Thimbonde Stanley Kantana is a promising young winger, who is trying to leave his mark with Cuca Tops in the Namibian topflight. Born in Kayengona, his passion for football ignited while observing his mentor and top player Petrus Shitembi train. Despite facing challenges in developing his skills in Rundu, Kantana remained dedicated. With aspirations to...
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MTC launches ‘MTC Run Connect Half-Marathon’
Telecommunication giants, MTC will host a new racing event, “The MTC Run Connect” early next month, with all proceeds from the event going toward a charitable cause. The announcement was made yesterday during the official launch at MTC headquarters in Olympia, Windhoek. The race, sanctioned by Athletics Namibia is set to take place in Windhoek...
Namibia ready to conquer African Amateur Champs …as tourney gets underway
Namibia Golf Federation (NGF) secretary general Brenda Lens said she is confident that the group of golfers to represent Namibia at the African Amateur Golf tournament will perform well. The African Amateur and the African Amateur Women’s Invitation form part of the R&A (the world’s governing body) strategy to provide a world-class platform for promising...
Ongos beat Nampol to keep title hopes alive
Ongos Ladies’ dream of retaining the FNB Women’s Super League (WSL) remained alive after they brushed off Khomas Nampol with a convincing 3-1 win at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Technical Centre on Saturday. Speaking to this publication yesterday, an elated Shama Gure, Ongos Ladies’ gaffer, expressed his satisfaction with his charges’ display over the...
Best riders to be honoured
Namibia Motorsport Federation (NMSF) is set to host its annual awards next week to honour riders who performed well during last year’s racing season. The award ceremony will be held on 15 February at Wanderers Sports Grounds in Windhoek. This marks the 43rd time the awards are being held, with every rider from all categories...
Kuhn: New record justifies hard work
Coenraad Kuhn set a national shotput record during the All-Africa Games in Cameroon, breaking his record and catapulting a new one for himself. During the Athletic’s Namibia (AN) Grand Prix in Swakopmund, Kuhn broke his record of 17.65m during last year’s All Africa Games in Douala, to a new one of 18.09m this past weekend. ...
WSL returns this weekend
After skipping games last weekend due to the stadia not having goalposts, the women’s topflight FNB Women Super League (WSL) will return this weekend. Exciting games are scheduled for Saturday, action will be played across various venues in Namibia. Defending champions Ongos Ladies will host Khomas Nampol Ladies at the Unam Stadium in the capital. ...
Maris Cup to ignite sparks in Oshakati
Oshakati Independence Stadium will be the centre of attraction over the weekend. It is set to host the much-anticipated quarterfinals of the inaugural MTC Maris Cup. Four matches are set to take place at the venue. The Sunday clash between northern-based outfit KK Palace and newly-revamped team Bucks Buccaneers stands out as the weekend’s must-watch...
MTC Maris Cup quarterfinals confirmed
The match between defending league champions African Stars and Otjiwarongo-based outfit Mighty Gunners promises to be the standout clash in the quarterfinals of the MTC Maris Cup. The draw for the last eight was conducted on Sunday after the final match of the last-16 was played at the Hage Geingob Stadium. The results revealed some...
Grand Prix a success – Karumendu
Quinton-Steele Botes Athletics Club dominated proceedings at the first Athletics Namibia (AN) Grand Prix Series at Swakopmund’s Vineta Stadium. Over 100 athletes converged at the coastal town, where they battled it out for top spots during the event. Speaking to this publication yesterday, event organiser Berthold Karumendu said he was happy with how the event...