OZOMBOUVAPA—The inaugural Felix Tjozongoro Okamatapati football and netball tournament starts this Saturday at the Okamatapati sports field in the Otjozondjupa region. One of the organisers, Yvonne Tjakaurua said the knock-out competition is aimed at reviving the sport in the area and giving players opportunities to showcase their talent. “There is no social engagement within the...
Various festive season tournaments are set for completion this coming weekend in the Omaheke region.Among them is the Epukiro constituency, where a record number of 57 football and 39 netball teams participated, with more slated to be completed this weekend.The first round of the prestigious event started last weekend at Okovimburu Sports Ground.One of the...
Legal practitioner Sisa Namandje donated N$300 000 to the Namibia Football Association (NFA) in Windhoek on Thursday. The amount, specifically for the third football division will be cut up in three parts (N$100 000) which will be paid every year for three years. NFA president, Robert Shimooshili said the funds will cater for the development...
Namibian professional boxing referee and judge Fillemon Mweya is preparing for an exciting opportunity to officiate a WBC title fight on 21 December in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He has been officially appointed by the World Boxing Council (WBC) to oversee the main event of the evening, which will feature a thrilling WBC bout...
The Debmarine Premiership will play its last match before heading into the Christmas break, with log leaders Khomas Nampol hoping to go into the break on a high note. Action will start tonight with Nampol, who are on top, hoping to keep their rhythm going when they clash against Civics in a tie expected to...
As we bid farewell to 2024, New Era Sport invites you, our valued reader, to join us in reflecting on the highs, lows, and everything in between from the local sports scene. In keeping with tradition, and especially when the positives outweigh the negatives, we’ll kick off our year-end review by highlighting the remarkable achievements...
THE Namibian sporting landscape is in crisis, and it’s time we face the cold, hard truth. While the country is blessed with a wealth of athletic potential, from budding football stars to track and field prodigies, there’s a stubborn roadblock preventing this talent from flourishing. That roadblock, quite frankly, is a sport industry that’s drowning...
BORN in Coimbra, the former capital of his native country Portugal in 1945, Jose Lopes arrived in the copper town of Tsumeb aged 14 after his parents relocated to South West Africa (SWA), via Angola, where they had spent two years before moving southwards to settle in Namibia in 1959. The fairly raw ‘Pikinini’ started...
AS minister of sport, Agnes Tjongarero prepares to step down in March 2025, she has taken the time to reflect on her tenure, highlighting both the achievements and the serious challenges that have persisted in Namibian sports under her leadership. In an exclusive interview with New Era, Tjongarero was a deputy minister of sport from 2015...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Namibia’s top racehorse Woodland Ridge continued with its impressive form at the late Victus ‘Concrete’ Bohitile’s honorary competition held in Rehoboth last weekend. The competition is held in honour of Concrete, a jockey who accidentally died in 2021 at a horseracing competition in Rehoboth. The Junius Racing horse has become a dominant force...