Some local football fans are upset with the Namibia Football Association’s (NFA) management after the First National Bank Women’s Super League match between Beauties and Ongos Ladies was postponed due to the absence of goalposts at the Independence Stadium. The match was scheduled for last weekend. The goalposts were reportedly being used for the MTC...
The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service has denied claims that the government paid N$11 million in rental fees for an unoccupied building. The building belongs to businessman Erastus ‘Chicco’ Shapumba. They called the allegations “false and misleading”. The controversy stems from a report published in The Namibian yesterday. It suggested that the ministry...
Drikus Coetzee and Anri Greef took top honours last Sunday, as they delivered solid performances to claim victory in the elite men’s and women’s Nedbank Windhoek Power Pedal (WPP) Race Series 3 at Döbra Loops in Windhoek. In the men’s competition, Coetzee claimed first place after clocking 02:19:55, with Roger Suren following in second with...
The Omaheke Region’s U/20 football team is in search of a coach as part of their preparations for the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup. The event is scheduled to take place in Outjo from 18 to 21 April. The chairperson of the Omaheke Football Association, Theobald Kahuure, said the decision follows public dissatisfaction with the alleged...
In the heart of Outjo, a cricket revolution is quietly taking place. At the centre of it all is Wilhelm Tuafeni. As the founder of the Outjo Cricket Development Initiative, his story is proof of the power of passion and hard work. What began in 2014 as a dream to give children in his region...
BERLIN – Joachim Löw is interested in a return to coaching, four years after stepping down as Germany helmsman, preferably at another national team and possibly at the 2026 World Cup. Sport Bild said in a report published yesterday that Löw, who turns 65 next week, can only see himself as a national team coach,...
Goalkeeper Andre Onana hopes Manchester United’s 1-0 win at Fulham proves a “turning point” in their season. Lisandro Martinez’s 78th-minute strike earned Ruben Amorim’s side victory at Craven Cottage on Sunday, lifting them up to 12th in the Premier League table. Defender Martinez’s deflected long-range effort was almost cancelled out in the final minutes by...
The Bank Windhoek Namibia Aquatic Sports Federation’s (NASFED) third Long Course Gala set new swimming records. Over 200 athletes competed in 41 swimming events held over the past weekend. The Gala was hosted simultaneously in three towns: at Olympia Swimming Pool in Windhoek, The Water Cube Swimming Pool in Swakopmund and Sand Sharks Swimming Pool...
OPUWO – Nine Eleven and Gerros Uri-Khob Football Academy have established an early lead in the Namport Oshikoto First Division Football League. They amassed 12 points, maintaining perfect records as the only two teams at the top of the standings. This weekend’s Oshikoto League matches at the Omuthiya Stadium saw Nine Eleven achieve the biggest...
The 23rd edition of the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup was officially launched yesterday by sport minister Agnes Tjongarero at the Nedbank Windhoek campus. This year’s tournament will once again take place in Outjo, Kunene region, from 18 to 21 April. It marks the second time the town will host the prestigious event. The competition will...