A dark cloud has befallen the culturally proud close knit residents of Rehoboth following the untimely death of rugby coach Lesley Bougard, aged 70. A qualified accountant, Bougard has served Namibian rugby with distinction during his tenure as an astute mentor for the national seven’s team.
Literacy tells us that an unorthodox boxing style is a method of boxing that is alien to the sport itself.
The job description of a football coach is to plan and lead training sessions with the ultimate aim of helping players improve playing the beautiful game, motivating staff, and developing skills and strategies of the modern game.
He came, saw and vigorously conquered the hard and dry pitches of Namibian football. Now retired, former Ramblers Football Club versatile midfielder Peter Gurney has certainly left deep tracks in the annals of Namibian football history during his flawless lodging at the exciting Pionierspark outfit.
Elder brother of equally-talented attacker Boeta Mungunda, the much-traveled Edward Karigub was a phenomenal baller who cut his teeth with several leading teams in the country’s lower-tier leagues until he announced his arrival in topflight football with Katutura glamour football club African Stars.
The unwritten history of Namibian football will be rendered gravely incomplete if the name of Blue Waters Football Club is not inscribed in the opening paragraphs of the narrative.
Born Oarabile Moloi in Namibia’s capital Windhoek on 25 December 2006, young Moloi’s genes dictated that he would be a great footballer in his own right. After all, his late great-granduncle – the legendary Percy ‘Chippa’ Moloi – was a phenomenal footballer himself.
They are not famously known or referred to as the last line of defence by pure incident; goalkeepers are often made fun of and brutally taken for granted as just objects that are there to prevent the opposition from scoring goals.
The harbour town of Walvis Bay is known for its amazing cool weather oozing from the freezing Atlantic Ocean, but the sea hub is also home to many prominent personalities in different fields.
An academic par excellence, mentor, educator, my friend William Karamata, your shocking departure has left many of us with great memories to keep and help comfort us for the rest of our lives, as we mourn, cherish and celebrate the great moments you shared with us during your tenure as a young vibrant educator, fresh from the University of Zululand in South Africa.