Namibian rhythmic gymnast Emilia Ekandjo has secured qualification for the 42nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, set to take place from 12 to 16 August, marking a major milestone for both her career and the growth of the sport in Namibia. The qualification, recently confirmed by the Namibian Gymnastics Federation, places Ekandjo among the athletes who...
Hesron Kapanga Women’s Super League leaders Ongos FC surrendered control of the title race on Saturday after being held to a goalless draw by Unam Bokkies, with only two matches remaining in the season. The five-time champions went into the encounter with a two-point lead at the top of the table and required victory to...
Round 20 and 21 of the FNB Women’s Super League are set to take place this weekend across Windhoek and Oshakati. This is as the race for the league title and the battle to avoid relegation reach critical stages. League leaders FC Ongos Ladies head into the weekend at the top of the table with...
Fourteen athletes are currently representing Namibia at the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) African Senior Athletics Championships, which started on Tuesday. The games will conclude on Sunday in Accra, Ghana. The Namibian team consists of Magano Naseb, Charley Matundu, Elton Hoeseb, Elvis Gaseb, Ivan-Danny Geldenhuys, Andre Retief, Ryan Williams, Lionel Coetzee, Dawid Afrikaner, Jade Nangula,...
Having started his long and winding football journey in the dusty streets of Khorixas with the town’s leading team, Robber Chanties, hardly out of his pair of shorts, young Arnold Rodney ‘Wallace’ Doeseb was destined for greatness. He made his debut for the navy and gold stripe outfit at a very young age and never...
The African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 on Monday announced the top three finalists for the Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA), marking another milestone in the region’s annual celebration of sporting excellence, leadership, resilience and impact. The prestigious awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on 23 May in Luanda, Angola, where the region’s...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – For many years, Willow Olivier was one of the most recognisable faces in the winner circle, guiding horses to victory with a combination of grit and instinct. Today, the same intuition is applied in a very different way as Olivier swapped the jockey’s skills for the quiet life of a breeder. ...
KK United FC clinched promotion to the Namibia Premier League (NPL) with a commanding 4-0 victory over Unam Rundu Campus FC at the Rundu Sports Stadium on Saturday. In a historic first, the team became the first from Kavango West to qualify for Namibia’s top flight, sealing its return to the top flight with 41...
Namibia has officially earned a spot in beach volleyball at the 2026 U/17 Youth Olympic Games. According to Conrad Johannes, the NVF beach volleyball director, the long-term development goal of the Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF) is to increase participation at a high-performance level and establish Namibia as a powerhouse in African beach volleyball. The country...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – The Gobabis Municipality has clarified changes to tariffs it charges for the use of the Legare Sports Complex. This comes in response to claims circulating in posts on social media platforms issued by the Right to Shelter Foundation (A-RTS-N) regarding the council meeting on 31 March 2026. At the said meeting,...