| The Brave Warriors held South Africa's Bafana Bafana to a 1-1 draw in the friendly international played on Wednesday in South Africa at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Rudolph Bester shocked the 60 000 odd fans into silence after he put Namibia ahead in the 41st minute. Bafana Bafana came back strongly in the second half and Katlego Mphela equa-lised on 70m. The match formed part of the 100-Day Countdown to the World Cup celebrations and was a great spectacle on the field as well as off it, as the fans' vociferous support, the constant Mexican waves and the deafening vuvuzelas all added to the excitement and drama of the even-ing. Saintfiet was full of praise for his team at the post match press con-ference. “I am very proud of my players. They played like real Brave Warriors and to-night we showed that we are the same “size” as South Africa,” he said. NPL Update: African Stars are still in the lead in the MTC Premiership title race after they obtained a draw in their match against Blue Waters at the Kuisebmund Stadium last Saturday. Midfielder Wycliffe Kambonde gave Blue Waters the lead on 65m. African Stars striker Heinrich Ka-zerua scored the equa-lizer in injury time. African Stars and Or-lando Pirates now share the top spot. Both teams have 36 points but African Stars is place first with a better goal diffe-rence. Black Africa regained the third posi-tion with a 3-0 victory against Oshakati City at the Sam Nujoma Stadium last Sunday. The match had been rescheduled from Saturday evening after being cancelled due to a faulty floodlight. Jerome Louis gave BA the lead via a freekick in the 38th minute.
Marco van Wyk made it 2-0. Louis scored his second goal and Black Africa's third in 74th minute. The result ensured that Black Africa moved up to 31 points and ahead of Tigers on goal difference.
Eleven Arrows held Tigers to a goalless draw last Saturday afternoon at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. Tigers’ striker Kenny Malgas missed a penalty in the 38th minute when he hit the upright with his shot. Ramblers beat United Stars 3-1 through goals by Tobias Mekondjo, Nelson An-gula and Charlie Aoseb, while Alfeus Ngwezi replied for Stars in Tsumeb. The result sees Ramblers moving well clear of the relegation zone, while United Stars remain se-cond last. Civics beat SKW 3-0 through goals by Alfred Ndyenge, after only 20 seconds, Bradley Werman and Pinead Jacob on Friday. Orlando Pirates beat Hotspurs 1-0 through a goal on 29m by Ekane Ndile last week Wednesday. |
