Sports

The garden town of Okahandja has in the past produced a significant number of highly-gifted personalities, ranging from politicians, astute academics, community activists and athletes, in that sequence. 

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Just like a bucket of spilt milk, a football career is short-lived and once it is over, it can never be reversed and therefore, smart financial planning is the gateway to a prosperous life after a footballer’s playing days are over. 

Chief administrator of the troubled Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), Freddy Mwiya yesterday poured cold water on damning allegations of forgery, fraud and theft by two senior managers at the state-run sport organisation. 

A group of 15 athletes along with their coaches yesterday left for Mauritius where they will represent the country at the 22nd edition of the African Senior Athletics Championships in Port-Louis from 8 to 12 June.

Namibian para-swimmer Mateus ‘Spiderman’ Angula on Sunday scooped a bronze medal in the 50m backstroke event at the South African Swimming Championships in Gqeberha, which saw the Namibian swimmer finishing the race under 50 seconds.

Local boxing promoter and trainer Nestor Tobias has said all is set for next month’s Together as One Part-6 Boxing Bonanza, which will be held at Helao Nafidi in the Ohangwena region.

The Namibia National Olympic Committee on Thursday held its elections at the Hilton Hotel in Windhoek, where Abner Xoagub was re-elected as president and veteran shooter Gaby Ahrens elected as vice president.

Dimitri Bittler was on Saturday elected the new chairperson of Khomas Netball, the regional netball governing body, which also administers the Super 10 League.

Sports minister Agnes Tjongarero yesterday expressed great delight with the 20.5% increment in the budget allocation to her ministry for the 2022/23 financial year, which she said will go a long way in reviving dilapidated sports facilities across the country.