The much-anticipated 2024/25 FNB Women’s Super League (WSL) season kicked off this past weekend, with mixed results for reigning champions Ongos Ladies, while Beauties made a strong start, collecting maximum points. Ongos Ladies, who dominated last season, were hoping for a strong start to their title defence. However, they were pegged back by a determined...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Top Namibian racehorses Woodland Ridge and Lady Diamond, respectively from Junias Racing and Aminuis Racing (AR), secured the main races at the highly anticipated MTC Summer Derby held in Gobabis on Saturday. Woodland Ridge won the 2 200 metres (m) distance, which was the thoroughbred mainplate, whereas Lady Diamond scooped the...
Rundu-based outfit Cuca Tops marked their return to topflight football in style with a 1-0 win against Julinho Sporting at Rundu Sport Stadium, in Kavango East over the weekend. The goal was enough to hand the newbies maximum points. Speaking to this publication yesterday, Cuca Tops’ head coach Gundolf Mukoya expressed pride in his charges...
Athletics Namibia (AN) this past weekend ushered in a new era of leadership during its elective congress held on Saturday at Suiderhof. Leon Nienaber was unanimously elected as the federation’s president for the next five years, running unopposed and receiving overwhelming support from all attending delegates. Nienaber will lead a newly- constituted executive team that...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OZOMBOUVAPA – Former African Stars player Vemuna Supii Hoveka said sharing the bench with coaches from top clubs in the country will make his coaching dream a reality. Earlier this year, he attended the Introductory Course of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) in the capital to fuel his dream. New Era Sports desk...
Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – The first edition of the late Dino Vezepa Karita’s football and netball Top10 All-Stars tournament will kick off on Friday at the famous Khomasdal Stadium in the capital. The competition, under the auspices of the Namibia Rural Sports Development Federation (NRSDF), is aimed at honouring the late Karita, who was an...
South Africa’s Proteas Over 50s cricket team were crowned winners of the 2024 Over 50s Africa Cup. The event was held in Windhoek from 17-20 November. The tournament, which was sponsored by Nedbank Namibia to the tune of N$100 000, took place at three venues, namely the High-Performance Oval (HP Oval, formerly known as Doc...
Like many of his peers, Sam Salomo-Emvula started his football career in the lower division with exciting youthful outfit Golden Rivers Football Club, an unofficial feeder team for the already well-established big brother ‘Ingwe-Inyama’. The team was loaded with an avalanche of talent way beyond imagination, and though Emvula was not amongst the club’s...
Defending champion African Stars will commence their title defence with a clash against Young African. About eight matches are lined up for this weekend at various venues across the nation. The first match between Ongos and Shandumbala outfit Tigers is set to be played tonight at Independence Stadium at 19h00. The reigning champions have the...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – The popular horseracing competition called the Summer Derby will take place tomorrow (Saturday) at the Gobabis turf in the Omaheke region. The competition is one of the country’s top showpieces in Namibia. It is sponsored by MTC with N$200 000, in addition to trophies and medals for the winners. Namibia Horse...