoek
Great lessons learnt in France
Pirates set the pace

The Zambian born Ben Bamfuchile became a Namibian national hero when he masterminded Namibiaâ??s qualification for the African Cup of Nations finals with a brilliant victory against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa last month.