Debmarine Premiership champions African Stars’ journey in the CAF Champions League came to a heartbreaking end on Saturday night. The eight-time league winners were eliminated by Uganda’s Vipers FC after a 1-0 defeat in the second-leg encounter at St. Mary’s Stadium in Kampala, taking the aggregate score to 2-0. Stars had gone into the decisive...
Author: Maurice Kambukwe (Maurice Kambukwe )
Career-best spell fuels Eveleen Kejarukua’s World Cup dream
Eveleen Kejarukua said she hopes to play in the Women’s T20 World Cup one day, a dream ignited after she reached some of her career milestones in the recent World Cup qualifiers. During an International Cricket Council Women’s T20 World Cup qualifying game in September this year, Namibia’s senior women’s cricket team played against Nigeria,...
Archery tourney set for Walvis Bay
The Archery Association of Namibia (AAN) will this weekend host a tournament at the coastal town of Walvis Bay. More than 10 archers from various clubs are expected to take part. The competition, which will be staged by Atlantis Archery Club and sanctioned by the AAN, kicks off on Saturday. It will run throughout the...
Organisers upbeat ahead of NTA’s final tourney
Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) spokesperson Larushka Kruger has expressed satisfaction with the number of entries received so far for their final senior tournament of the year. The event is set for this weekend at the Central Tennis Club in Olympia, Windhoek. The tournament will feature singles and doubles events, with top local players expected to...
Major boost for combat sports
Namibia’s combat sports fraternity is in for a major boost, as world-renowned trainer and three-time kickboxing world champion, Jarkko Jussila, is set to share his enormous knowledge and expertise with local athletes and coaches. Jussila’s upcoming visit is expected to open new opportunities for Namibians in both competitive and developmental combat sports. The veteran kickboxer...
Khomas Netball awards top performers …Golden Girls win league
The Khomas Netball League over the weekend crowned winners of various league divisions. Golden Girls were crowned winners of the Super 10 booking tickets to the playoffs. The well-organised event was held on Saturday at Wanderers Sport Ground, Pioneer Park, in the capital. Super 10 Champions Golden Girls top finish earned them a...
Namibia withdraws from Afcon due to lack of funds
The national men’s and women’s hockey teams have been forced to withdraw from the upcoming Hockey Africa Cup of Nations after failing to secure the necessary funds for the tournament. This comes after the continental hockey body, The African Hockey Federation (AfHF), revealed this week that Namibia will no longer compete at this year’s Africa...
Moment of truth for Stars
Namibia’s league champions will once again play one of their biggest matches when they face off against Uganda’s Vipers this evening, whose positive result could usher them into the next round of the CAF Champions League. The Bob Mafoso mentored side will give it a third attempt in hopes to proceed to the next round...
Snooker more than a game – Jaanie
Namibian cueist Jermain ‘Jaanie’ Andrews, who is currently in Australia competing at the 2025 WPA Heyball Champions of Champions, said he wants to prove that pool and snooker are much more than just bar games. In an interview with this publication, Andrews (22) said the sport has traditionally not been regarded as a serious discipline,...
We are closer to realising our dream – Karumendu
Organiser and founder of the Navachab Half Marathon, Berthold Karumendu, said the event is edging closer to achieving its dream of becoming a recognised World Athletics (WA) competition. Karumendu made the remarks this week after announcing that nine additional companies have come on board as sponsors, further boosting support for the annual marathon. “I think...









