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Gladiators confident ahead of Cosafa
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Gladiators confident ahead of Cosafa

Several players from Namibia’s Brave Gladiators have expressed confidence in their team’s chances to win the upcoming Cosafa Women’s Championship, which will be held in Gqeberha, South Africa from 22 October to 2 November. Namibia is pitted in Group A alongside South Africa, Seychelles and Eswatini.   During a training session yesterday at the Namibia...

Namibia out to right their wrongs … as Cosafa school tourney roars to life    
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Namibia out to right their wrongs … as Cosafa school tourney roars to life    

After finishing fourth in last year’s competition in Harare, Namibia will be hoping to capitalise on home advantage as they chase the title at this year’s 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship Cosafa qualifiers, starting this morning.  The tournament kicks off at the Jan Wilken Stadium in Walvis Bay, where various schools from the Southern...

The massive rise of padel in Namibia
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The massive rise of padel in Namibia

With over 10 courts built in the last six months and more expected to be constructed in the coming months, padel is taking Namibia by storm.  A sport once reserved for Europe and Latin America is now quickly becoming a favourite here in Namibia. From its casual playability to its fun, social atmosphere, Namibians are...

Our objective this year is to win – Jacobs
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Our objective this year is to win – Jacobs

Brave Gladiators head coach Woody Jacobs has made it clear that the team’s goal at this year’s Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Women’s Championship is to win the tournament.  He made these remarks following the draw for the tournament yesterday, where Namibia’s Gladiators were placed in Group A alongside Eswatini, South Africa and...

Kotze set sight on Commonwealth 
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Kotze set sight on Commonwealth 

Rising star Pieter Kotze, fresh from collecting his ‘Boxer of the Tournament’ title at the just-ended Namibia Boxing Championship, is quickly becoming one of the most promising names in Namibian boxing.   At just 19, his hunger for success and dedication to the sport have seen him aiming for the top.  His love for boxing began...

Rewaldo makes Brave Warriors cut
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Rewaldo makes Brave Warriors cut

The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has announced the final squad for the Brave Warriors’ back-to-back encounters against Zimbabwe in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers.  Among the selected players is former Khomas Nampol star and now Marumo Gallant’s striker, Rewaldo Prins, who has made the cut for the national team. Namibia’s Brave Warriors,...

Khomas dominate boxing champ  
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Khomas dominate boxing champ  

Khomas region dominated the recently concluded National Boxing Championship 2024, held in Grootfontein at Omulunga stadium, emerging as the overall winners of the tournament.  The event attracted more than 100 aspiring boxers from across the country, with all 14 regions represented, battling it out for top honours in the amateur tournament. The championship, fully funded...