Johannes Hindjou (born 8 November 1976) is a Namibian retired
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Club career
Born on a small farm outside
Okahandja
Okahandja is a city of 24,100 inhabitants in Otjozondjupa Region, central Namibia, and the district capital of the Okahandja electoral constituency. It is known as the ''Garden Town of Namibia''. It is located 70 km north of Windhoek on the ...
,Congo Hindjou: Jack-of-all-trades, master of all - New Era Live Hindjou played for local side
Liverpool Okahandja
Liverpool Okahandja is a Namibian football club based in Okahandja. The club won the NFA Cup in 1992 and became Namibia Premier League champions in 2001–2002.
The Namibian 1998 African Cup of Nations squad included five Liverpool players: Petr ...
,
Civics
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—winning the
Namibia Premier League
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with both clubs—before retiring in 2007 after a spell with
African Stars
The African Stars Football Club are a professional Namibian football club from Windhoek. They play in the country's highest division, the Namibia Premier League.
Achievements
*Namibia Premier League:
::Champions:(5) 1994, 2008–09, 2009–10, ...
. Nicknamed ''Congo'', he had joined hometown club Liverpool in September 1994, where he played alongside the likes of fellow internationals
Bimbo Tjihero
Lucas Tjihero (born 1 December 1969), better known as Bimbo Tjihero, is a Namibian footballer. He played as a defender.
Club career
Also nicknamed ''Rhoo the Saviour'', Tjihero was born in Okahandja and played for Benoni United before moving to ...
Silvanus Njambari
Silvanus Njambari (28 August 1974 – 11 January 2003) was a Namibian footballer with Black Africa F.C. He competed for the Namibia national football team from 1998-2000, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations
The 1998 African Cup of Nations ...
and under the guidance of brothers Albert and Jamanuka Tjihero.The rise of Congo Hindjou – Part Two - New Era Live
He later coached Okahandja Spoilers and
Eleven Arrows
The Eleven Arrows are a professional Namibian football club from Walvis Bay. They play in the country's highest division, the Namibia Premier League.
Achievements
*Namibia Premier League
The Namibia Premier League (NPL), also known as Debmari ...
.
International career
He was capped 66 times and scored 10 goals for the
Namibia national football team
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, including a stint at the
1998 African Cup of Nations
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. He had made is debut away against
Botswana
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in August 1996.
Personal life
Hindjou was born to Eva and Pikiro Hindjou and had business interests in the fishing and construction industries. He also was vice-president of the Namibia Football Players Union (NAFPU), with former national teammate
Silvester Goraseb
Silvester Goraseb (born 7 September 1974) is a retired Namibian footballer. He competed for the Namibia national football team from 1996-2001, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations. He served several terms as mayor of Okahandja, after he got more interested in politics when he became a member of
SWAPO
The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...
. He was suspended as mayor due to claims of alleged corruption.ACC INVESTIGATES OKAHANDJA - Namibian Sun