Hilma Nalupe The Dream Social Football League (DSFL), now rebranded as Dream Sport Network (DSN), hosted its end-of-year function on Saturday with a series of football matches, including their DSFL Cup, Founder’s Cup, and DSFL staff match, followed by the awards ceremony. According to Shalom Amutenya, the founder of the initiative, which was started in...
The Namibian Athletes Commission (NAC) has announced the “Beyond the Game: Youth Sport and Integrity Forum”, set to take place on 22 November at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. The two-day event aims to empower young athletes, coaches and sports leaders with essential knowledge on integrity, anti-doping, mental health, and athlete empowerment. Running...
The senior national rugby side suffered a 17–26 loss to South Africa’s Boland Kavaliers in an international friendly match played on Saturday. The encounter served as the final warm-up for the team before they head into the highly anticipated 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup qualification tournament in Dubai. Despite the defeat, the friendly provided valuable...
Adolf Kaure Cricket Namibia’s Marketing Manager, Natalia Nauyoma, stated that Namibia is prepared to co-host the 2026 U/19 International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Cricket World Cup with neighbouring Zimbabwe in January 2026. She made this announcement at the recently concluded 2025 Namibia Sports Expo Conference in Swakopmund, confirming the ICC’s approval. According to Nauyoma, the...
In a landmark moment for Namibian football, Fifa president Gianni Infantino and secretary general Mattias Grafström are scheduled to visit Namibia on 11 November. This will mark the first-ever official visit by the world football governing body’s top leadership to the country. The visit, part of Infantino’s ongoing African engagement tour, will see him meeting...
The 2025 Namibia Sport Expo concluded on a high note. The event was held at the MTC Dome in Swakopmund from 30 October to 1 November. Now in its sixth edition, the event brought together athletes, administrators and key stakeholders from across the country to foster innovation, collaboration and a shared vision for the future...
Hilma Nalupe Special Olympics Namibia hosted a Motor Activity Training Programme (MATP) event last Friday at Namibia Cricket Grounds in Windhoek. MATP, a Special Olympics Movement-based sport programme, is designed for athletes with deep intellectual disabilities and have high support needs. Levien Smit, the national director of Special Olympics Namibia, said the unique programme initially...
Hilma Nalupe Round two of the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) concluded on Saturday at various venues across the country. At Independence stadium in Windhoek, Khomas Nampol Football Club drew 3-3 against Rundu Chiefs Football Club. Both teams went into half time with a 1-1 score, with goals scored by Rundu Chiefs’ Derl Goagoseb and...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The team manager of Okakarara Young Warriors (OYW) Martin Tjipepa said the club’s pre-season friendlies at the Okakarara Sports Field over the weekend provided a solid test for his players ahead of the new season. He said he was impressed by the players’ hunger and commitment. “It was a good testing ground, and...
The Namibia women’s junior hockey team is gearing up for a historic moment. They look forward to their debut at the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile. With excitement and determination running high, captain Azaylee Philander and coach Cedric Makati shared their thoughts ahead of the tournament. Philander said the team aims...