Namibia kicked off the 2013 Cosafa Cup on a winning note after beating Mauritius 2-1 at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka.
The 1997 tournament runners-up up could have come away with a runaway score-line had they not been wasteful in front of goal.
Despite stamping their authority in the first half, Namibia were seriously guilty of bad finishing.
The goals meanwhile came from Striker Petrus Shitembi who scored the opening goal in the 19th minute with a stunning free kick while Pinehas Jakob fired in an unstoppable volley in the 44th minute.
Mauritius were a much improved side after the break and gave Namibia some scary moments but just lacked that final touch to make it a serious contest.
Mauritius striker Louis Laval hit the post in the 60th minute but made no mistake nine minutes before the end of the game after crashing in a superb free kick.
Namibia are top on three points, ahead of Monday’s final group A match against Seychelles who they must beat to secure their semifinal place.
Meanwhile the spotlight on match day two will be at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe where Swaziland take on Botswana at 17:00 in the opening game in Group B.
its a must win tournament 4 the hosting and former African Champs
Viva Namibia. Swapo impregnated a number of Zambians while in Lusaka
That is one of the most ridiculous comments in the history of lusakatimes. Many Zambians have also married Namibian women. Logic like yours buffles me mwe. So po kula iwe wenzo ganiza che vo dabwa. While the rest of us were dreaming of becoming astronaults and firemen lol.
Viva namibia,more effrt.
Namibia did not stun Mauritius…….this was an expected result. Namibia is ranked higher than Mauritius.
the hedalined ‘stunned’ me.
just imagine.
Congratulations Namibia.