Former Hamburg defender Collin Benjamin has been appointed the new coach of Namibia on a five-year contract, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Benjamin spent a decade at the German club and replaces Bobby Samaria, who was appointed interim coach in 2019 in a tenure that eventually lasted three years. Namibia started their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign with a 1-1 draw against Burundi in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 4. They will take on World Cup-bound Cameroon in home and away fixtures in September. The Southern African nation last appeared at the continental finals in 2019 -- their third visit after previous outings in 1998 and 2008.
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