Former Brave Warriors midfielder Colin Benjamin, currently the head coach of the men's national football team, shares his thoughts on being nominated for a prestigious inaugural COSAFA Coach of the Year Award.

Namibia's national football team head coach, Colin Benjamin, is excited about being chosen among other African coaches for this prestigious award. He was nominated alongside South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns football manager Rulani Mokwena and Jwaneng Galaxy's Morena Ramoreboli.

Deputy Minister of Sport, Youth & National Service, Emma Kantema-Gaomas, addressed the Brave Warriors at the AFCON village in Bouake, Ivory Coast, on Sunday, a day after their exit from the Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

The ability of the Brave Warriors to unite Namibians should be celebrated, and their talent should be capitalised on beyond their participation in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Sociologists say this approach would lead to the country breaking many barriers and using diversity and unity as tools for the wholesome development of its society.

Away from the euphoria that has engulfed the Namibian nation every time the Brave Warriors take to the field, there is a grand display of impenetrable unity among Namibians.

The Brave Warriors are gearing up for their match against Mali tomorrow in Group E of the Africa Cup of Nations 2023.

It is the last round of group matches at the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. In Group E, Mali has already secured qualification to the round-of-16. However, South Africa, Namibia, and Tunisia await the results tomorrow as Tunisia takes on South Africa at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly stadium in Korhogo, while Namibia takes on Mali at the Laurent Pokou stadium in San Pedro.

Euphoria has taken hold of Namibia following the Brave Warriors' historic 1-0 win over Tunisia in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).

This is Namibia's fourth appearance at AFCON, Africa's soccer showpiece, but they never tasted victory, finishing bottom of their group in each of the three previous participations.

Prior to this, Namibia had lost seven of its nine matches at the Africa Cup of Nations. Only Benin and Mozambique have played more AFCON games than Namibia without ever winning.

The Namibia Sport Commission (NPC) and its affiliate, the Namibia Football Association (NFA), have instructed their technical team to immediately withdraw the official attire from being worn by the Brave Warriors.

This follows a media statement the NPC issued previously, indicating that they want to gain clarity on the attire picked for the Namibia National Senior Men's Football team, which featured prominently on social media on January 9th this year.

NFA President Robert Shimooshili has moved to dispel rumours suggesting that the Namibia Football Association (NFA) is planning to replace Brave Warriors coach Collin Benjamin.

Shimooshili firmly stated that Benjamin's position is secure, and the reports of the association seeking a new coach are entirely false.

The 4th Edition of the MTC Knockout Project, held under the Theme "Celebrating Perseverance" of the Brave Warriors, proved to be a resounding success.

The initiative saw corporates coming together to support the national Football team's journey towards AFCON 2024, Raising an impressive amount Of N$2.4 Million.

The Announcement took place at the Mercure Hotel In Windhoek over the weekend.

The Brave Warriors have concluded their training sessions on home soil in preparation for their upcoming away matches against Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The Brave Warriors will first face Equatorial Guinea next week Wednesday, followed by a match against Sao Tome five days later.

The 4th edition of the MTC Knockout Project was launched on Monday at "The Barn" in Windhoek, with a special dedication to the Brave Warriors.

This year, the initiative aims to "Celebrate Perseverance" as the Brave Warriors overcame challenging circumstances to qualify for the 2024 African Cup of Nations.

Despite playing many of their home games away from home, the Brave Warriors have demonstrated remarkable mental resilience and perseverance, defying the odds to secure their spot in next year's tournament in Ivory Coast.