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Ramblers Under 13

The season of the Ramblers Soccer Academy ended with their year-end function held on 23 October 2010. The afternoon started with a “Champion League” tournament of the youngsters between the ages of 5 and 17. Thereafter the youngsters and their parents witnessed the Premier League side’s 2-1 victory over Mighty Gunners. The evening ended with the prize-giving and a braai which was enjoyed by more than 150 children and their parents.



The following players were awarded certificates by the Chairman of the Club Ralf Behrens:

Under 7
Coaches award for Player of the Year: Samkelo Mareka
Top Goal Scorer of the Year: Phillip Hoffmann

Under 9 B:
Coaches award for Most Improved Player of the Year: Juayden Shiyuka
Coaches award for Player of the Year: Langa Mbokazi
Top Goal Scorer in 2010: Keylan Nawadiseb

Under 9 A:
Coaches award for Player of the Year: Keylan Nawadiseb
Coaches award for Player of the Year: Mbayo Mungunda
Top Goal Scorer in 2010: Sven Grunewald

Under 11 B:
Coaches award for Most Improved Player of the Year: Angelo de Oliviera
Coaches award for Player of the Year: Uaapo Kavari

Under 11 A:
Coaches award for Most Improved Player of the Year: Jeremy Botha
Coaches award for Player of the Year: Gottlieb Naruseb
Top Goal Scorer in 2010: Ulrich Jimmy

Under 13
Coaches Award for Most Improved Player of the Year: Richard Botha
Coaches award for Player of the Year: Bonifatius Paulino
Top Goal Scorer in 2010: Ennio Hamutenya

Furthermore five Under 13 players received certificates for their participation at the VW Junior Masters Tournament which was held in Port Elizabeth at the beginning of the year. A Namibian invitational side participated at that tournament and ended fifth out of 16 teams from all over South Africa. These players were Rowan Engelbrecht, Brendan Jassop, Johannes Kwedhi, Jandjamuje Maharero and Mirko Wolff.

The Under 9 A team can easily be seen as the “Team of the Year” as they participated in five tournaments and won all five of them. The team under the guidance of coach Ralf Behrens won the tournaments held in Otjiwarongo and Swakopmund as well as the tournaments in Windhoek which were hosted by SKW, St. Georges Diocesan School and Ramblers Soccer Academy.

On their way to fame they played 26 matches of which they lost only one and drew four matches, scoring 71 goals and conceding only 15 goals. Top goal scorers were Sven Grünewald and Florian Hecht, who together with Edmar “Zulu” Kamatuka have been invited to represent a Namibian invitational side in the “Euro Cup 2011” which will be held in Germany in January 2011.

The Under 13 side and their coach Uwe Wolff also had a successful season as they won the Streethouse league and were also successful in Otjiwarongo, when they won the 44th edition of the Dieter Koepp Cup, the oldest cup in Namibian Youth Football. The team came third in the other three tournaments during the season.

The 2011 season will start in the first week in February next year. More information can be obtained on the website of the Ramblers Club (www.ramblers.com.na) under the section “Soccer Academy” where interested youngsters can find the application to join the Ramblers Soccer Academy.