Zebaldt Ngaruka OTJOMBINDE – Red Fighters Football Club won the Traugot Kandorozu Primary School tournament held over the weekend at Lister settlement in the Omaheke region. The competition was staged at the school playground, and attracted five football teams who played in a round-robin basis. The participating teams were Scorpions, Dynamos, Red Fighters, El Clasico...
Almost two months after winning an assortment of medals at this year’s Paralympic Games in Paris, Namibian athletes are still kicking their heels in frustration as they are yet to receive their performance bonuses from government. At the Paris Paralympics, sprint sensation Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda scooped the country’s only two medals. ...
Clubs plying their trade in the country’s topflight league are currently swimming in a pool of confusion on whether league activities will start this weekend or not, as communication from the Namibia Football Association (NFA) is presently haphazard. The NFA announced a few weeks ago that the league will kick start this coming weekend, but...
The president of the Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF), Tobias Eden Mwatelulo, yesterday praised the quality displayed in the just-concluded MTC Volleyball League. He expressed optimism about the future, and anticipates greater competition next season. Reflecting on the season which concluded this past weekend, Mwatelulo highlighted the league’s growth and the quality of play. The inaugural...
The MTC Hopsol Youth Soccer League finally came to an end on Saturday when the final age-group were concluded. Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) came out on top when they defeated Athletic Club Football Academy (AFCA) in a heated final match that ended 2-1 at the Jan Möhr football field. Captain and goalkeeper Andre Schaeffler of SKW felt they put up a...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Punaje Katjimune has recently made a name for himself in Namibian football as one of the shining stars of the moment, after penning a deal with top football club FC Ongos. The publication recently caught up with Katjimune, the 19-year-old Windhoek-born player. The product of Kasaona Football Academy was first scouted by the...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The third edition of the Osona mass sport and health awareness programme concluded successfully in Okahandja this past weekend. The event took place at Osona sports ground and attracted various athletes who participated in various sport codes. Event organiser Mara Kandjiriomuini said the games were primarily aimed at introducing and reviving different sport...
YANGZHOU- The Khomas U/17 regional team finished second at the prestigious 2024 Yangzhou China Grand Canal Cities Men’s Elite Youth Football Tournament, which concluded yesterday in Yangzhou City. Khomas represented Namibia at the tournament. The young athletes faced a challenging final match against the Jiangsu Province team, ultimately falling short with a scoreline of 5-1. ...
Buoyed by Friday’s emphatic 7-0 win over Seychelles, Brave Gladiators’ gaffer Woody Jacobs has said they have no intentions of taking the foot off the pedal when they face Eswatini in today’s Cosafa Women’s Championship clash at the Madibaz stadium in Gqeberha, South Africa. He said his charges will go into today’s encounter oozing confidence...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Black Africa Sports Club is set to hold its annual general meeting (AGM) at Khorixas in Kunene region on 9 November 2024. Club chairperson Tomi Adams told New Era Sport that all arrangements are in place, and the executive committee (exco) is receiving positive news from national supporters’ coordinator Lolo Goraseb. He said...