{"id":390715,"date":"2026-02-27T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=390715"},"modified":"2026-02-27T18:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:36:42","slug":"historic-win-for-namibia-as-brave-gladiators-reach-cosafa-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=390715","title":{"rendered":"Historic win for Namibia as Brave Gladiators reach COSAFA final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAMIBIA\u2019S women\u2019s national football team, the Brave Gladiators, have made history by reaching the COSAFA Women\u2019s Championship final for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gladiators secured their place in the final with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Zambia. 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