Clarisa Chipfupa and Glenville Dantu were crowned winners of round 10 of the 2024 Nedbank for Good Series, held at the Windhoek Golf and Country Club on Saturday. The event lived up to its expectations, with 99 amateur golfers participating in the tournament. Of the 99, 11 were women, the biggest number of female participants...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The coordinator for the Omaheke Football League Hansina Nunuhes said the third division promotion playoffs held over the weekend at Gobabis were a success. She told New Era Sport that 22 football teams vied for the third-tier league in the region, where 12 emerged victorious. “It was a very competitive and healthy battle...
The Namibia Sport Commission (NSC) announced that the squad selected to represent Namibia at next year’s African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region Five Games will be revealed soon. Namibia is set to host the regional games in June next year. In preparation, the NSC held its National Youth Games (NYG) this past weekend to select...
The Namibia Correctional Service (NCS), defending champions of the MTC Netball Namibia Premier League (NNPL), solidified their position as league leaders this past weekend by overcoming their closest rivals. NCS secured maximum points, defeating Mighty Gunners 47-27 on Saturday, followed by a hard-fought 41-39 victory against second-placed Namibia Navy. These wins placed NCS firmly at...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Women’s Football League, Glenda Damases says the league authority takes the education of players seriously and will always motivate their players to study. The 12-teams league composed mainly of school-going players, was recently halted to pave the way for learners to study for the examination. Damases told New...
The Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero, says Namibian sports officials and leaders have failed athletes, when it comes to the number of participants at Olympics and Paralympics events. Tjongarero was speaking during the official opening of the third edition of the National Youth Games at Oshakati last week. The minister said...
Dirk Human, head coach of the newly crowned Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) league champions, attributed Wanderers’ league success to the quality and depth of the team this season. Wanderers secured the 2024 NRU league title on Saturday at Hage Geingob Stadium, defeating former champions Unam with a 45-20 victory. In a post-match interview, Human acknowledged...
Sixty-five seconds was all it took for rising boxing star, Flame Nangolo to claim the World Boxing Association (WBA) African Junoor Lightweight title on Saturday night. Nangolo extended his undefeated streak with a devastating knockout victory over Zimbabwean veteran Peter Pambeni. The highly anticipated bout took place at the Roman Catholic Hall in Windhoek on...
Born Lesley Urua Kozonguizi in Windhoek’s old location in 1955, Boeta Les was one of those few majestically well-groomed obedient ‘Pikininis’. He never got himself south of elders, since he always lived a clean life away from the evils of society, such as ‘Jwala’ and ‘Foes’. He strictly played by the book. A proud product...
Namibia’s U/20 head coach James Britz has named a 31-man preliminary squad for the upcoming Caf U/20 Africa Cup of Nations Cosafa Cup (Afcon) qualifiers, set to take place later this month in Durban, South Africa. The players are expected to report for training today, and the squad will soon be trimmed to an undisclosed...