Born Hasso Katjivena in 1952 at the historic settlement Ongombembonde, Waterberg, Okakarara constituency in the vastly populated Otjozondjupa region, the same year Katutura glamour football club African Stars was birthed, Hasso was meant to be a Red. A born and bred product of the settlement, young Hasso started his elementary education at the local school...
Born Jeffrey James Luck in Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa, on 13 October 1956, Jeff was exposed to various sporting disciplines at an early age. However, many people only came to know him as the tough tackling defender plying his trade with ambitious Pionierspark outfit Ramblers Football Club in the mid-80s. Jeff was also a...
Born Karl Mouton in Namibia’s commercial hub Windhoek on the 28th of August 1970, the energetic young boy started his elementary education at Gammams Primary School in Khomasdal before stints with L.J Barnes and Ella du Plessis. ‘Kareltjie’ was exposed to the beautiful game of football at a very young age, representing the school football...
Born Tegga Shiimi in Namibia’s chief commercial hub, Windhoek, in 1975, young Teggz was hooked to the emergence of American hip-hop and rap music, which coincided with the exploits of African-American athletes’ dominance on the basketball courts in the United States of America (USA). Though he played street football with his mates from the Donkerhoek...
Born and raised in Namibia’s commercial hub Windhoek, young ‘Chorra’ was certainly destined for greatness from the word go, coming from a well to do family with strong morals and principals. Though his old man, Festus, leaning more towards assuring his offspring are equipped with proper wisdom academically, the streetwise ‘Chorra’, somehow managed to juggle...
The late football crazy Justus Katume Handura was a formidable, tough-as-steak defensive midfielder who plied his trade with the now-defunct old location outfit Young Standard Football Club during the hotly contested knockout cup tournaments back in the day. He was amongst some of his teammates and others who vigorously advocated for the merger of Young...
For many, Uncle Charles Kauraisa was just the easygoing friendly immaculately dressed gentleman who regularly frequented the poplar Café Schneider, his favorite eatery spot in Hepworths Arcade, holed up in the center of Namibia’s commercial hub Windhoek. Uncle Charley would be seen paging anxiously through the daily newspapers whilst clutching his favorite cup filled with...
Born Venomuinjo Namolo on 12 December 1983 in the poorly developed northeast village of Okakarara, ‘Busiso’ started kicking around a football at a very young age in his hometown. His talent did not go unnoticed, as he became a regular starter for the school’s youth teams from U/12 up to the U/20 age group level. ...
Simon Mogane 1932-2025 A giant has fallen. Just the mere sight of Simon Mogane was enough to send shivers running riot in the bellies of opponents at the Katutura stadium turfed pitch. Founder of Katutura fallen giants Black Africa (BA) Football Club, Uncle Si has left deep tracks in the annals of domestic football. Back in...
Well, some football tales are casts in lights whereas others, like Mahne Kruger’s, are etched in grit, memory, and moments that echoed long after the stadiums have gone mute. From the school yards of Mondesa to the country’s flagship league stages, Mahne’s journey is a saga of searing pace, unforgettable, breathtaking goals, and spirit that...