Oshakati City F.C.
Full name | Oshakati City Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Ekondobolo Lanangombe | ||
Founded | 1966 | ||
Ground |
Oshakati Independence Stadium Embadu Stadium, Oshakati, Namibia | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Chairman | Benjamen Hauwanga | ||
Manager | Thomas Hauwanga | ||
League | Namibia Premier League | ||
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The Oshakati City, also known as FNB Oshakati City due to sponsorship reasons, is a Namibian football (soccer) club from Oshakati. They play in the country's second division, the Northern Stream Division. Oshakati is based in Oshakati city in the northern part of the country, it was there for name after the original town Oshakati and most of the players are based from that town.The club have a huge spomsorship backing by First National Bank of Namibia and a local business tycoon Benjamen (Kagau-B.H) Hauwanga the owner of the BH Group of Companies operating in Namibia and Angola.The club colors are red and white.
The team have been relegated last season 2010/2011. Even though, the team is on a fight back, and there is so much hope that they will be back in the Namibian top League. This Team has produced some of the best striker now in the country, the likes of Benson Shilongo.
Current squad
1.Jonathan Fillemon(1)(Gk). 2.Leonardo Weight(5)(Defender). 3.Zulu(19)(Mid). 4.Shopie(15)(Defender)(v.cpt). 5.Shanghalela Johannes(18)(Mid). 6.Maradonna(17)(Mid). 7.Salomo Nande Haikali(6)(Defender). 8.Steyn Mwaningasheni(8)(Mid)(cpt). 9.Spoken Kangandjera(9)(Fow). 10.Benjamen Pombili Hauwanga(10)(Mid). 11.Speedy(4)(Defender). 12.Inakalya(2)(Defender) 13.Alpheus Alu(20)(Mid). 14.Jacky(7)(Fow) 15. Raphael Chukwu Nuumbembe (forward)
References
- Nanganda, Mathi (27 July 2007). "Oshakati City sad over awards". The Namibian.
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