Author: Maurice Kambukwe (Maurice Kambukwe )

The Namibia Football Association (NFA) last year invested over N$1 million in the training and development of local referees, and the results of that investment are starting to bear the desired fruits.

Clubs campaigning in the MTC Netball Premier League (NPL) have welcomed the Fast Five Cup, a pre-season tournament slated for next week at the Trustco United Sport Grounds in the capital.

Namibian speedster Beatrice Masilingi has returned to training and is in high spirits, preparing for upcoming major international competitions.

When former sprinter and renowned local sports enthusiast Operi Tjipuka and her husband Sydney founded the Operi and Sydney Children Foundation, the ultimate aim was to restore the dignity and dreams of young underprivileged athletes, and they are impressively remaining well on course.

Local athletics clubs have applauded Athletics Namibia (AN) for creating more opportunities and platforms through the Coca-Cola Grand Prix, which is a multi-legged athletics competition staged across the country.

Namibia’s biggest cycling competition, the Nedbank Cycle Challenge, was officially launched in the capital yesterday. For this year’s 36th edition, organisers have promised to accommodate as many participants as possible.

Namibia’s senior women’s rugby coach, Christel-Janet Kotze, has hailed the team’s superb performance at the just-ended Rugby Africa Regional Women’s Sevens Tournament held in Maseru, Lesotho, which saw Namibia finishing second overall.

Johannes Jonathan ‘JJ’ Smit and Kayleen Green were the biggest winners at Cricket Namibia (CN) annual awards, which took place in the capital on Saturday.

The Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) and the Namibia School Sports Union (NSSU) yesterday jointly warned local private schools not to undermine the mandate and functions of the NSSU by hosting unsanctioned events.

The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) yesterday announced an extended 45-man squad in preparation for the upcoming U/20 Rugby Africa Barthés Trophy, which is set to be held in Kenya between April and May this year.