Cricket development at the grassroots’ level received a major boost when Ashburton Investments injected N$800 000 into the Ashburton Kwata Cricket Development Programme. Speaking at a press conference hosted by Cricket Namibia (CN), Ashburton Investments Chief Operating Officer, Gert Grobler assured their commitment to nurturing young talent. Stakeholders were engaged and given an update on...
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Mbakera eyes opportunities abroad
Premier League-winning coach and former FC Ongos mentor Mervin Mbakera has set his sights on coaching teams outside Namibia, despite currently being without a club. In a recent interview, Mbakera shared what he has been up to since parting ways with last season’s league runners-up FC Ongos in December last year. “After I left Ongos...
Welwitschias fall to Cavaliers
Welwitschias’ coach Chrysander Botha has praised his charges for putting up a strong fight against a formidable Boland Cavaliers, despite their 54-24 loss in a friendly match. The match, held at Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek, was played behind closed doors due to government regulations prohibiting spectators at sporting events during the national mourning period...
Gladiators crush Eswatini
Despite an impressive 3-0 victory over Eswatini on Friday afternoon, Brave Gladiators’ head coach Woody Jacobs insists that the job is only half-done. The Gladiators kicked off their 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations’ (WAFCON) qualifier campaign in dominant fashion, securing a crucial away win. Goals from Memory Ngonda, Ivonne Kooper and Hilma Kanyama ensured...
Kip Keino Classic on cards for Mboma
Award-winning coach, Henk Botha says Namibia’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medallist, Christine Mboma, is set to begin her 2025 athletics season with competing in the Botswana International Grand Prix and the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya. The Botswana International Grand Prix and the Kip Keino Classic are both track and field events and are considered...
Welwitschias begin World Cup preparations
Namibia’s senior men’s rugby team the Welwitschias will kick off their preparations forthe Road to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia with a friendly match against South Africa’s Boland Cavaliers. The match will be played at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek tomorrow. However, it will be played behind closed doors following the government’s...
Jacobs: Players are in good spirit …as Gladiators take on Eswatini
Brave Gladiators’ gaffer Woody Jacobs has assured fans that despite missing key players, he remains confident that his team will deliver in the crucial tie against Eswatini this afternoon. The teams will do battle at the Somhlolo National Stadium at 13h00 in the first leg of the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations’ (WAFCON) qualifier. ...
NRU names team to face Cavaliers …spectators not allowed
Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) yesterday announced their final 30-man squad that will face South Africa’s Boland Cavaliers in an international friendly match. The match will be played at Namibia’s home of rugby, the Hage Geingob Stadium in the capital, and is scheduled to start at 15h00. It will be played behind closed doors as spectators...
Nujoma a transformative leader – NRU
The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) has described late founding president Sam Nujoma as a transformative leader who helped elevate the sport of rugby in the country. At a press conference yesterday to pay tribute to the late president, who passed away on Saturday, 8 February 2025, NRU vice president Johan Diergaardt said in their tribute...
We want to take rugby to the masses – Kambatuku …as NSSU, NRU sign agreement
Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) president Roger Kambatuku said yesterday that the agreement signed between them and the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) will help accelerate the growth of rugby in the country. He made these remarks at a press conference yesterday at NRU headquarters in the capital, where they signed an agreement. The deal will...









