Namibia’s Young Warriors were eliminated from the Cosafa U/20 African Cup of Nations qualifiers after a 2-1 defeat to Zambia’s Copper Bullets in their final group stage match. This loss follows their opening 1-0 defeat to Angola, leaving them without a single point in the competition. The match in Mozambique started slow, with both teams...
Zebalt Ngaruka Horse owner Eamon Freygang believes that producing local racehorses will be the long-term solution to the challenges currently faced in acquiring horses from outside Namibia. He pointed out that many racing clubs in the country traditionally source their horses from South Africa (SA), but this trend is changing. The difficulties in acquiring horses...
Auleria Wakudumo Khorixas recently celebrated the inaugural Mayoral Cup, an event that brought together enthusiastic participants and spectators in a vibrant display of sportsmanship and community spirit. Designed to promote social cohesion through sport, the tournament exceeded expectations, with a remarkable turnout from the local youth. The response from the young people of Khorixas was...
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) yesterday officially announced the appointment of Franco Cosmos as the new director of membership, governance, compliance, and legal affairs. In its formal statement, the NFA underscored Cosmos’s extensive background, highlighting his prior role as part of the first Normalisation Committee and later as General Secretary. The statement emphasised that Cosmos’s...
Namibian Paralympic athlete Lahja Ishitile has expressed her heartfelt gratitude for the swift action taken by the government in announcing rewards for her and her team’s remarkable achievements in France. She said it’s good to hear that the rewards they are to get are being spoken about as this recognition not only acknowledges their hard...
Namibia’s Young Warriors have been eliminated from the Cosafa qualifiers after a 2-1 defeat to Zambia’s Copper Bullets. The Young Warriors also lost her first group match 1-0 to Angola, exiting the tournament without earning a single point.
Dama Soccer Academy (Dama SA) got knocked out of the U/15 group when they lost their second-leg match against Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) 2-0. The second leg proved to be an uphill battle for Dama SA, as they were supposed to overcome a 6-1 scoreline from the first leg. Dama SA coach Luciano Isaacs felt...
James Britz, head coach of Namibia’s U/20 men’s football team, is confident that his team will turn things around today when they take on Zambia in a decisive group stage match of the U/20 Cosafa qualifiers. The match is scheduled to start at 12h00. The competition, which is being held in Matola, Mozambique, sees teams...
Losing players to top teams and inadequate training are some of the key factors that led to northern based Young Stars relegation, said head coach David Tutaleni. Young Stars Netball Club and Tsumeb Netball Club are the latest teams to find themselves relegated from the country’s topflight MTC Namibian Netball Premier League. The play-offs will...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Gobabis Municipality’s decision to close the only Omaheke Sports Complex has been accepted by various stakeholders. The two football pitches at the complex are in a shabby state, and thus left the municipality with no other options but to close it, and enable the field to rehabilitate. One of the stakeholders, the...