Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – The Otjiwarongo Sports Academy is organising a Youth Cup competition at Paresis Sports ground in Otjozondjupa region to nurture and showcase young football talent. The tournament coordinator, Raisameua Kasaona, said the event commences today, and will feature boys and girls aged between u/11 to 17. She clarified that the girls’ teams...
ONGWEDIVA – ALV Consulting Engineers, as part of its corporate social responsibility, handed over a sponsorship of N$50 000 to Ongwediva-based Lions Football Club (FC) on Wednesday. Handing over the donation, Civil Engineer at ALV Consulting Engineers Reginald Sheehama said “We want to empower the youth, and we will continue to do this so that...
This week on Game Time with Marco, we sit down with former Black Africa Chairman and Namibia Football Association president Ranga Haikali as he takes through his journey from Walvis Bay, to the Football House. Haikali shares with us the difficulties he encountered at Football House while dismissing allegations of bribery and more.
Uakutura Kambaekua OPUWO – Over the years, Opuwo has faced significant under-representation and limited opportunities in football for young people, making the Kunene region’s capital the only town without a football foundation structure out of all seven constituencies. Despite several efforts to improve the situation, football remained dominated by older boys and girls until last...
Take us through your journey as a footballer. How did it all start? I started playing football at a very young age. I first joined the Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) Football Academy before I moved to the African Stars Academy. After some time, I joined and played for the Kasaona Football Academy. It was at...
Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – Gobabis-based football club Young African, which is Omaheke region’s only representative in the country’s top-tier league, has delayed the start of its pre-season training due to continued uncertainty around the resumption of league activities. Speaking to New Era Sport, the club’s chairman Maleagy Ngarizemo shared that there has been a significant...
Renowned local football pundits, including Namibia’s 2023/24 season double champions African Stars FC, have all voiced their support for Debmarine Namibia’s call for the country’s top-flight league to operate independently from the NFA. In a widely-circulated communique between Debmarine and the Namibia Football Association (NFA), the marine diamond mining company communicated its willingness to sponsor...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OZOMBOUVAPA – The president of Otjimanangombe FC Uazumba Kaunatjike said their late football player Kuhepa ‘Toto’ Ndjoze went too soon. Aged 18, the young footballer died on 5 September after a short illness in Windhoek. Kaunatjike told New Era Sports that Ndjoze was one of Otjimanangombe FC’s promising young stars and his departure...
NAIROBI – Kenyan athletics ‘battle against doping has suffered a serious blow which could result in it being banned from international competitions due to budget cuts that have halted all testing, its anti-doping agency said yesterday. The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya says it was allocated only 20 million shillings (US$5 400) to run day-to-day programmes...
The organisers of the Navachab Half-Marathon announced yesterday their intention to utilise this year’s race as a means to promote awareness and advocate for suicide prevention in Namibia. Coinciding with International Suicide Prevention Month, Mclyn Kasale, the Public Relations Officer for Navachab, views the marathon as an important opportunity to confront the increasing issue of...