{"id":388619,"date":"2026-01-22T16:12:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=388619"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:12:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:12:59","slug":"cricket-eagles-to-soar-in-india-and-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=388619","title":{"rendered":"Cricket Eagles to soar in India and Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE FNB Namibia Eagles are heading to the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a farewell function hosted by FNB yesterday, coach Craig Williams assured Eagle supporters that the team is planning to cause a few upsets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616832974_1203822028626855_4706858516840827137_n-1024x898.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-388620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616832974_1203822028626855_4706858516840827137_n-1024x898.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616832974_1203822028626855_4706858516840827137_n-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616832974_1203822028626855_4706858516840827137_n-768x673.jpg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616832974_1203822028626855_4706858516840827137_n.jpg 1095w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOOD LUCK: The Eagles are off to represent Namibia at the World Cup. Photo: Cricket Namibia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first stop will be the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where they will play a few warm-up matches before their opening match in Delhi against the Netherlands on 10 February. Namibia has been drawn in Group A alongside cricket giants India and Pakistan, as well as fellow associate cricketing nations, the Netherlands and the United States (US) &#8211; one of the toughest groups in the World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National captain Gerhard Erasmus commented that the team is under no illusions about the task ahead, as India and Pakistan are powerhouses of world cricket, while the other two associate nations in the group\u2014the Netherlands and the US\u2014are probably the two best teams in the associate world at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FirstRand Namibia CEO Conrad Dempsey congratulated the team on qualifying for the T20 World Cup. He stated that it is an incredible milestone for Namibian cricket and for the nation as a whole. Dempsey further stated that investing in local talent has reaped rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Namibia will take on hosts India on 18 February, also in Delhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE FNB Namibia Eagles are heading to the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka today. At a farewell function hosted by FNB yesterday, coach Craig Williams assured Eagle supporters that the team is planning to cause a few upsets. 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