There is an old Chinese proverb that says “He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves.” Going into this weekend’s 16th extraordinary congress of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), it will be wise to advise both the leadership of the local football association and that of the suspended Namibia Premier League (NPL) to...
Author: Otniel Hembapu (Otniel Hembapu )
It was a long and draining process – Ngarizemo …as Young African FC is thrown lifeline
Owner of Gobabis-based football club Young African Mali Ngarizemo has described as “long and draining” the process of finally getting his club’s relegation overturned by the Namibia Football Association (NFA)’s Appeals Committee. The NFA’s Appeals Committee on Tuesday ruled that the club pay a fine of N$100 000 to retain its status in the Namibia...
Personality of the week – Loydt Kazapua age 31
Career achievements: Three times Namibia Premier League (NPL) winner and four times NFA Cup winner. Favourite local or international footballer: Uganda’s Dennis Onyango Favourite football club: Arsenal Your most memorable match: Our match against Uganda at the 2018 African Nations Championship (Chan). Your toughest match: I would say the match against Morocco at last year’s...
My candid view – Stop jutting your inadequacies on journalists
What is your basic understanding of news? What is news and what determines news? What is good news and what is bad news? Well, those are some of the questions I get when going about daily work of informing, educating and entertaining the deserving public. Now without proper understanding and clarity of the above questions,...
Coleman joins Spanish giants Sevilla
Brave Gladiators poster-girl Zenatha Coleman has found a new home in the Spanish Primera División after the 26-year old Namibian silky striker signed with Sevilla FC Femenino, a few months after parting ways with Valencia Féminas CF. Coleman’s move to Sevilla was confirmed by the club yesterday on its website, but details around the duration...
Football politics robbing country of talent – Mbaeva
Brave Warriors veteran goalkeeper Maximillian Mbaeva is dismayed by the endless politics in Namibian football, saying the protracted infightings continue to rob local players of golden opportunities while countries are hard at work exporting hundreds of players to larger markets. Speaking to New Era Sport from this week, Mbaeva – who plays for South African...





