African Connection (AC) Boxing Promotions is set to host its first event of the year later this month, with veteran fighter Walter Kautondokwa marking his much-anticipated return to the ring. The boxing bonanza will be headlined by the stable’s top prospect, Flame ‘Special One’ Nangolo. Charles Shinima and Kautondokwa will also be in action. Kautondokwa...
After weeks of inactivity due to various events, Namibia’s top-flight football league is set to resume this weekend with several exciting fixtures lined up. According to the fixture schedule released by the governing Namibia Football Association (NFA), teams will play only one match each this weekend a change from the usual back-to-back games played on...
African Stars’ chairman Salomo Hei has hailed the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the African Club Association (ACA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), saying it will bring significant benefits to African clubs. The agreement was signed in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday by CAF president Patrice Motsepe and ACA chairman...
Futsal Namibia has announced a 16-player provisional squad set to enter camp in preparation for the inaugural CAF Women’s Futsal Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), scheduled to take place from 22 to 30 April in Rabat, Morocco. Namibia’s Futsal Gladiators 5 have been drawn in Group A, where they will face a tough challenge against...
Mighty Gunners’ defender Sergio Damaseb, who recently earned his first national team call-up, relishes the opportunity and looks forward to making a mark in the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Damaseb is part of the 30-man preliminary squad preparing for two crucial matches against Malawi next Thursday at the Bingu National Stadium, and Equatorial Guinea...
Founder and promoter of MTC Kilimanjaro Boxing Club, Joseph Bernhard, has confirmed that the stable will host a boxing bonanza in celebration of Namibia’s Independence. Initially scheduled for earlier this month, the event was postponed following the passing of Namibia’s Founding President Sam Nujoma. The highly-anticipated tournament will now take place on 29 March at...
The organisers of the fistball tournament have promised that their next event will be bigger and better. This follows after hosting a successful tournament this past weekend at the coastal town of Swakopmund. On Saturday, during the tournament at Swakopmund Sport Club FC (SFC), Cohen Fistball Club (CFC) 1 emerged victorious in the A category,...
Namibia’s senior men’s cricket team, Eagles, will be looking to bounce back this week when they face the Netherlands on Thursday and Canada on Saturday in the International Cricket Council Men’s Cricket World Cup League. The team suffered a tough outing last week, losing to the Netherlands by 53 runs on Friday before narrowly falling...
Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) successfully hosted an electrifying junior tennis tournament over the weekend at various venues across the capital, with organisers hailing the event as a resounding success. Speaking to New Era Sport after the matches, NTA junior tennis committee tournament coordinator Larushka Kruger, expressed delight at the high level of competition and the...
Flying V FC’s struggles in the Futsal Premier League continued as they suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Ragazzi FC in an exciting match at the Windhoek Showgrounds on Saturday. Flying V FC remains winless after 10 games this season, with their latest loss keeping them at anchoring the log standings with zero...