Although just as talented as their European counterparts, African coaches face a glass ceiling.
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An open challenge to football authorities
Let me recall the precise words of then Prime Minister Dr Hage Geingob, when he addressed a sizeable audience of sport administrators, officials and sport scribes, of which the author was amongst the attendees, at the old Nictus building in the center of Namibia’s commercial capital Windhoek many moons ago. Geingob, now Namibia’s seating President,...
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Blue Waters distances itself from pro-NFA rogue clubs …as BA shuns ‘desperate’ Moetie
Coastal giants and one of Namibia’s oldest football clubs, Blue Waters FC, yesterday distanced itself from a letter dated 6 August 2020, written by eight clubs to the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) and to sports minister Agnes Tjongarero, wherein the clubs blasted the minister and tried to influence the NSC. The said letter of 6...
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Tales of the Legends – Gosbert ‘The Conductor’ Shikerete: The Kavango River Crocodile
Born in the Karapamwe residential area, on the outskirts of Rundu on 7 November 1972, the much travelled versatile footballer started out at boyhood team Cuca Tops. He was the youngest squad member at the tender age of 15 in a star-studded team that had the likes of the club’s blue-eyed boy Pau Kandere, NBC...
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My candid view – Magnum opus Cricket Namibia!
I have always maintained, and never have I ever shied away from making clear my stance on the transformation and development of the local sports sector. Over the years, myself and many other fellow uncompromising sport scribes, had to brutally lock horns and at times not see eye-to-eye with sport administrators over disagreements pertaining to...
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HopSol league cancels all fixtures for August
President Hage Geingob’s announcement that the entire country will be migrating back to stage 3 of the government’s Covid-19 response plan until 28 August, with special restrictions for Erongo and Khomas, the MTC HopSol Youth Soccer League has followed suit and called off all their fixtures scheduled for this month. Under stage 3 of the...
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Okamatapati horse race cancelled
Maurice Kambukwe The Okamatapati Horse Racing Club, which was set to host the third horse racing event for the year this coming weekend at the Okamatapati settlement in the Otjozondjupa region, has cancelled the race as a result of the raging Covid-19 pandemic. Namibia Horse Racing Associations (NHRA) secretary general Eamon Freygang confirmed the cancellation...
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NBF says FIBA online courses exceeded expectations
Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) development officer Malakia Matias says the recent International Basketball Federation (FIBA) online courses offered between May and July exceeded all expectations and offered fresh insights on the game. Over 50 officials from across Africa underwent the FIBA online courses, which capacitated coaches, referees and table officials with an abundance of new...
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Personality of the week – Mohammed Ouseb
Namibian football legend Mohammed Ouseb is regarded as one of the finest defenders to have ever donned the famous gold and black colours of Kaizer Chiefs. The retired Namibian defender is most famous for his ‘Spanish tackles’ and was a pillar of strength for the South African giants in the late 90s. Here is a...
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Omapumba, Tuck Lyn Bucks win Okozonduzu tourney
Omapumba and Tuck Lyn Bucks respectively won the netball and football categories of the 13th edition of the Okozonduzu open tournament at Okondjatu on Sunday. The one-weekend tournament saw 24 football and 20 netball teams vie for cash prizes of N$35 000 in total. In the first netball semi-final Tuck Lyn Bucks defeated Bogolos from...