After taking a break due to cup competitions, the top-flight men’s football league, the Debmarine Premiership, returns this weekend with a number of exciting fixtures lined up for tomorrow and Sunday in various parts of the country. Action will commence tomorrow afternoon, when Chula Chula takes on African Stars at the Independence Stadium in Oshakati....
Author: Maurice Kambukwe (Maurice Kambukwe )
We hope to collect the points – Gure
FC Ongos Ladies’ head coach Shama Gure has stressed the need for his charges to stay focused as they head into a crucial weekend of FNB Women’s Super League (WSL) action. He wants to take maximum points from their two upcoming matches – against V-Power Angels tomorrow and Okahandja FC on Sunday. Despite both opponents...
We want to raise bar – Tobias …Independence boxing bonanza set for April
Top boxing promoter Nestor Tobias has set his sights on securing a world title this year. As always, he highlighted that financial backing will be crucial to achieving this goal. Tobias made these remarks at yesterday’s press briefing in the capital where he launched their upcoming boxing bonanza which is set for 12 April at...
Personality of the week – Rising star: Thimbonde Kantana’s journey from Kayengona to Cuca Tops
Thimbonde Stanley Kantana is a promising young winger, who is trying to leave his mark with Cuca Tops in the Namibian topflight. Born in Kayengona, his passion for football ignited while observing his mentor and top player Petrus Shitembi train. Despite facing challenges in developing his skills in Rundu, Kantana remained dedicated. With aspirations to...
MTC launches ‘MTC Run Connect Half-Marathon’
Telecommunication giants, MTC will host a new racing event, “The MTC Run Connect” early next month, with all proceeds from the event going toward a charitable cause. The announcement was made yesterday during the official launch at MTC headquarters in Olympia, Windhoek. The race, sanctioned by Athletics Namibia is set to take place in Windhoek...
Namibia ready to conquer African Amateur Champs …as tourney gets underway
Namibia Golf Federation (NGF) secretary general Brenda Lens said she is confident that the group of golfers to represent Namibia at the African Amateur Golf tournament will perform well. The African Amateur and the African Amateur Women’s Invitation form part of the R&A (the world’s governing body) strategy to provide a world-class platform for promising...
Ongos beat Nampol to keep title hopes alive
Ongos Ladies’ dream of retaining the FNB Women’s Super League (WSL) remained alive after they brushed off Khomas Nampol with a convincing 3-1 win at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Technical Centre on Saturday. Speaking to this publication yesterday, an elated Shama Gure, Ongos Ladies’ gaffer, expressed his satisfaction with his charges’ display over the...
Best riders to be honoured
Namibia Motorsport Federation (NMSF) is set to host its annual awards next week to honour riders who performed well during last year’s racing season. The award ceremony will be held on 15 February at Wanderers Sports Grounds in Windhoek. This marks the 43rd time the awards are being held, with every rider from all categories...
Kuhn: New record justifies hard work
Coenraad Kuhn set a national shotput record during the All-Africa Games in Cameroon, breaking his record and catapulting a new one for himself. During the Athletic’s Namibia (AN) Grand Prix in Swakopmund, Kuhn broke his record of 17.65m during last year’s All Africa Games in Douala, to a new one of 18.09m this past weekend. ...
WSL returns this weekend
After skipping games last weekend due to the stadia not having goalposts, the women’s topflight FNB Women Super League (WSL) will return this weekend. Exciting games are scheduled for Saturday, action will be played across various venues in Namibia. Defending champions Ongos Ladies will host Khomas Nampol Ladies at the Unam Stadium in the capital. ...