Uakutura Kambaekua Dubbed Kahirona, Life Fighters’ brief stint in the Northwest First Division has come to an end following their promotion to the Namibia Premier Football League on Saturday. This is all thanks to their leadership and the restructuring of their technical team. Life Fighters have now joined Rundu Chiefs from the Northeast First Division...
The Kavango East Regional Second Division Football League concluded its 2024/2025 season on Sunday, with Rundu Unam FC emerging as the champions and securing a promotional play-off spot to the North East First Division. Known as the Clever Boys, the champions claimed the title after completing 22 matches, accumulating 46 points from 14 draws and...
Kavango West’s only First Division football team, KK United FC, held a meeting at Nkurenkuru on Saturday to review their 2024-2025 season performance and address various challenges facing the club. Addressing the meeting, the team’s chairperson, Sisanda Gabriel, said despite leading the league from game one through to game 16, the team ultimately lost the...
Hilma Nalupe Namibian football is making its mark on the global stage through the talented boots of 14-year-old midfielder Popyeni Kiva Akwenye, who recently took part in his first European football tournament as a member of Julinho Athletic FC. Akwenye and his teammates are currently competing in the Gothia Cup 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the...
The 11th edition of the AUSC Region 5 Games concluded on Sunday. Namibia finished second overall behind South Africa, who were crowned the overall winners of this year’s edition. South Africa dominated the medal standings, collecting a total of 143 medals, made up of 65 gold, 44 silver and 34 bronze medals. Host nation Namibia...
Hilma Nalupe Netball Namibia hosted a welcome-back lunch for the Debmarine Desert Jewels at Butcher’s Block yesterday, celebrating the team’s triumphant return from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where they were crowned champions of the UAE Netball Cup. The event brought together players, officials and partners to reflect on the team’s success and the power...
The MTC HopSol keeps on producing talented players, coaches and soccer administrators, paving the way for the next generation of football excellence and leaders. One such referee is Saltiel Nghinyangelwa, well known as Bokkie, who recently completed his Cosafa Standard Administration and Management course. Born in Eenhana and raised in Windhoek, he attended Hillside Primary...
Namibia booked their place in the Rugby Africa Cup final after brushing aside Algeria in a hard-fought semi-final clash at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda yesterday. The fixture was a do-or-die encounter for Namibia, who needed a win to keep their 2027 Rugby World Cup hopes alive. After 80 minutes of competitive...
The Namibia Schools’ Sport Union (NSSU) netball chairperson, Eben Ambondo, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the two girls’ teams at the recently concluded Telkom All-Ages Netball Tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. Namibia sent the U/17 and U/18 teams to the youth tournament, from 7 to 11 July. More than 40 schools from...
Otjiwarongo based outfit Life Fighters gained promotion to the top-flight league football after they were crowned champions of the 2024/25 Northern-West Stream First Division at the weekend. This comes after they played to a 1-1 draw against Eleven Warriors FC, at Omulunga Stadium, in Grootfontein. They went into their Saturday fixture needing a point to...