/ 31 March 1999

ENTIRE U-23 TEAM SUSPENDED

NAMIBIA Football Association spokesperson Sebastian Kamungu dropped a bombshell on Monday when he announced the association has suspended the entire national under-23 squad which did duty against Lesotho in two matches recently. “The suspension,” Kamungu said, “stems from the Young Warriors’ failure to stick by agreed match and camping fees and their decision to boycott the squad’s last training session.” The association also announced that the South African under-23 squad would visit Namibia to play two friendlies on April 8 and April 10. Warriors’ coach Herman Katjiuongua is likely to field a depleted team against South Africa, consisting mostly of players from the under-20 squad.