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Namibia have finalised their squad for the MTN Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on Saturday, traveling without key players.
Captain Colin Benjamin is out with suspension and first choice goalkeeper Abisai Shiningayamwe is injured. Veteran midfielder Robert Nauseb has announced his retirement from international football while Richard Gariseb, who is also based in neighbouring South Africa, has asked to be dropped because of a lack of match farness, having only recently recovered from injury.
Coach Ben Bamfuchile, having recovered from illness which kept him off the bench during the Cosafa Castle Cup in July, is back to lead the team to Addis Ababa.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Athiel Mbaha (unattached), Ephraim Tjihonge (Black Leopards, South Africa)
Defenders: Franklin April, Brian Brendell (Civics), Gottlieb Nakuta (Blue Waters), Mali Ngarizemo (FC Cape Town, South Africa), Michael Pienaar (Ramblers), Hartman Toromba (Black Leopards, South Africa)
Midfielders: Quinton Jacobs (Bryne SC, Norway), Tara Katupose (Epupa Eleven Brothers), Eddy Musweu (Namib Chiefs), Jamunovandu Ngatjizeko (Civics), Sidney Plaatjies (Jomo Cosmos, South Africa), Oliver Risser (unattached), Letu Shatimuene (Primeiro Agosto, Angola)
Strikers: Rudolph Bester (Eleven Arrows), Muna Katupose (Epupa Eleven Brothers), Meraai Swartbooi (Primeiro Agosto, Angola)