A dark chapter has befallen the rugby-mad residents of Khomasdal township following the shock death of one of the most colourful rugby icons of all times. The sudden death of former Villagers and Western Suburbs prop Theo Hess just two days after his 78th birthday has sent shockwaves amongst the community and those who came to...
I was saddened to learn about the sudden death of a dear brother, father and hubby. My trusted buddy, Jose Coelho. To Manuel, Paolo, Tady Coelho and the entire Portuguese-speaking community residing in the Land of the Brave, our heartfelt condolences for the sad loss of a loved one. I will never forget the day...
Without a shadow of doubt, one of the relatively less-talked-about, but certainly most gifted midfielder of his generation, former Blue Waters, Tigers and Eleven Arrows’much-travelled attacking midfielder Mekondjo Tobias will go down in history as one of the very few well-polished ball distributors of all time. The gangling playmaker was always a marvel to watch,...
History reveals that the forced removal from Windhoek’s Old Location to the slightly modest Katutura location left many of the residents in tatters and homeless in 1968.
Dear readers, my aging fingers are trembling with anger and disbelief as I pen this tribute to a man I personally regarded as a brother, trusted buddy and former teammate.
Just as the football family started to come to terms with the sad passing of football legend Ou /Hurob Zimmer Goreseb, another well-known football personality followed him to his fresh grave.
Doubtlessly one the most colourful footies of his generation, former Tigers Football Club attacker Mario Davids was one hell of a menace for defenders in the country’s topflight league during a three-and-a-half-year spell with the rejuvenated Ingwe.
Well, Yours Truly has been following with an eagle’s eye all the brouhaha about the sudden emergence of football teams from state-owned entities entering the fray.
Should the untold history of Namibian football be told in bold, the name of Theodore ‘Wherrick’ Zimmer-Goreseb, better known as ‘Uerivara’ or ‘Ou /Hurob’, is likely going to feature prominently.
Arguably one of the most accomplished but less talked-about central defenders of his generation, former Botswana Police Eleven, African Stars, Blue Waters, Tigers Football Clubs and Brave Warriors' Ngajozikue Bethuel Mbuende, famously known as “Rasta” in football circles, was your typical modern-day centre-back, never afraid to launch attacks from the back.