A proud product of Walvis-Bay’s largest residential area, Kuisebmond, Seibeb was a real township toughie, never shy to roll with the punches at the slightest provocation, and needed no second invitation for a physical confrontation one-two’s (fistfight).
WHEN the late Freddy Mercury, the legendary lead singer of British hot band Queen, penned the soul-soothing lyrics of the hit song ‘Another One Bites the Dust,’ the Zanzibar-born multi-talented songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and phenomenal vocalist must have had continental compatriots Reho Falcon Sports Club in mind.
For a young, versatile midfielder to have made the impact he had is incredible; playing against ‘Bro Max’ was always going to be a mountain Kilimanjaro to scale.
Born in the town of Walvis Bay in 1954, unlike many of his boyhood buddies who liked to kick a football around, Stein started between the sticks.
BACK in the day, St Joseph’s Secondary School, the unofficial school of excellence (football-wise), famously known as Döbra, unearthed a significant number of great athletes that went on to establish themselves as big names in the domestic flagship football league, while a few others found refuge in the paid ranks in neighbouring South Africa.
One of Namibia’s most colourful socialites, Frans Tarah Shimbulu, is a man of many talents, having tried his hand at almost every available recreational activity there was to be involved in during a near faultless marathon life journey spanning over six solid decades.
A handful of the country’s leading golfers are crying foul after their apparent mysterious omission from a list of golfers invited to tee off in the upcoming four-day Royal & Ancient (R&A) Golf Club Tourney, slated for the 21February 2024 in neighbouring South Africa.
Namibian football has produced a significant number of football-playing siblings, but none have captured the imagination of the neutral fan more than the quartet of Young Ones Football Club Willemse brothers, namely Lance, Dean, Johnny and Danny.
A truly great multi-gifted athlete, Thomas ‘Tommy’ Jarman was certainly good enough to play for any top football team in the business and stood his own against the equally other solid shot-stoppers of his generation in the shape of Tigers agile net-guard Johannes Nandos ‘The Cat’ Mbako, Eddy Cloete, Johnny de Klerk, Stepha Seibeb and many others.
Indeed, Namibia has been beyond lucky to have watched you play the beautiful game with passion and virtuosity par excellence.