Namibia in second round at Homeless World Cup

NAMIBIA’S football team at the Homeless World Cup in South Africa on Wednesday beat Spain, Lithuania and Switzerland to book themselves a place in the second round of the tournament which is being played in Cape Town.

The Namibians won their opening match 5-1 against defending champions Italy last weekend, but fell to Kenya on penalties in their next match. On Wednesday, Namibia beat Spain 5-1 and went on to beat Lithuania 4-1, before rounding off the day with a 4-2 victory over Switzerland.The wins qualify them to play in the second round of the tournament.The team was expected to play against Slovakia and Hungary yesterday.In their earlier matches, Namibia lost to Nigeria 3-2, while they could also not go past Italy again, suffering a 2-1 defeat, with the Italians taking revenge after their defeat in the first match.Ahead of their three consecutive win on Wednesday, the Namibians also beat Burundi 3-2 in the process.There are six trophies up for grabs at the event, which is being held in Africa for the first time.The competition has the Homeless World Cup, which is played by all teams from group one including the top two teams from group two.The Premier’s Cup is played by the bottom four teams from group two plus the top four teams from group three.The City of Edinburgh Cup is played by the bottom two teams from group three plus all of group four, while the City of Cape Town Cup will be played by all teams from group five plus the top two teams from group six.The Big Issue Cape Town Trophy is played by the bottom four teams from group six plus the top four of group seven, while the INSP Trophy is contested by the bottom two teams from group seven and all of group eight.Trophies are also awarded to the Best Fair Play team, the Best Mixed Team, Best Female Player, Best Male Player and the Best Newcomer.The finals will be decided tomorrow.On Wednesday, Namibia beat Spain 5-1 and went on to beat Lithuania 4-1, before rounding off the day with a 4-2 victory over Switzerland.The wins qualify them to play in the second round of the tournament.The team was expected to play against Slovakia and Hungary yesterday.In their earlier matches, Namibia lost to Nigeria 3-2, while they could also not go past Italy again, suffering a 2-1 defeat, with the Italians taking revenge after their defeat in the first match.Ahead of their three consecutive win on Wednesday, the Namibians also beat Burundi 3-2 in the process.There are six trophies up for grabs at the event, which is being held in Africa for the first time.The competition has the Homeless World Cup, which is played by all teams from group one including the top two teams from group two.The Premier’s Cup is played by the bottom four teams from group two plus the top four teams from group three.The City of Edinburgh Cup is played by the bottom two teams from group three plus all of group four, while the City of Cape Town Cup will be played by all teams from group five plus the top two teams from group six.The Big Issue Cape Town Trophy is played by the bottom four teams from group six plus the top four of group seven, while the INSP Trophy is contested by the bottom two teams from group seven and all of group eight.Trophies are also awarded to the Best Fair Play team, the Best Mixed Team, Best Female Player, Best Male Player and the Best Newcomer.The finals will be decided tomorrow.