The town of Karibib came alive on Saturday as the 11th edition of the prestigious Navachab Half Marathon drew a record-breaking 1 300 participants, cementing its status as one of Namibia’s premier road running events. In the men’s 21.1-kilometre race, Matias Simon delivered a sterling performance, crossing the finish line first in a time of...
Hilma Nalupe The Hage Geingob Stadium came alive on Saturday as rugby fans witnessed two thrilling finals in the JSB gold and silver rugby cup. Grootfontein Rugby Club were crowned gold cup champions after edging out Wanderers 37-32 in a pulsating encounter. Reho Falcons Rugby Club lifted the silver cup with a dramatic 29-28 victory...
Hilma Nalupe Namibia’s table tennis community is celebrating a proud milestone after the Namibia Table Tennis Association (NTTA) was invited to participate in the 50th Independence Table Tennis Tournament of Angola from 19-21 September 2025. This is a significant opportunity that highlights the sport’s steady rise in the country. NTTA president Rudi Saunderson described the...
Namibia’s league champions will once again play one of their biggest matches when they face off against Uganda’s Vipers this evening, whose positive result could usher them into the next round of the CAF Champions League. The Bob Mafoso mentored side will give it a third attempt in hopes to proceed to the next round...
Born Hasso Katjivena in 1952 at the historic settlement Ongombembonde, Waterberg, Okakarara constituency in the vastly populated Otjozondjupa region, the same year Katutura glamour football club African Stars was birthed, Hasso was meant to be a Red. A born and bred product of the settlement, young Hasso started his elementary education at the local school...
The CAF Confederation Cup’s first-round action kicks off this weekend, with Namibian football club Young African (YA) set to embark on one of the most important fixtures in their history. The Gobabis-based outfit will take on Eswatini’s Royal Leopards in the first leg tomorrow at the Obed Itani Stadium in Francistown, Botswana. Kick-off promises to...
The MTC Netball Namibia Premier League returns this weekend with what is set to be one of the most defining rounds of the season. With teams jostling for crucial points at both ends of the table, the weekend’s fixtures will not only determine standings, but could also shape the destiny of clubs in the 2025...
The national men’s and women’s hockey teams have been forced to withdraw from the upcoming Hockey Africa Cup of Nations after failing to secure the necessary funds for the tournament. This comes after the continental hockey body, The African Hockey Federation (AfHF), revealed this week that Namibia will no longer compete at this year’s Africa...
When Namibian Paralympic T-11star Lahja Ishitile stepped off the track in Paris last year, with a gold medal around her neck, she thought she had conquered the greatest test of her life. Little did the 200 and 400 metre runner know that another race awaited her, one that began in the quiet hours of the...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The fourth edition of the Otjiwarongo Youth Cup football tournament will kick off today at Paresis Sports Ground in Otjiwarongo. The annual competition hosted by Otjiwarongo Sports Academy in collaboration with Cenored feature boys and girls in U/11, 13,15, and 17 age groups. Competition organiser Raisameua Kasaona said this year’s event attracted 40...