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Top 8 Cup returns to ignite football
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Top 8 Cup returns to ignite football

Standard Bank Namibia launched the Top 8 Cup on Tuesday in Windhoek. The tournament celebrates teams that have worked tirelessly throughout the Namibia Premier Football League season to earn their place in the competition. Standard Bank Namibia has sponsored the tournament with N$2.5 million. The champions will receive N$600 000, while the runners-up will take...

AIMS hosts first-ever sports graduation
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AIMS hosts first-ever sports graduation

The Africa Institutional Management Services (AIMS), through its AIMS School of Sport (ASOS) department, will host its inaugural graduation ceremony this Friday in Windhoek. Launched in 2021, ASOS marks a defining chapter in Namibia’s sporting and educational landscape, as it celebrates the first-ever formal graduation of students across multiple sports disciplines under its mandate to...

Top 8…
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Top 8…

Standard Bank Namibia launched the Top 8 Cup today in Windhoek. The cup will be played by the top eight teams of the Namibia Premier Football League at the end of the 2025/2026 season. Standard Bank CEO Erwin Tjipuka and Namibia Football Association vice president Jakobus Markus signed the agreement.Photo: Hilma Nalupe

As-salamu alaykum…
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As-salamu alaykum…

The president of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), Abdullah Khalil Al-Musaibeeh (third from left) is in Namibia for a three-day introductory visit. The courtesy is to strengthen relations and explore new avenues of collaboration between Namibia and BADEA, enhance trade, investment, and development. Al-Musaibeeh engaged several government officials to identify priority...

Smith breaks own records
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Smith breaks own records

Seventeen-year-old Ansuné Smith broke and reset her own national hammer throw record last month at the Unam/NUST Welwitschia Athletics Championships in Windhoek. Smith has been aiming to qualify for the African Championships, which required her to reach 50.50 metres.  She explained that she had always believed a new record would be set if she achieved...

NASFED builds momentum, starts year strong
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NASFED builds momentum, starts year strong

The Namibia Aquatics Sports Federation (NASFED) has kicked off the year on a high note, following a successful national championship in February and multiple international outings for its swimmers in South Africa. NASFED athletes have already participated in several competitions across the region, with another group having participated recently in the level two Championships in...

OTB camp to boost youth basketball
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OTB camp to boost youth basketball

The Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS), alongside the Basketball Artists School (BAS) Foundation and OTB, is having an OTB Basketball Camp from 3 to 5 April in Windhoek. The camp aims to empower, educate, and inspire, and to create a positive, structured environment where young players can develop their basketball skills while building confidence, discipline,...

Castlebet pours into NHRA
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Castlebet pours into NHRA

Castlebet Namibia has announced a sponsorship of N$300 000 in support of the Namibia Horse Racing Association’s (NHRA) annual horse racing event, scheduled to take place on 4 July 2026 in Rehoboth. The sponsorship marks a significant step for both Castlebet Namibia and the local horse racing community, as efforts continue to revive and grow...

Lifters push limits at Windhoek showdown
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Lifters push limits at Windhoek showdown

The Namibia Powerlifting Association held a successful deadlift challenge on Saturday at CrossFit Sold Out in Windhoek, attracting a competitive group of athletes and highlighting the sport’s increasing local interest. A total of 18 athletes participated in the event, including eight female competitors, reflecting a steady rise in women’s involvement in powerlifting.  The competition saw...

Namibia secures bronze in Gaborone
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Namibia secures bronze in Gaborone

Namibian fencers delivered an impressive performance at the 2026 Easter Club Challenge held on 28 March 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana, bringing home three bronze medals. The competition, hosted by Thobega Fencing Academy, featured multiple age categories, including cadet, junior, and senior events and brought together fencers from across the region. With over 20 fencers competing...