Remembering adorable Dolam Express

...Eleazer ‘Zorro’ /Haoseb 1948 - 2021

Back in the day, the vastly populated residential area of Katutura boasted a significant number of high-profile football teams that dominated domestic football. One of the most prominent football outfits from Windhoek’s old location Cape Cross made way for the unavoidable birth of Dolam-based outfit Pirates FC.

The newly formed team under the stewardship of hotshot striker Wherrick Zimmer-Goreseb, became a major force to be reckoned with and ranked amongst the leading football entities in the business.

Apart from evergreen Simon German Tsigeib Gariseb and ageing serial net buster Uerivara Zimmer, the gold and black strip outfit had the likes of Erich ‘Bomber’ Hansen, Anton ‘Safe’ Kuruseb, John Hans, Zebulon ‘Brazello’ /Haoseb, Issaskar ‘Sky’ Kuvare and the flamboyant Afro-haired ‘Zorro’ /Haoseb in her armory.

And as much as Pirates were made to live in the shadow of their more celebrated neighbours Rocco Swallows, Jungle Boys,

Ramblers Katutura (Ramkat), Orlando Pirates and Black Africa, the gold and black strip outfit were no pushovers.

Dolam Pirates instilled fear in their opponents with their traditional tight marking, tough tackling, and developed an intimidating habit of questioning almost every single decision that went against them. Many teams dreaded coming face to face with the uncompromising Dolam outfit.

In today’s edition of your favourite weekly feature on sport icons, Tales of the Legends, which chronicles tales about our sport legends past and present, New Era Sport pays a dignified send-off to former Dolam Pirates Football Club forgotten man Eleazer ‘Ou Zocks’ Haoseb, famously known as ‘Zorro’ in football circles.

The immaculately dressed Afro-haired forward exited the game of life earlier this week last Sunday after losing a long battle with stomach ailments. The departed ‘Zorro’ was the biological old man of retired football icon Reinhardt ‘Wagga’ Goagoseb.