Mighty Gunners F.C.

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Mighty Gunners
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Full nameMighty Gunners Football Club
Ground Mokati Stadium,
Otjiwarongo, Namibia
Capacity1,000
Manager Dawid Snewe
League Namibia Premiership
2023–246th

Mighty Gunners is a football club in Otjiwarongo, Namibia. It plays in the Namibia Premier League and in Mokati Stadium. [1] The club is formed up by members of the Namibian Army's 4 Artillery Brigade (Namibia) based in Otjiwarongo.

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References

  1. Mighty Gunners FC Namibia Premier League