Namibia on course at Gothia Cup

THE Namibian Under 19 schools football team started their campaign in the 2004 edition of the Gothia Cup in Gotenburg, on an impressive note with wins from their first two matches.

The youngsters downed Jordan JBL 2-0 in their opening match on Tuesday in the competition, which is currently underway among various countries in Sweden. Denis Shikongo from the Paresis High School scored the first goal for the Namibians, before Eino Kamati, who is a scholar at the Herman Gmeiner Secondary school added the second.In their second match, the squad which was selected by the Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU), to represent the country at the competition, gave Lyngdal Norway a 4-0 drubbing.Bryan Bantam from Karas High School opened the account for the Namibia, while Jeffrey Ochurub from Dr Lemmer High School was responsible for the second goal.The third strike came from Absalom Nunyango who was selected from the Oshikango Junior Secondary School, with Hans Hauseb who attends the Rehoboth High School concluding matters.A total of 60 countries are taking part in the tournament.Denis Shikongo from the Paresis High School scored the first goal for the Namibians, before Eino Kamati, who is a scholar at the Herman Gmeiner Secondary school added the second.In their second match, the squad which was selected by the Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU), to represent the country at the competition, gave Lyngdal Norway a 4-0 drubbing.Bryan Bantam from Karas High School opened the account for the Namibia, while Jeffrey Ochurub from Dr Lemmer High School was responsible for the second goal.The third strike came from Absalom Nunyango who was selected from the Oshikango Junior Secondary School, with Hans Hauseb who attends the Rehoboth High School concluding matters.A total of 60 countries are taking part in the tournament.