Team Namibia is set to depart for South Africa this Sunday, ahead of the All-Ages Netball Tournament, scheduled to take place from 7 to 11 July in Cape Town. The prestigious youth competition, initially slated for Boksburg in Gauteng Province, was recently moved to the Western Cape due to logistical changes. Namibia will be represented...
Author: Maurice Kambukwe (Maurice Kambukwe )
Stage set: Inside the venues hosting the AUSC Region 5 Youth Games
With just a few hours before the curtain rises at the 11th edition of the AUSC Region 5 Youth Games, excitement is steadily building as Windhoek and Swakopmund prepare to welcome the region’s finest young athletes. As the games officially get underway today, New Era Sport takes you, our esteemed readers and viewers on a...
Gwayani vows first-round knockout in Shikongo showdown
Malawian-born Byson Gwayani has sent a stern warning to his opponent Abed Shikongo ahead of their highly anticipated welterweight clash, promising to end the fight in its early stages. The two pugilists will headline the MTC Salute Boxing Bonanza, which is set to take place at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort on Saturday night....
Khomas dominates police games
Khomas region stamped its authority at the 28th Annual Namibian Police Sports Championships held in Otjiwarongo, emerging the overall winners after excelling across several sporting disciplines. The week-long event, which brought together 1 640 officers from all 14 regions, saw participants competing in athletics, football, volleyball, darts, and other disciplines in the male and female...
X-Men thrash Flying V by nine goals
X-Men delivered a massive win in the Futsal League at the weekend, thrashing Flying V 9-0 in one of the biggest victories of the season, while log leaders Chile extended their lead at the top with a convincing 7-1 triumph over Ballers. The emphatic win saw X-Men climb to sixth place on the log with...
Oshakati tournament lives up to expectations
The organisers of the recent MTC Kilimanjaro Boxing Club Bonanza have expressed satisfaction with how the event unfolded, describing it as a success that lived up to expectations by attracting a large crowd of passionate boxing fans. The tournament took place on Saturday in Oshakati, as part of the ongoing Oshikuku Expo, and featured over...
Namibia hockey team drawn in tough group …coach optimistic
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Saturday released the draw for this year’s FIH Men’s Junior World Cup, which will see Namibia’s junior men’s team facing serious competition from some of the world’s hockey powerhouses. The 2025 FIH Men’s Junior World Cup will take place in November and December, in Chennai and Madurai (Tamil Nadu...
Sport director slams corporate Namibia
Director of Sport in the ministry, Jo-Ann Manuel, has taken a swipe at corporate Namibia, accusing companies of only rushing to associate themselves with athletes after they achieve international glory, while ignoring their struggles at grassroots and developmental levels. She expressed these sentiments last week during a send-off press conference hosted by Navachab Marathon at...
Volleyball league returns with exciting games
After a month-long break, the topflight MTC Volleyball League returns this weekend with several exciting matches lined up at Otjiwarongo’s C’est Bon Courts. Action will kick off at 09h00, in the women’s division on Court A, with NamPol Volleyball Club taking on NamPol Otjozondjupa Volleyball Club, while in Court B, Revival Volleyball Club will square off against Unam...
Chile eyes extending run in Futsal League
Reigning champions Chile FC go into this weekend’s round of the top-flight Futsal Namibia Premier League with hopes of extending their impressive run at the summit of the log. Chile currently tops the league standings with 53 points and are set for a stern test against fifth-placed Ballers, who have amassed 33 points from 17...