{"id":55587,"date":"2023-10-09T16:56:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T16:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/khumalo-impressed-by-namibian-players"},"modified":"2023-10-25T11:49:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T11:49:10","slug":"khumalo-impressed-by-namibian-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/khumalo-impressed-by-namibian-players","title":{"rendered":"Khumalo impressed by Namibian players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>South African football legend Doctor Khumalo has commended Namibia for producing talented footballers who are excelling in his country, despite the absence of a professional football league in Namibia.<\/p>\n<p>Khumalo, who was a guest at the launch of the Dr Hage Geingob 2023 Football Competition in Windhoek on Wednesday, expressed disbelief that Namibia does not have a professional league due to a lack of sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs South Africans, we are so proud to say thank you to Namibia for offering us players that make South African football lucrative,\u201d said the former Bafana Bafana and Kaizer Chiefs legend.<\/p>\n<p>Khumalo was taken aback when the chairperson of the Normalisation Committee, Bisey Uirab, appealed to the corporate sector to help professionalise local football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am shocked and surprised to hear what the chairperson just said, based on the situation that you find yourself in as a country, that there is no pro-league and those sponsors are not coming through. But you still have the will to produce the great players that we are experiencing in South Africa,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said players like Peter Shalulile at Mamelodi Sundowns had not disappointed South African football lovers.<\/p>\n<p>Khumalo called for the need to develop and support Namibian football, saying, \u201cWe don\u2019t want Namibia to be that country without football because sport unites people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khumalo will be part of the South African football legends team that will take on their Namibian counterparts at the Windhoek Independence Stadium on 18 November.<\/p>\n<p>MTC Chief Human Capital, Corporate Affairs, and Marketing Officer Tim Ekandjo, agreed with Khumalo that it is important to invest in local sports, including local football.<\/p>\n<p>Ekandjo noted that the dismal display of the rugby national team at the ongoing Rugby World Cup was due to a lack of preparation and financial support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must invest in the teams before we expect the results. I hope that we are making those investments in the Brave Warriors so that we can say to them, \u2018Go to the Afcon and bring us good results.\u2019 We cannot expect them to bring good results against countries that are much better prepared than us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Namibia has qualified for the African Cup of Nations (Afcon), to be hosted by the Ivory Coast in January 2024.<\/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. South African football legend Doctor Khumalo has commended Namibia for producing talented footballers who are excelling in his country, despite the absence of a professional football league in Namibia. 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