Namibia’s renowned athletics coach Henk Botha has said he wholeheartedly welcomes Christine Mboma’s decision to remain under his stewardship, but made it clear that he will not stand in the way of Beatrice Masilingi, who has expressed desire to work under a new coach.
Netball Namibia received a massive shot in the arm in the form of N$3.2 million from Debmarine Namibia yesterday.
The fourth edition of the much-anticipated MTC Horseracing Winter Cup was officially launched in the capital yesterday, when a N$200 000 sponsorship was announced for this year’s competition by MTC.
A group of 15 athletes along with their coaches yesterday left for Mauritius where they will represent the country at the 22nd edition of the African Senior Athletics Championships in Port-Louis from 8 to 12 June.
Despite going down 47-12 against the South African Blue Bulls, Namibia’s senior rugby team assistant coach Darry de la Harpe remains optimistic about the future and says a lot of positives were taken away from the defeat.
“We have done it before and we have been through it before” …are the words that keep the Brave Warriors’ camp brimming with confidence ahead of tomorrow’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Close to 500 elite and upcoming athletes from various parts of the country recently gathered at Mariental to compete for top honours in the seventh leg of the Athletic Namibia (AN) Grand Prix, which was hosted by the Tsaraxa-Aibes Athletics Club.
Namibia’s senior netball team, the Desert Jewels, head coach Sunette Burden has said the upcoming Tri-Nations Tournament will provide much-needed game time and equally serve as a great opportunity to prepare well ahead of the all-important Africa World Cup Qualifiers, slated for later this year.
Namibia senior women’s hockey team head coach Erwin Handura yesterday said the country is racing against time to ensure they are well prepared and to select the best team to compete at this year’s qualifiers for next year’s Outdoor Hockey Africa Cup.
Namibia’s rugby fifteen, the Welwitschias, will be ready to match the visiting Blue Bulls Invitation XV neck-to-neck when the two sides lock horns for the Officeconomix Goodwill Cup this weekend at the Hage Geingob stadium in the capital.