{"id":20840,"date":"2022-05-30T16:03:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T16:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/afcon-social-namibia-edition-a-success"},"modified":"2022-05-30T16:12:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T16:12:48","slug":"afcon-social-namibia-edition-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/afcon-social-namibia-edition-a-success","title":{"rendered":"Afcon Social Namibia edition a success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Zimbabwe won the first-ever \u2018Afcon Social Namibian Edition\u2019 football tournament after defeating the Democratic Republic of Congo in the final recently.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament was organised by Windhoek-based social league side Voltman Football Club (FC), and it took place at the Khomasdal Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The event coincided with Africa Day and modelled the African Cup of Nations tournament.<\/p>\n<p>It saw a total of six teams, made up of Namibian-based expatriates from various African countries, battle it out for the top honours.<\/p>\n<p>Close to 40 players from different countries took part.<\/p>\n<p>A second Zimbabwe team ended third and Angola fourth.<\/p>\n<p>The other countries were Namibia, Malawi and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Jonas IIeka, who is part of the organising team, said the event was aimed at celebrating the diversity of Africa and building a sense of unity among Africans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea is great, and it lived up to expectations. This showed unity amongst Africans, which was a great thing to see. What made it a success story is the fact that this was the first time it took place, and the response was overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery few sports have the ability to unite people like football. Our theme for this year\u2019s edition \u2018Lakini wewe ni ndugu yangu\u2019 which is Swahili for \u2018But you are my brother after all\u2019, and is a big call for us all to introspect and realise that ultimately, we are one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers intend to make the event an annual competition, with hopes to have a bigger and better event next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Zimbabwe won the first-ever \u2018Afcon Social Namibian Edition\u2019 football tournament after defeating the Democratic Republic of Congo in the final recently. The tournament was organised by Windhoek-based social league side Voltman Football Club (FC), and it took place at the Khomasdal Stadium. 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