Soccer-Namibia trim Africa Cup of Nations squad

Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Group D - Namibia v Ivory Coast - 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt - July 1, 2019 Ivory Coast's Maxwel Cornet celebrates scoring their fourth goal REUTERS/Suhaib Salem/ File photo

WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia have trimmed their squad for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations finals, cutting it down to 23 from the 28 who have been preparing in Ghana this week, the country’s football association said on Thursday.

They submitted a final squad list to the African confederation before Wednesday’s deadline, with 11 players returning from the squad when Namibia last competed at the finals in Egypt in 2019.