{"id":62211,"date":"2024-01-31T17:06:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T17:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/kantema-gaomas-congratulates-brave-warriors"},"modified":"2024-01-31T17:53:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T17:53:55","slug":"kantema-gaomas-congratulates-brave-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/kantema-gaomas-congratulates-brave-warriors","title":{"rendered":"Kantema-Gaomas congratulates Brave Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Deputy Minister of Sports, Youth and National Service, Emma Kantema-Gaomas has commended the senior national men\u2019s football team, the Brave Warriors, for their heroic achievements at the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>She asserts that the players should be proud of themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the players in Bouake on Sunday after their elimination from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ivory Coast, Kantema-Gaomas emphasised that football is a priority sport for the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to qualify for this level of competition, and your qualification here carried the hopes and aspirations of the Namibian people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the continental competition gives players exposure to scouts who are looking for talent, and as a government, they ensured that all the necessary resources were available so that Namibians could also showcase their talents on such a platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have made us proud as a nation by winning our first game and getting out of the group stages; it\u2019s a historic moment. These achievements can\u2019t be taken away from you, and it\u2019s an experience that will last a lifetime,\u201d said Kantema-Gaomas.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy minister stated, as the saying goes, \u2018It\u2019s either you win or you learn\u2019, and Namibia learned a lot from the competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe as the government will now look at ways of designing tailored programmes as we need to work on development and talent nurturing, so we tailor programmes on improving our athletes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Kantema-Gaomas also said sport plays a role in uniting people and creating social cohesion; therefore, as a sports ministry, they want to exploit this to create unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sacrifices you made as players and technical team demonstrate your patriotism and ambassadorship. Now, we must continue to build this team and work towards the future. The 2025 and 2027 Afcon tournaments are just around the corner. I urge all players to conduct themselves as sports heroes when they return home and avoid unnecessary publicity,\u201d Kantema-Gaomas said.<\/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. Deputy Minister of Sports, Youth and National Service, Emma Kantema-Gaomas has commended the senior national men\u2019s football team, the Brave Warriors, for their heroic achievements at the Africa Cup of Nations. She asserts that the players should be proud of themselves. 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