Juanitha Witbeen was elected as the new president of Netball Namibia at the successful annual general meeting held over the weekend. She will be in office until 2027. Witbeen secured nine votes to seal the presidency, defeating rival Seu Gowases who managed to garner five votes. She takes over from Rebekka Goagoses, who had been...
Zambia defended its Cosafa U/17 Girls’ Championship title with a convincing 3-0 win over Malawi in a match played at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek on Saturday. Goals from Ruth Mukoma, Natasha Kasema and Gift Marimba sealed victory for the Zambians, marking the third time they have won this competition since its inauguration in...
Fans can anticipate top-tier futsal action this weekend as the first round concludes at the Windhoek Showgrounds. Over six matches are scheduled for the premier men’s league this weekend. Log leaders Chile FC, who have amassed a total of 40 points so far this season, will be aiming to extend their reign at the top...
Football enthusiasts are in for a treat this weekend when the topflight Debmarine Premiership takes centre stage with several encounters lined up for tomorrow and Sunday. Kicking off a blockbuster weekend will be a high-profile clash between the league’s defending champions, African Stars and Eeshoke Chula Chula, at the Independence Stadium at 16h00. Stars currently...
Katima Mulilo will be the focal point this weekend, as the second round of the topflight MTC Volleyball league resumes at the Unam Katima Mulilo Campus. Revivals Volleyball Club are the reigning champions in the women’s division, having clinched the inaugural title. Namibia Correctional Service (NCS) stylishly claimed the men’s title without suffering a single...
Namibia’s featherweight boxer Nathanael ‘Natty’ Kakololo has expressed eagerness to return to the ring after being sidelined from three scheduled fights this year. His most recent bout was in May last year when he faced Hedison Nghipondoka in Windhoek. He was then slated to fight in December during an MTC Salute Boxing Club event, but...
Top swimming club Infinity Aquatic Centre have teamed up with a German-based para-swimming club to unearth untapped local talent and train people with disabilities, including the visually-impaired. This collaboration is part of the enable Para swimming in Namibia and Africa (eNpas) Project, a ground breaking initiative designed to empower, educate and uplift individuals with disabilities...
Namibia Football Association (NFA) president Robert Shimooshili will lead a high-level delegation to Asunción, Paraguay for the 75th Fifa congress that takes place today and tomorrow. Accompanying him on this important mission to represent Namibia at one of football’s most influential gatherings are NFA executive council member Joseph Hailombe and interim general secretary Cassius Moetie....
The much-anticipated AC Boxing Super Six boxing league, launched late last month with the intention of reviving amateur boxing in the Khomas region, is bogged down by slow registration by the clubs. The founder and organiser of AC Promotions, Imms Moses, said the registration deadline of 8 May had been extended to 20 May due...
Organisers have hailed the third leg of the national go-karting tournament, held last Saturday at the Tony Rust circuits, as a resounding success. The event attracted more than 30 competitors, including six international entrants, and was sanctioned by the Namibia Motorsport Federation (NMF). Chucky van Dyk was the overall winner of the elite men’s category,...