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Vevangapi Mbuende: Namibian football’s next big thing
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Vevangapi Mbuende: Namibian football’s next big thing

Take us through your journey as a footballer. How did it all start?  I started playing football at a very young age. I first joined the Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) Football Academy before I moved to the African Stars Academy. After some time, I joined and played for the Kasaona Football Academy. It was at...

Debmarine reads Riot Act to NFA…as sponsorship hangs in the balance
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Debmarine reads Riot Act to NFA…as sponsorship hangs in the balance

Renowned local football pundits, including Namibia’s 2023/24 season double champions African Stars FC, have all voiced their support for Debmarine Namibia’s call for the country’s top-flight league to operate independently from the NFA. In a widely-circulated communique between Debmarine and the Namibia Football Association (NFA), the marine diamond mining company communicated its willingness to sponsor...

Navachab Half-Marathon takes on suicide advocacy
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Navachab Half-Marathon takes on suicide advocacy

The organisers of the Navachab Half-Marathon announced yesterday their intention to utilise this year’s race as a means to promote awareness and advocate for suicide prevention in Namibia. Coinciding with International Suicide Prevention Month, Mclyn Kasale, the Public Relations Officer for Navachab, views the marathon as an important opportunity to confront the increasing issue of...

Region Five Games’ squad to be announced
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Region Five Games’ squad to be announced

The Namibia Sport Commission (NSC) announced that the squad selected to represent Namibia at next year’s African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region Five Games will be revealed soon.  Namibia is set to host the regional games in June next year. In preparation, the NSC held its National Youth Games (NYG) this past weekend to select...

U/20 Cosafa preliminary team to be trimmed 
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U/20 Cosafa preliminary team to be trimmed 

Namibia’s U/20 head coach James Britz has named a 31-man preliminary squad for the upcoming Caf U/20 Africa Cup of Nations Cosafa Cup (Afcon) qualifiers, set to take place later this month in Durban, South Africa.  The players are expected to report for training today, and the squad will soon be trimmed to an undisclosed...

Personality of the week – Go-Karter (8) eyes international success
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Personality of the week – Go-Karter (8) eyes international success

Biggest career achievement: Ranking seventh in the South African Nationals without participating in any regionals. Biggest career disappointment:Breaking down in leg 5 heat 2 and 3 after setting the fastest laps. Also, one of the biggest setbacks wasbeing taken out by a backmarker with two laps to go while leading at Formula K Johannesburg, which...

NSC resuscitates Youth Games 
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NSC resuscitates Youth Games 

With less than 24 hours before the 2024 National Youth Games kicks off, the organisers have assured participants, fans and stakeholders that they are 99% ready to host the event. Organised by the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), the National Youth Games were last held in 2020 in Rietfontein. After the main sponsors pulled out due...