Author: Maurice Kambukwe (Maurice Kambukwe )

Debmarine champions African Stars may hold an advantage heading into the second leg of the Caf Champions League preliminary round, but head coach Ronnie Kanalelo is urging his team to sharpen their finishing in the final third.  After their narrow 1-0 victory against Jwaneng Galaxy on Saturday, the coach stressed the need for better decision-making...

Namibian boxer Mateus Heita secured a dominant second-round knockout victory over South Africa’s Thato Bonokoane to claim the World Boxing Association (WBA) Pan-African featherweight title at the MTC Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing Academy’s ‘Together as One Part 13’.  The event was held at the Windhoek Country Club and Casino in the capital.  Saturday’s victory marked...

Ongos Ladies’ hopes of advancing in the CAF Women’s Champions League were crushed after a 0-3 defeat in their second group match against South Africa’s University of the Western Cape (UWC).  The loss leaves Ongos Ladies at the bottom of Group A with no points, after losing their two matches. Their campaign began with a...

For the second time, Debmarine Premiership side African Stars will attempt to reach the group stages of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Champions League, when they take on Jwaneng Galaxy. The first leg of this two-legged encounter is set for Saturday at the Botswana National Stadium, with the match expected to kick off at...

In less than 10 days, the Namibia Ice and Inline Hockey Association (NIIHA) teams will return to the global stage to showcase their talent at the World Inline Hockey Championships in Roccaraso, Italy, from 28 August to 22 September. This year, Namibia will field four teams – junior men, junior women, senior men, and senior...

Former World Boxing Association (WBA) Pan-African Super Bantamweight champion Mateus Heita has issued a stern warning to his opponent, promising to send him back to his native country without a title. Heita is set to face South Africa’s Thato ‘Captain Charisma’ Bonokoane this Saturday for the WBA Pan-Africa Featherweight title at the Windhoek Country Club...

After a disappointing performance at this year’s Olympics, director of sport Jo-Ann Manuel announced on Tuesday that athletes can expect to be more engaged in various activities as part of a strategy to increase Namibia’s presence at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. She made these remarks during the launch of the 10th edition of the...

Winners of this year’s Navachab Half-Marathon can look forward to more substantial rewards, as the event organisers have announced an increase in prize money for the upcoming race. Berthold Karumendu, the race coordinator and sports officer in the Erongo region said, the 10th edition of the marathon will be “bigger and better,” with significant changes...

Joseph Bernhard, the founder of MTC Kilimanjaro Boxing Club, has described their recent boxing bonanza as a success. The event took place this past weekend at Iipumbu Secondary School in Oshakati.  The primary purpose of the bonanza was to select boxers from the Oshana region to represent the region at the upcoming national boxing competition...