{"id":270594,"date":"2019-06-23T19:18:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T17:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=270594"},"modified":"2019-06-23T19:18:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T17:18:30","slug":"president-extends-his-full-support-for-the-brave-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=270594","title":{"rendered":"President extends his full support for the Brave Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js_2\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-testid=\"post_message\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<p>Staff Reporter<br \/>\nPRESIDENT Hage Geingob, pledged his full support to the Namibian national football team who will take on Morocco in their opening match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt later today.<br \/>\nIn a special message Dr. Geingob extended his best wishes to the Brave Warriors and said he wishes the team the best of luck. The President also encouraged the team to do their best and to win the opening match.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Brave Warriors will lock horns today against Morocco in the group of death in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. I wish the players and the coaching staff the best of luck. As sporting ambassadors, conduct on and off the field must be exemplary. Brave Warriors, go out and win!\u201d<br \/>\nThe Namibian football team has qualified for Africa\u2019s biggest football showpiece for the third time, having participated first in 1998 and then again in 2008. The 2019 Africa Cup is hosted by Egypt this year.<br \/>\nNamibia is in Group D, singled out by football analysts as the \u201cGroup of Death\u201d, which includes top African footballing nations, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, South Africa and Morocco.<br \/>\nPresident Geingob also extended his support for all SADC teams that have qualified for the 32nd AFCON tournament.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-265595\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AMARULA.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Hage Geingob, pledged his full support to the Namibian national football team who will take on Morocco in their opening match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt later today. 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