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Expelling NPL not the antidote
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Expelling NPL not the antidote

There is an old Chinese proverb that says “He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves.”  Going into this weekend’s 16th extraordinary congress of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), it will be wise to advise both the leadership of the local football association and that of the suspended Namibia Premier League (NPL) to...

De Waal wants to see horse racing across country
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De Waal wants to see horse racing across country

Namibia Horse Racing Association (NHRA) president Martinez de Waal says it is the dream and long-term plan of the association to host horse racing events in all parts of the country, especially in the northern regions. De Waal is urging the public and interested individuals to join and participate in one of the fastest growing...

It was a long and draining process – Ngarizemo …as Young African FC is thrown lifeline
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It was a long and draining process – Ngarizemo …as Young African FC is thrown lifeline

Owner of Gobabis-based football club Young African Mali Ngarizemo has described as “long and draining” the process of finally getting his club’s relegation overturned by the Namibia Football Association (NFA)’s Appeals Committee. The NFA’s Appeals Committee on Tuesday ruled that the club pay a fine of N$100 000 to retain its status in the Namibia...

MTC Netball Premier League to start March 2021
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MTC Netball Premier League to start March 2021

The highly-anticipated MTC Netball Premier League, which was recently announced by Netball Namibia (NN), is expected to kick off as early as March next year. Speaking to New Era Sport yesterday, NN vice president Rebecca Goagoses said they are looking at commencing with league activities by March next year, as it will be impossible to...

Personality of the week – Loydt Kazapua age 31 
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Personality of the week – Loydt Kazapua age 31 

Career achievements: Three times Namibia Premier League (NPL) winner and four times NFA Cup winner.  Favourite local or international footballer: Uganda’s Dennis Onyango Favourite football club: Arsenal  Your most memorable match: Our match against Uganda at the 2018 African Nations Championship (Chan).  Your toughest match: I would say the match against Morocco at last year’s...

Collaboration in sports best way to fight Covid-19 
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Collaboration in sports best way to fight Covid-19 

Sport is a major contributor to economic and social development, the contribution sports make to individuals and communities, the empowerment of women and young people, as well as to health, education and social inclusion is massive.  This crisis has come on hard and fast. In many ways, when live professional sports were put on hold,...

Para-athletes have nowhere to train 
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Para-athletes have nowhere to train 

A local club for para-athletes has been left without training ground after their venue was given up by the authorities to house the homeless as part of government efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.  The Namib Lions Adaptive Sport Academy (NLASA) is home to renowned para-athletes such as Ananias Shikongo, who won silver at the 2016...

Inter close in on Champions League 
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Inter close in on Champions League 

Rome – Inter Milan put one foot in next season’s Champions League on Monday after coming from behind to beat relegation-threatened Torino 3-1 and move up to second place in Serie A. Antonio Conte’s Inter moved above Atalanta and Lazio to go eight points behind league leaders Juventus thanks to two goals early in the...

Tribute to Sagarias ‘Selle’ Augumeb
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Tribute to Sagarias ‘Selle’ Augumeb

Pecka Semba I have learnt about the passing of one Namibia football’s greatest personalities Selle Augumeb. I was a learner at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Mission School (Dobra) and football (soccer) was the in-thing. It was played at this school as if it was going out of fashion. When I first heard about a deadly...

Man Utd blow chance to move third 
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Man Utd blow chance to move third 

Manchester – Manchester United missed the chance to move up to third in the Premier League on Monday after Michael Obafemi’s 96th minute equaliser earned Southampton a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford in the latest twist in the race for a place in next season’s Champions League. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men were unable to take...