Namibia took gold in Division 3 of the Unified Cup. Photo Sheefeni Nikodemus
Namibia took gold in Division 3 of the Unified Cup. Photo Sheefeni Nikodemus

Special Gladiators take gold

Limba Mupetami
Namibia’s Special Gladiators football team beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0 to scoop the gold medal in the Special Olympics Unified Cup division 3, in Detroit, United States, on Friday.
Eliser Amuthitu expressed happiness with the way the players performed. "I’m excited. It’s great to have the girls winning, "he said.
Modelled after the Fifa World Cup, the 2022 Special Olympics Unified Cup Detroit welcomed over 300 footballers with and without intellectual disabilities from over 20 nations to compete in football.

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