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. ...
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Gladiators baying for Eswatini’s blood …Cosafa clash today
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...
Black Africa’s AGM set for next month
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...
Recce regiment wins Army’s shooting competition
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Zambezi boxing crippled by lack of sponsorship
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Tales of the Legends – Hooping with the undisputed ‘Queen of Baskets’ Sii Nampa Mbako-Pescha
Born on 18 November 1950 on small commercial farm Gaob in the northern part of Namibia, and raised and schooled in Windhoek, Mbako-Pescha was destined for greatness at an early age. She started rattling the baskets at the fairly young age of 13 whilst a pupil at the Rhenish Herero School, alongside some of her...
Young African relocates to Windhoek
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Warriors going for the jugular against Lesotho …eyeing 2025 Chan berth
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Personality of the week – Rising star: Vitario ‘Namab’ Brunzel shines on football field
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Brunzel, Van Wyk brilliance carries Khomas through
YANGZHOU, CHINA – Namibia’s U/17 Khomas regional team produced a spirited performance to come from behind to beat their South Korean opponents 2-1 in a thrilling clash at the ongoing Yangzhou China Grand Canal Cities Men’s Elite Youth Football Tournament. The two sides locked horns yesterday at the Yangzhou Sports Park in China, where Namibia...









