It was yet another action-packed weekend, with a total of 53 games taking place over the weekend in the MTC HopSol Youth Football League. Riverheights Football Academy’s U/19 team collected three points on Saturday when they beat City Pillars with a solitary goal at the Trustco United Football Field. The tough encounter was mainly fought...
The Standard Bank Top 8 Cup delivered unexpected results at the Vineta Stadium in Swakopmund as the Namibia Premier Football League champions, African Stars, and runners-up, the ‘pride of the north’ Eeshoke Chula Chula, both failed to advance to the semi-finals. African Stars were defeated by Coastal Side Eleven Arrows in the tournament’s opening match....
The Namibian wrestling team delivered a commendable performance at the African Continental Championships in Alexandria, Egypt, earning multiple medals and showcasing promising talent across various categories. Leading the way for Namibia in the Greco-Roman division was Lisias Shipopyeni in the 55kg category, who secured an impressive silver medal after a series of strong performances. Shipopyeni...
Pinehas K Pinehas The 2026 MTC Netball Namibia Premier League season got underway in thrilling fashion this past weekend at the Khomasdal Stadium in Windhoek, with defending champions Namibia Correctional Service (NCS) sending out an early warning to rivals with a dominant victory. The new season features 12 teams, including newcomers Okamwandi United NC and...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Once a powerhouse of Namibian football, Orlando Pirates now finds itself battling for survival after suffering a second successive relegation, this time dropping from the Southern Stream First Division to the second division. Interim chairperson Wilfred !Naibab painted a bleak picture of a club abandoned by many following its fall from...
The Standard Bank Top 8 Cup gets underway this Saturday at the Vineta Stadium in Swakopmund, bringing together the top eight teams from the recently concluded Namibia Premier Football League 2025/2026 season to compete for top honours. A total of N$600 000 awaits the winners, while the runners-up will pocket N$300 000, and the losing...
The newly elected president of the Namibian Deaf Sport Federation (NDSF), Uushona Peter, alongside his Executive Committee, has pledged to transform deaf sport into a powerful platform for inclusion, development, and socio-economic empowerment in Namibia. Elected on 25 April, the new leadership says sport must be viewed beyond recreation, describing it as an industry capable...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – The first edition of the Epukiro May football and netball tournament will commence tomorrow at Okovimburu Sports field in the Omaheke region. The competition, under the auspices of the Epukiro Sport Council (ESC), attracted 16 football teams, while 15 netball teams will participate in the prestigious competition. ESC’s acting president, Collec...
Born Anna Garis Kooper in Namibia’s commercial hub, Windhoek, the super energetic madame was always destined for greatness. The young lass mustered the art of rattling the hoops at the tender age of 10 during her elementary tenure at the revered A. I Steenkamp Primary School, located in the heart of Namibia’s largest residential area,...