The 2024/25 FNB Women’s Super League season wrapped up in style on Saturday, with Salome Iyambo’s Beauties FC claiming the championship title in dominant fashion. Finishing the season unbeaten after 22 rounds, Beauties amassed an impressive 58 points to top the 12-team table. Their flawless run pushed former champions FC Ongos Ladies into second place...
Namibia were held to a 0-0 draw by Malawi in their second Group B encounter at the 2024 Cosafa Cup in South Africa yesterday. The Brave Warriors were unable to find the back of the net, leaving their path to the semifinals hinging on the final group match against Lesotho. In a tightly contested first...
Namibian boxing veteran Jeremiah Nakathila suffered a fifth-round technical knockout loss to American rising star Abdullah Mason in the early hours of Sunday at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. The lightweight clash, originally scheduled for ten rounds, was stopped just one second into Round 5 after a deep cut above Namibian’s left eye prompted the...
I recently had the privilege of attending the 2025 Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA) in Zimbabwe as a nominee in the Sports Journalist of the Year category. Even though I did not win in my category, it was a moment of immense pride personally and professionally to represent Namibia on a regional platform. While the...
Former coach of Otjozontjupa Nampol, Marvellous Quency Khaebes, who is now based in Afghanistan due to work commitments says she enjoyed watching some matches which were streamed by New Era last weekend. Khaebes said streaming is the way to go and that even though she is thousand of miles away, she remains incredibly proud of...
Action continues in the MTC Netball Premier League this weekend as round three and four fixtures unfold at the Mokati Stadium Netball Court in Otjiwarongo. With the league starting to take shape, all eyes will be on the teams aiming to maintain or improve their standings in what promises to be a weekend of high-intensity...
Dynamic midfielder Memory Ngonda of FC Ongos Ladies and the Brave Gladiators has emerged as the top scorer in the FNB Women Super League (WSL) with an impressive 38 goals to her name. Ngonda, who began her football journey with SOS Children’s Village FC before moving to Tura Magic, now known as FC Ongos, has...
Defending champions FNB Wanderers Rugby Club will take on FNB Kudus Rugby Club at 15h45 tomorrow in the highly anticipated final of the 2025 Namibia Rugby Union league at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Wanderers head coach Dirk Human expressed confidence ahead of the clash, highlighting his team’s remarkable run of 17 unbeaten matches leading up...
At just 21 years old, Namibian boxer Elifas Shailemo has already packed a lifetime of determination, discipline and hard choices into his journey through the sport. His love affair with boxing began in 2009 when, at the age of six, he discovered the sport to stay out of trouble after school. “What started as an...
A trusted source close to Namibian footballers Peter Shalulile and Deon Hotto, who both play in South Africa’s top-flight league, has dismissed growing speculation about their alleged departure from their respective clubs. The insider said Shalulile has secured a two-year contract extension with reigning DStv Premiership champion Mamelodi Sundowns, contrary to earlier expectations that his...