{"id":46737,"date":"2024-04-11T14:27:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T14:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/mares-namibia-in-stalemate"},"modified":"2024-04-11T14:48:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T14:48:42","slug":"mares-namibia-in-stalemate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/mares-namibia-in-stalemate","title":{"rendered":"Mares, Namibia in stalemate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Mares wrapped their FIFA international break with a 1-1 draw with Namibia at the Royal Aria Stadium.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Alex Malete&#8217;s charges broke the deadlock first in the 25th minute through forward Leungo Senwelo who hit the ball past Namibian goalkeeper, Melissa Matheus. Namibia&#8217;s captain Zenatha Coleman came to her side&#8217;s rescue and levelled the scores in the 38th minute through a tap-in. 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