Former footballer Silvester ‘Lolo’ Goraseb has returned from attending the FIFA Professional Players Consultation Forum held recently in Rabat, Morocco, where global football leaders and players’ representatives gathered to deliberate on the future of player welfare and the professionalisation of the game. Goraseb described the forum as eye-opening, noting that participants also had the opportunity...
Robert Lewandowski announced his return to fitness with a hat-trick as Barcelona closed the gap to La Liga leaders Real Madrid with an untidy 4-2 win away to Celta Vigo. The Catalan club took advantage of Madrid’s goalless draw at Rayo Vallecano earlier on Sunday to move back into second place just three points behind....
Hilma Nalupe Cricket Namibia bid farewell yesterday to the women’s team, Capricorn Eagles, ahead of their departure to Thailand for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy scheduled to take place from 18 November to 1 December 2025. The competition is a T20 International tournament designed to boost the growth of women’s cricket...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) hosted the FIBA Women’s Basketball League Africa qualifiers last weekend in Windhoek, with only three teams participating in Group E of southern Africa: Namibia’s Unam Phoenix, Angola’s Sporting Clube de Luanda and Malawi’s Bravehearts. Friday evening saw Unam Phoenix defeated 98-52 in a tough encounter with Sporting Clube...
The second edition of the Champions Super 4 Battle of Champions is all set for this coming weekend in Swakopmund at Tamariskia Stadium in Swakopmund. The top four teams from the MTC HopSol Youth League and Champion Maize Youth League will compete in three age groups: U/13, U/15 and U/17. This year, Deutscher Turn und...
The Barloworld/Cymot Pro team completed the Volta Angola 2025, a 10-stage cycling tour that began on 30 October and concluded on Sunday in the Namibe Province. This year’s edition was especially meaningful because it marked the 50th anniversary of Angolan independence, celebrating both athletic achievement and national pride. The event attracted 18 international teams and...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) club Mighty Gunners FC continued its impressive start to the 2025/26 campaign after collecting maximum points last weekend. The Otjiwarongo-based team is now leading the log table after it stunned champions African Stars 2-1 on Saturday. They went on to beat Khomas Nampol FC 4-0 on Sunday at...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Football Association launched its Talent Development Scheme on Friday at the NFA Soccer House in Windhoek. The newly introduced initiative aligns with Fifa’s 2023 Talent Development Scheme, which seeks to help smaller nations qualify for the Junior World Cups. The programme aims to nurture young Namibian footballers and enhance their skills....
Namibia has announced a 32-man preliminary squad to face the Comoros Islands in two international friendly matches scheduled for 14 and 17 November. The Brave Warriors, currently ranked 109th in the world, will face a Comoros side positioned 112th on the Fifa rankings. The team will be led by John Sirekete, with Marley Ngarizemo serving...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Namibia’s youth international footballer Tjiunatjo Kakuenje said he is ready to make his debut at his new club Albacete Balompié in Spain’s second division. Kakuenje (18) recently penned a two-year deal with the club from Namibia Premier League outfit Bucs Buccaneers. New Era caught up with the player to check on how he...