In this revived feature with SA Rugby magazine, Namibian rugby legend and former Saracens flanker Jacques Burger dwells on family life, career and life after rugby.
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2020-09-022024-05-02Sports
Tjongarero acted within her powers…as football saga reaches high table
Some self-anointed local football pundits, mostly those that are perceived to be anti the Patrick Kauta-led Namibia Premier League (NPL), were on Monday up in arms and at pains trying to accuse sports minister Agnes Tjongarero of interfering in local football matters.
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2020-08-312024-05-02Sports
Hotto becomes Adidas ambassador
Brave Warriors talisman and South Africa’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) club Bidvest Wits winger Deon Hotto has become Namibia’s first ever official Adidas ambassador, the 28-year-old winger announced on his Twitter account yesterday.
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2020-08-312024-05-02Sports
Two leagues unacceptable in Namibia – Fifa
World football governing body Fifa on Friday wrote to acting secretary general of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), Franco Cosmos, responding to two letters dated 22 and 27 July 2020 sent to Fifa by the local football federation.
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2020-08-282024-05-02Sports
Tales of The Legends: Remembering the amazing Blue Bird
Retired Blue Waters Football Club stalwart Titus Shilongo, aka “Oom Ty”, used to be a no-nonsense versatile top-class defender-cum-midfielder who skippered the coastal giants during his heyday.
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2020-08-282024-05-02Sports
Shooting From The Hip: Government should rescue rudderless CSA
That CSA is an organisation in total free-fall was confirmed this week when Jacques Faul confirmed he had tendered his resignation with immediate effect.
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2020-08-272024-05-02Sports
Fuming BA supporters cross swords with Cosmos…NFA accused of divide-and-rule tactics
A swarm of Black Africa Football Club (BA) supporters from the towns of Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Arandis and Karibib in the Erongo region on Tuesday came out guns blazing, accusing the Namibia Football Association (NFA) of meddling in the club’s internal affairs.
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2020-08-272024-05-02Sports
Personality of the week – Immanuel N. Moses
Being part of all three world champions, Namibia has far produced (Paulus Moses, Paulus Ambunda, Julius Indongo), also making Ambunda the IBO super bantamweight world champion in 2018 under AC Promotions.
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2020-08-212024-05-02Sports
Tales of the legends – Brave “Lion of Judah” gone to rest….RIP – Ephraim Tjitondore Kanjaa-Mbapupua
Namibians woke up to the devastating news about the sad death of well-known local locksmith Ephraim Kanjaa, famously known as “Rep” in social circles.
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2020-08-212024-05-02Sports
My candid view – Appeals Committee a welcome move
This week, sports minister Agnes Tjongarero announced and unveiled the three members that will serve and form part of the national Appeals Committee, which will have a working relationship with both the line ministry and the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC).