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Namibia’s Brave Gladiators yesterday cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over Lesotho during their final Group B match of the ongoing Cosafa Cup, but that result was however not enough as they had to rely on a 1-all draw between South Africa and Mozambique to have their place in the semi-finals officially confirmed.
"Dear NFA (Namibia Football Association) as part of the Brave Gladiators and Captain as well, we are very disappointed to know that the Brave Gladiators are not participating in the Women's Cosafa, girls live from soccer, most [of them] do not even work or school, finding a job is hard," she wrote on her Facebook last October. "While playing in the national team is the only way to get a little income and yet you denied them that, a potential professional contract could have been on the table for some of these players but again you denied them this too.