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Stars crowned back-to-back champions 
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Stars crowned back-to-back champions 

African Stars Football Club have once again etched their name into the history books after successfully defending their Debmarine Namibia Premier League title, drawing 1-1 against Mighty Gunners in an away fixture – clinching the championship with a game to spare over the weekend. The Windhoek-based giants expressed heartfelt gratitude to their fans, players, technical...

Anticipation builds as MTC Netball Premier League returns
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Anticipation builds as MTC Netball Premier League returns

The stage is set, and excitement is mounting for the 2025 MTC Netball Namibia Premier League (NNPL). The event kicks off tomorrow at the Khomasdal netball courts in Windhoek. The league starts with a N$2.9 million boost from MTC as sponsor.  Speaking ahead of the opening round, Netball Namibia president Juanita Witbeen said preparations are...

Ipinge strikes gold at Angola’s Independence boxing tourney
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Ipinge strikes gold at Angola’s Independence boxing tourney

Namibian boxer Gebhard Ipinge delivered a standout performance at the recent international boxing tournament held in Luanda, Angola as part of that country’s 50th independence celebrations. Ipinge, part of a Namibian delegation comprising five pugillists, a coach, and a team manager, beat Angola’s Adriano Kiana in the semi-final to book a place in the final,...

Versatility pays off for martial arts’ star Müller
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Versatility pays off for martial arts’ star Müller

Namibia’s martial arts sensation Delano Müller put up an impressive performance at the German Championships in Dillenburg, Germany yesterday.  He claimed overall victory across multiple disciplines, highlighting his versatility and mastery in martial arts. In the semi-finals of the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) category, Müller faced the reigning Belgian MMA champion Aitor Aniorte of Spain....

Botswana’s Tebogo shines at 7th Regional Annual Sports Awards
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Botswana’s Tebogo shines at 7th Regional Annual Sports Awards

The 7th edition of the Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA) concluded successfully on Saturday night at the International Conference Centre, Rainbow Towers in Harare, Zimbabwe. The night belonged to Botswana’s sprint sensation Letsile Tebogo, who walked away with the prestigious Sportsman of the Year and overall Sportsperson of the Year awards.  His dominance continued as...

Beauties FC seal WSL title
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Beauties FC seal WSL title

Beauties clinched the First National Bank Women’s Super League title with a match to spare after defeating Windhoek City 1-0 at the Namibia Football Association Technical Centre on Sunday. They dethroned Ongos Ladies, formerly known as Tura Magic Ladies, which secured a total of five Namibia Women’s Super League titles. Their championship victories occurred in...

Royal Flames win dramatic Cosana finale
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Royal Flames win dramatic Cosana finale

A very dramatic final of the Confederation of Southern Africa Netball Associations tournament in Windhoek at the Patrick Iyambo Netball Courts ended 47-44 in the favour of Eswatini’s Royal Flames. In the first quarter, Royal Flames led 16-12 in an action-full encounter. The second quarter was an electrifying affair as both teams urged each other...

Benjamin calls up youthful Warriors squad
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Benjamin calls up youthful Warriors squad

Brave Warriors’ head coach Collin Benjamin has named a youthful squad, set to begin training on Monday at 16h00 at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Technical Centre. This is as preparations intensify for the 2024 Cosafa Cup from 4 to 15 June. Among the returning players is striker Isaskar Gurirab, who currently plays for Zimbabwean...

Ngarizemo slams poor refereeing standards … calls for overhaul as Premier League tensions boil over
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Ngarizemo slams poor refereeing standards … calls for overhaul as Premier League tensions boil over

Young African FC’s head coach Maleagi Ngarizemo has strongly urged the Namibia Football Association to urgently address what he describes as worsening refereeing standards in the ongoing Debmarine Namibia Premier League. The outspoken coach said, the poor officiating is derailing the league’s progress and pushing Namibian football backwards instead of forward. Ngarizemo did not mince...

Esterhuizen to represent Namibia at IBF Convention 
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Esterhuizen to represent Namibia at IBF Convention 

A member of the interim Namibia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board, Patrick Esterhuizen, is set to travel to the United States on 28 May to attend the 40th Convention of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Esterhuizen, who will be attending the global event on a self-funded basis, says the...