Hilma Nalupe The Capricorn Eagles, Namibia’s women’s cricket team, is currently in Bangkok, Thailand, for the ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy tournament. The tournament began on 20 November and will end on 1 December. It features eight associate member teams and aims to bridge the gap towards major tournaments such as the ICC Women’s T20...
Namibian women’s national team stalwart Vewe Kotjipati has officially announced her retirement from international football, closing a remarkable chapter which began when she first donned the Brave Gladiators jersey as a teenager. Kotjipati, now 33, has been a pillar of consistency for the national side for more than a decade. Her football journey also took...
Hilma Nalupe The 21st edition of the Namibia Annual Sports Awards (NASA) took place on Saturday evening at the Ongwediva Trade Fair, marking a historic milestone for one of the country’s most prestigious sporting events. The event brought together athletes, coaches, sporting officials and dignitaries to honour Namibia’s finest achievers. This year also marked the...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Otjiwarongo Sports Academy and Okakarara Golden Ladies will be representing Namibia at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) U/17 Girls Integrated Football (GIFT) tournament starting 08 to 18 December 2025 in Harare, Zimbabwe. The tournament in its fifth edition, is an annual African football competition, organised by CAF, for clubs with girls under...
According to fitness coach Emily Erastus née Kandanga, bodybuilding has transformed far more than her physique as it has reshaped her entire mindset, cultivating a “no excuses” mentality that now influences every part of her life. Erastus said that through years of relentless consistency, she has learned patience, embraced discipline, adding that if she can...
Mighty Gunners Sports Club has officially reached an acquisition agreement with Beauties Ladies Football Club, fulfilling both Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Namibia Football Association’s regulations that require top-tier men’s football clubs to have an affiliated women’s team. Club president Brigadier General Abraham Ngondela confirmed the development, announcing that Beauties FC will now compete...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) has officially handed over the national kit to athletes who will represent the country at the fourth African Youth Games, scheduled to take place from 10 to 20 December in Angola. The kit was specially designed by former athletes, who drew from their own experiences withprevious uniforms...
Zebaldt Ngaruka A rejuvenated horse racing club called Southern Horse Racing (SHR) came with the mission in the Namibia Horse Racing Association (NHRA). The club is composed of all local horse clubs, towns and settlements in the southern part of the country. Club chairperson Alberto Poll Mentjies shared with New Era Sports that the Keetmanshoop-based...
With the clock ticking down to tomorrow’s annual 2025 Namibia Sport Awards, which will be held in Ongwediva at the Ongwediva Trade Fair Centre, preparations have surged into their final and most crucial phase. According to Givean Samulandela, marketing head at the Namibia Sport Commission, the organising team is operating with precision as they put...
Growing up in the dusty streets of Namibia’s largest residential enclave Katutura location, ‘Fusi’ was just like many young black boys of his age who were football crazy, the soft-spoken light skin boy kicked a ball at the slightest provocation, playing street football until mommy calls. However, it was at the Okakarara Secondary School where...