Chief administrator of the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) Freddy Mwiya has firmly defended the plan to send nearly 204 Namibian athletes, 12 coaches and a team of officials to Botswana for a ‘pre-competition’ ahead of the upcoming Region 5 Youth Games set to take place in July. Despite some criticism, he believes this strategy is...
The highly-anticipated MTC Maris Cup final is set to take place on 29 March in Windhoek. Young African’s owner and coach Maleagi Ngarizemo will face off against rising force in Namibian football Benedictus Haoseb’s African Stars. The stakes could not be higher, with a hefty N$1.5 million awaiting the winner. Ngarizemo, whose passion for the...
Namibia Defence Force marathon runner Alina Armas expressed her excitement after clinching her 10th victory at the Rossing Marathon since 2013. The 34th Rössing National Marathon, held on Saturday in Swakopmund, saw Armas finish the 42.2-kilometre (km) race in an impressive time of 02:45:31. “I am proud of myself, but it is not easy to...
The organisers of the fistball tournament have promised that their next event will be bigger and better. This follows after hosting a successful tournament this past weekend at the coastal town of Swakopmund. On Saturday, during the tournament at Swakopmund Sport Club FC (SFC), Cohen Fistball Club (CFC) 1 emerged victorious in the A category,...
Isai Sipunga Strauss Lunyangwe Windhoek Gymnasium faced off against Deutscher Turn und Sportverein (DTS) at the CBS Sports Arena in Windhoek on Saturday. The event marked both teams’ first match in the 2025 MTC Hopsol League season. The game ended with a 2-1 victory for DTS. DTS took the lead in the first half with...
“I don’t shy away from responsibility or pressure. I always try and do my best, and I don’t cut corners. I am a straightforward person,” are the words of interim head coach of African Stars, Benedictus ‘Bennie’ Haoseb. He is on the verge of making history as his team storms into the MTC Maris Cup...
Namibia’s senior men’s cricket team, Eagles, will be looking to bounce back this week when they face the Netherlands on Thursday and Canada on Saturday in the International Cricket Council Men’s Cricket World Cup League. The team suffered a tough outing last week, losing to the Netherlands by 53 runs on Friday before narrowly falling...
Track and field coach Henk Botha has criticised the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), the Region 5 Youth Games organisers, for planning a training camp in Botswana ahead of the competition, which is set for early July. Describing the decision as ridiculous, Botha accused officials of prioritising travel allowances over practical preparation. He argued that training...
Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) successfully hosted an electrifying junior tennis tournament over the weekend at various venues across the capital, with organisers hailing the event as a resounding success. Speaking to New Era Sport after the matches, NTA junior tennis committee tournament coordinator Larushka Kruger, expressed delight at the high level of competition and the...
Kavetja Ngaizuvare Teams from Namibia, Angola, South Africa, Botswana and Germany gathered for the exciting DTS Liqui Fruit International Beach Volleyball Tournament at the DTS Beach Volleyball Arena in Windhoek over the weekend. There were 40 teams comprising 16 men’s teams, 11 women’s teams, seven U/19 boys’ and six U/19 girls’ teams. Kicking off Friday...