Biological offspring of the iconic late Damara Gaob Dawid Goreseb, ‘Bro Zombies’ was destined for greatness ever since he was a snot neus ‘Pikinini’ at the Catholic Mission Primary School in Usakos, holed up in the mountainous Erongo region. His old man Paramount Chief of the Damara ethnic group, the multilingual Gaob Goreseb, an organic...
A number of prominent local football clubs, including Young African, Okahandja United, Bucks Buccaneers, and Tigers, are currently in negotiations with the Namibia Football Association (NFA) over participation terms for the highly anticipated MTC Maris Cup, which kicks off tomorrow. Initially, these teams threatened to boycott the tournament, citing concerns about the financial benefits. The...
The Athletics Namibia (AN) Grand Prix is set to take place at Vineta Stadium in Swakopmund this Saturday, promising an action-packed day of competition. Among the star athletes confirmed is Namibia’s sprint sensation Beatrice Masilingi, who will compete in the highly anticipated 100-metre race. Masilingi, who has been training diligently, expressed her excitement about starting...
A talented and passionate female cyclist from Namibia, Angela Kamati is steadily making a name for herself in the world of cycling. Kamati, who is currently planning on registering to study for a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the Namibia University of Science and Technology, is driven by the desire to...
The discontinuation of the Unicef Galz and Goals’ programme in Namibia around 2019 has left a gaping void in the country’s youth football development system, particularly for female players. This is according to some players and stakeholders in the football fraternity who spoke to New Era Sport yesterday. They said this programme, launched in November...
The founder of one of the amateur boxing clubs in the country, MTC Kilimanjaro Boxing Club, said the club will continue with talent development by organising more outreach programmes. Speaking to this publication yesterday while sharing their plans for the year, Joseph Bernhard, the founder and coach at the club, revealed that they would continue...
A brace by Phil Foden helped Manchester City get back to their best with a 6-0 trumping of Ipswich. City collapsed in midweek to drop more points away to Brentford, but produced a reminder of their quality with a scintillating attacking display at Portman Road. Foden broke the deadlock after 27 minutes before he set...
Florentino Perez has been re-elected as president of Real Madrid until 2029. The 77-year-old businessman stood unopposed after triggering the election process earlier this month. A statement from the reigning Spanish and European champions read: “With only one candidacy proclaimed by this electoral board and under article 40, section E, point 2 of the current...
The recently-concluded HopHydro Cup gave players and coaches an insightful look at how far the country is lacking when it comes to youth development. The visiting side, Mamelodi Sundowns U/18, dominated the tournament, and won all their matches to win the trophy in the end. Sundowns coach Michael Manzini said it’s a bit of a...
Khomas NamPol coach Fortune Eichab said they are barely holding onto the log lead after the weekend’s tough matches in the Debmarine Premier League. Eichab said they played tough opening matches, coming from the festive season. “We had numerous chances to score on Saturday against Young African, and we didn’t. We even got a red...