Frans Ananias
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{{short description|Namibian footballer (born 1972)}}
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|name = Frans Ananias
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|fullname = Frans Page Ananias{{NFT player|66795|access-date=13 March 2022}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|1|df=y}}
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|position = Midfielder
|years1 = 1990-1993 |clubs1 = African Blizzards
|years2 = 1994-1997 |clubs2 = United Africa Tigers
|years3 = 1997-1998 |clubs3 = FC Penzberg
|years4 = 1998 |clubs4 = African Stars
|years5 = 1999 |clubs5 = Young Ones
|years6 = 2000-2007 |clubs6 = United Africa Tigers
|nationalyears1 = 1994–1998 |nationalteam1 = Namibia
|nationalcaps1 = 30 |nationalgoals1 = 1
|manageryears1 = 2009 |managerclubs1 = United Africa Tigers (caretaker)
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Frans Page Ananias (born 1 December 1972) is a Namibian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped 29 times by the Namibia national team and scored one goal, and played for Namibia at the 1998 African Cup of Nations. He played club football for African Blizzards, United Africa Tigers, African Stars and Young Ones in Namibia and FC Penzberg in Germany.
Early life
Ananias was educated at Mandume Primary School, Opawa Junior Secondary School, Otjikoto Secondary School and Cosmos High School.{{Cite news |last=Angula |first=Conrad |date=29 October 2021 |title=Retired winger now rushes from lab to doctor |work=The Namibian |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/6214854/archive-read/Retired-winger-now-rushes-from-lab-to-doctor |access-date=13 March 2022 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331100103/https://www.namibian.com.na/6214854/archive-read/Retired-winger-now-rushes-from-lab-to-doctor |url-status=dead }}
Club career
Ananias started his career at Central First Division club African Blizzards, a feeder club of United Africa Tigers, before transferring to Tigers. He spent most of his career at the club, winning the Namibia FA Cup with the club in 1995 and 1996 and also the Metropolitan Shield in 1996, and he was also Tigers' top scorer in the 1995 season with 27 goals. He later had a year spell in German football with FC Penzberg, playing alongside fellow international players Phillip Gariseb and Erastus Gariseb.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=November 2020 |title=Wie drei Nationalspieler aus Namibia dem FC Penzberg zum Aufstieg verhalfen |work=FC Penzberg |url=https://www.fc-penzberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/chronik_compressed.pdf |access-date=23 September 2023}} He later returned to Namibia and signed for African Stars in 1998.{{Cite news |last=Angula |first=Conrad |date=17 March 1998 |title=Rejuvenated Ananias added to u-23 camp |work=The Namibian |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/archive19982004/1999/March/sport/Ananias.html |access-date=13 March 2022}} He later joined Young Ones, before returning to Tigers where he played until his retirement.{{Cite news |last=Schutz |first=Helge |date=24 May 2000 |title=Thriller in store as Pirates take on Young Ones |work=The Namibian |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/archive19982004/2000/May/Sport/008142B6D1.html |access-date=13 March 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Ihuhua |first=Corry |date=19 May 2003 |title=Civics and Tigers through to Cup final |work=The Namibian |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/archive19982004/2003/March/sport/03D015F9DC.html |access-date=13 March 2022}}
International career
In 1987, Ananias represented a pre-independence Namibia at an under-15 tournament in Gqeberha. He made his international debut for Namibia in a 2–1 win over Ivory Coast in December 1994. He scored his first international goal in April 1995 against Botswana. In January 1998, Ananias was named in Namibia's final 22-man squad for the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations.{{Cite news |last=Angula |first=Conrad |date=9 January 1998 |title=Nam mix youth with experience: Africa Nations Cup 22 announced... |work=The Namibian |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/archive19982004/1998/January/sport/ANCsquad.html |access-date=13 March 2022}} Ananias made 1 appearance at the tournament.{{Cite news |last=Courtney |first=Barrie |date=5 June 2005 |title=African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details |work=RSSSF |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98a-det.html |access-date=23 September 2023}} In total, he was capped 30 times by Namibia and scored once.
Coaching career
Ananias worked as an assistant manager to Willem Kapukare at Tigers and, after Kapukare was sacked in February 2009, Ananias served as caretaker manager until Brian Isaacs was appointed in August 2009.{{Cite news |last=Ihuhua |first=Corry |date=16 February 2009 |title=Stars lead, Arrows stumble |work=The Namibian |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/50679/archive-read/Stars-lead-Arrows-stumble--AFRICAN-Stars |access-date=13 March 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Ihuhua |first=Corry |date=11 August 2009 |title=Tigers snap up Isaacs |work=The Namibian |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/56491/archive-read/Tigers-snap-up-Isaacs-FORMER-Orlando-Pirates |access-date=13 March 2022}}
Personal life
References
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External links
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{{Namibia Squad 1998 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Namibian men's footballers
Category:Namibia men's international footballers
Category:1998 African Cup of Nations players
Category:United Africa Tigers players
Category:African Stars F.C. players
Category:Namibia Premier League players
Category:Namibian expatriate men's footballers