Namibia’s women’s national indoor hockey captain, Gillian Hermanus, shared her thoughts on the team’s remarkable performance at the Indoor Hockey World Cup held in Croatia in February. The team had an impressive performance in Croatia. They achieved their best-ever finish at the tournament, reaching the quarter-finals. Their goal was to finish in the top two...
Kavetja Ngaizuvare LEA Pumi Magano Nangombe is somewhere between saving lives and giving it her all in every volleyball match. Born in Oniipa, Oshikoto region, this 33-year old paramedic does not just clock into one of the most demanding jobs out there. She also shows up on the volleyball court, giving it everything she has. ...
As Namibia’s 2025/26 national budget is tabled today in the National Assembly, there is a palpable sense of hope within the sport community. The desire for an increase in funding for sport has never been more urgent. Athletes – women and men – have long felt sidelined. Moreover, infrastructure across the country remains in a...
Paralympic athletes Ananias Shikongo and Johannes Nambala have made a generous donation to the School of the Visually Impaired in Windhoek. The athletes, representing the Sport on the Move Foundation, presented specially-designed training balls equipped with bells inside. This allows visually impaired players to track their location through sound. Shikongo and Nambala, both decorated Paralympians...
The Brave Warriors of Namibia played out a 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea yesterday afternoon at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier match. Peter Shalulile put Namibia ahead in the 50th minute with a brilliant assist from Deon Hotto. However, the lead was short-lived as Equatorial Guinea equalised just three...
After years of inactivity due to lack of sponsors, the Futsal Women’s League is set to make a long-anticipated return, chairman Andrei Tirterao has said. The futsal women’s division was last played in 2023. Since then, they have not had any active engagements. Speaking at the Brave Gladiators 5 squad announcement at the Namibia Football...
One of Namibia’s top amateur boxing stables, MTC Kilimanjaro Boxing Club, has announced the postponement of its highly-anticipated boxing event, which was originally scheduled for the end of this month at Oshakati’s Independence Stadium. The decision came after consultations with telecommunications giant MTC, the stable’s main sponsor, as the original date clashed with other MTC-sponsored...
Namibia’s top Bambino racer Russell Josephat faced a challenging weekend at the South Africa Rotax Max Challenge, failing to make the top three cut in Cape Town. The event was held at the Killarney Racetrack, where Josephat finished 14th in Saturday’s race, his lowest placement in his last 10 races. His coach and father, JP...
A new chapter in the Namibian sports leadership was heralded on Saturday afternoon as Namibians celebrate the appointment of Sanet Steenkamp as the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, alongside Dino Ballotti as her deputy. The appointments were made by the newly-elected President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, at a ceremony held at State House....
The Namibian U/19 men’s cricket squad is set to compete in the ICC U19 men’s Cricket World Cup Africa qualifiers. The 14-man squad has been announced, with six countries – host Nigeria, Namibia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Tanzania set to compete in the qualifiers in Nigeria from 28 March to 6 April. The matches...