Brave Serious Gladiators Eye Wafcon Knockout against Zambia – Allgemeine Zeitung

The brave gladiators are at an obstacle to the reserve rating for the Caficano Caf Women’s Cup next year, which will be held in Morocco.

The Namibians, under the captaincy of Lovisa Mulunga, managed to ensure a aggregate victory of 4-0 over Eswatini in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Juliana Blou scored the only goal, 31 minutes in the game, to extend Namibia’s aggregate.

In the first match played in Eswatini last weekend, Namibia won a 3-0 victory, after Fiela Vliete, Ivone Kooper and Hilma Kanyama.

Blou’s goal came out of a free kick from the right, taken by Fiela Vliette, which Eswatini could not clarify properly. This allowed Blou to run forward to the ball and send a kick that again diverted a defender of Eswatini, beyond the goalkeeper.

Coach Woody Jacobs said after the game: “In fact, we are delighted with the result, because it is a first obstacle towards the qualification and we managed to pass.

“The team went well in this round, but we can expect a major challenge in the future since we will face more hard opponents.

“The team must keep focused and continue improving if we want to qualify for the next tournament,” Jacobs said.

He gave credit to Eswatini for never giving up the fight and even creating some scoring opportunities.

The gladiators will meet with Zambia in the final round of the qualification, at home and outside, during October of this year.

Morocco will receive the Cup of Nations of Women’s Africa (WAFCON) for the third consecutive time in March 2026. Twelve teams will play the tournament, with Morocco as the only automatically qualified team as the host nation.

“Shepolopolo de Zambia has been our nemesis, but we will prepare the girls thoroughly the best we can.”

He is fully aware of the stars of the neighboring country that led them to the FIFA 2022 Women’s Cup, “to our coast.”

The progress of the team so far without its usual Captain Talismán Zenatha Coleman, which is not available with a compassionate permit, will further increase its confidence. According to Jacobs, the 31 -year -old is still part of the plan.

Rare achievement

Namibia is looking for his second participation in the tournament.

The first time Namibia played in the competition was when they organized the continental masterpiece in Windhoek in 2014. However, the team did not exceed the group stages that time.

Since then, the brave gladiators have shown a visible improvement in many aspects.