The Windhoek Golf Club officially teed off its 2026 club competition season over the weekend with the staging of the ‘Welcome Back Bash,’ a lively event that brought members back onto the fairways in competitive fashion. Held on 17 January under hot summer conditions, the competition attracted 47 golfers who embraced both the course’s challenge...
Namibian international footballer Willy “Awilo” Stephanus could be on the move again after an impressive spell with Saudi Arabian second division side Hetten FC. Stefanus, who joined Hetten FC in September last year following a standout season with local giants African Stars, where he won the PST NFA Cup, MTC Maris Cup, won the League...
Local boxer Flame ‘Special One’ Nangolo is set to defend his WBO Africa super featherweight title on April 25 at the Roman Catholic venue, AC Promotions has announced. The bout comes at a crucial stage in Nangolo’s career after he was recently ranked among the top 15 boxers by the World Boxing Organisation (WBO), a...
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) is once again at crossroads as it seeks to appoint a new Secretary General (SG). The position, widely regarded as one of the most powerful within the football house, is central to the administration, governance, and overall direction of football in the country. With the NFA recently opening applications for a...
Chief administrator of the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), Freddy Mwiya, says 2026 is expected to be a far better year for sport in the country, with early planning and structured preparation identified as the main pillars for success. Mwiya said that the Commission has learned valuable lessons from 2025, particularly the importance of advance preparation,...
Namibia’s Under-17 women’s national football team, the Baby Gladiators, has been drawn against Kenya in the qualifiers for this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. The draw was held on Saturday in Rabat, Morocco. Namibia is set to begin its qualifying campaign at home between 10 and 12 April, before traveling to Kenya for the return...
One of the Namibian darlings of track and field, Beatrice Masilingi, stopped taking testosterone-reducing drugs imposed by World Athletics (WA) around October last year. The testosterone-reducing drugs were imposed by WA on both Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma in 2021, following the introduction of regulations governing athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD), which affected...
As the curtain comes down on another demanding year for Namibian sport, local sport pundits Marco Ndlovu, Matthew Haikali, and Isack Hamata have issued a unified call for decisive reforms in 2026, arguing that the sector stands at a critical crossroads between stagnation and sustainable growth. At the heart of their message is a shared...
Limba Mupetami Hilma Nalupe As the curtain falls on the year, the Namibian sporting landscape can reflect on a season marked by both triumphs and disappointments. It was a year that delivered moments of pride and progress, alongside setbacks that exposed lingering challenges within various codes. Some performances and milestones stood out and captured the...
LILONGWE – Speaking after the DebMarine Desert Jewels secured a seventh-place finish at the Africa Netball Cup in Lilongwe, Malawi, head coach of the DebMarine Desert Jewels, Julene Meyer, said that national coaches need more training time with players and more frequently, and that local clubs need to buy into the concept of more structured...