OWN CORRESPONDENT, Windhoek | Tuesday 12.30pm.
NAMIBIA will face South Africa here on Saturday in a Castle Cup Southern Africa championship quarter-final without their top defender and striker.
Defender Mohammed Ouseb, from South African club Kaizer Chiefs, is serving a one-match ban after being cautioned against Lesotho and Malawi while Chinese side Shengzen have refused to release striker Eliphas Shivute.
Ouseb and Shivute played key roles last year when Namibia eliminated South Africa from the annual competition with a shock 3-2 extra-time triumph.
Coach Peter Ueberjahn from Germany has included three South African-based players in his squad – goalkeeper Ronnie Kanalelo of Sundowns and midfielders Robert Nauseb of Chiefs and Ricardo Mannetti of Santos.
Namibia squad
Goalkeepers: Danzyl Bruwer, Ronnie Kanalelo
Defenders: Rodney Doeseb, Stanley Goagoseb, Steven Mbaisa, Sylvanus Ndjambari, Bimbo Tjihero, Oscar Tjikurunda
Midfielders: Collin Benjamin, Sylvester Goraseb, Johannes Hindjou, Patrick Kontwane, Ricardo Mannetti, Robert Nauseb, Nico Nicodemus, Razundara Tjikuzu, Simon Uutoni Strikers: Floris Diergaardt, Quinton Jacobs, Paulus Shipanga — AFP