Hilma Nalupe As the 2025/2026 Namibia Premier Football League season approaches, four clubs: FC Ongos, Khomas Nampol FC, Blue Waters FC and Julinho Sporting FC, took to the Independence Stadium in Windhoek over the weekend for pre-season friendlies to test their squads and fine-tune tactics. The weekend action saw FC Ongos emerge as the strongest...
Despite earlier reports of delays in finalising processes for the start of the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL), the Namibia Football Association (NFA) has released the prize money and transport allocations for clubs ahead of the 2025/26 season. However, the announcement has stirred discontent among certain teams, and football fans with some questioning the fairness...
Hilma Nalupe Two of Namibia’s top artistic gymnasts Anne-Leen Thorburn and Immanuel Kooper are flying the national flag high in Jakarta, Indonesia, where they are representing the country at the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships from 19 to 25 October. The event brings together the world’s elite gymnasts for a week of competition, skill and...
The Brave Gladiators are gearing up for a crucial showdown against Zambia in the second round of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfcon) qualifiers. The first leg is set for 22 October at Dobsonville Stadium in Johannesburg, followed by the return leg on 26 October in Ndola, Zambia. The tie will determine which...
Futsal Namibia will this weekend conduct national U/17 trials to select players whowill represent the country at this year’s Dakar en Jeux International Futsal Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal. The continental tournament is scheduled to take place from 6 to 9 November, with Namibia aiming to assemble a strong team capable of flying the national flag...
Born Gideon Bailey on the 21 June 1939 in the southern capital Keetmanshoop, Uncle ‘Sonny-Boy’, was a go-getter from the word go. A bird of passage, the strongly built business-minded young Fellah embarked on an exploring journey that took him across the Orange River in search of greener pastures. The streetwise boy from ‘Kitmaro’ spent...
Hilma Nalupe Football fans in Okahandja are in for a treat this Saturday as Okahandja Football Club hosts a four-team pre-season tournament at the Nau Aib stadium. The one-day event will feature Okahandja FC, Life Fighters FC, African Stars FC and Eleven Arrows FC, all using the platform to fine-tune their squads ahead of the...
Namibian para-athlete Jerome Rooi is set to compete in the 2025 World Triathlon Championship Finals in Wollongong tomorrow, which includes the Para-Triathlon category. The championship, which began on 15 October and runs until the 19th, has drawn athletes from over 43 countries. Rooi heads into the event in fine form after an impressive showing at...
Futsal fans in the country will be in for a treat when the national futsal league continues over the weekend. A number of matches are lined up for Saturday. Seven matches are set for Saturday, with Maverick in 10thposition on the standing taking on Boston Madrid in a tie expected to start at 14h00. This...
Zebaldt Ngaruka In a show of community spirit, the Awilo Stephanus Foundation on Tuesday donated printing paper and sanitary pads worth N$3 000 to Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School in Windhoek. Speaking on behalf of the foundation, Billa Kandjii said the gesture forms part of their social responsibility and reflects their dedication to supporting Namibian learners....