The friends and family of Julien Bernard gathered on a hillside to greet him as the Tour de France passed by his home during last Friday’s stage in Burgundy, giving him a welcome that authorities found a little too warm. Celebrations went too far for the International Cycling Union (UCI) race commissaries, responsible for imposing...
Novak Djokovic accused Wimbledon fans of ‘disrespect’ in a withering on-court tirade after reaching a 60th Grand Slam quarterfinal and 15th at the All England Club this week. World No.2 Djokovic, the seven-time champion at Wimbledon and chasing a record-setting 25th major, defeated 15th-ranked Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. He then launched an angry outburst...
Limba Mupetami The Richelieu Eagles have encountered a challenging start in the Castle Light series, facing a string of defeats against the hands of Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek. The Richelieu Eagles have so far lost three out of five of the series’ matches. In the opening match last...
Limba Mupetami Assistant coach of the Brave Warriors Ronnie Kanalelo resigned from his position within the national team on Sunday, sparking controversy and putting pressure on the leadership of the Namibia Football Association (NFA). Kanalelo, who had served as an assistant coach under Ricardo Mannetti from 2013 to 2019 – and most recently under Collin...
Johannes Ongayiike Simon is a highly-ambitious, adaptable and compassionate teacher with over 10-years of teaching and coaching experience. With a bachelor’s honours degree in mathematics and science as well as a master’s degree in mathematics education from the University of Namibia (Unam), he joined St. Joseph’s High School (Döbra) in 2012. Known for his energetic...
Limba Mupetami The Brave Gladiators triumphed over the University of Pretoria women’s team, AmaTuks Ladies, with a commanding 4-0 victory in a practice match held in Pretoria last Thursday. This game marks an important step in the Gladiators’ preparations as they gear up for two friendly matches against the Liechtenstein national football team on 11...
Limba Mupetami The junior national men’s team, affectionately known as the Young Warriors, will gather for a week-long training camp at Football House in Katutura, Windhoek, starting today. The camp marks a crucial phase in the team’s preparation for the U/20 Cosafa Cup, which will take place in Durban, South Africa in September. This competition...
Brave Warriors captain Charles Hambira is convinced that the team has what it takes to make their way to the 2024 Cosafa Cup final. Namibia will face Mozambique in the second semifinal of the Cosafa Cup at the 46 000-seater Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, South Africa at 18h00 today. The Warriors secured their...
ν Limba Mupetami The head coach of the Brave Warriors, Collin Benjamin, reacted to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations’ (Afcon) qualifier draw, describing it as a tough challenge. The draw, held yesterday in Johannesburg, South Africa, has placed Namibia in Group J, alongside five-time champions Cameroon, Kenya and Zimbabwe. Currently engaged in the Cosafa...
Without a shadow of doubt, one of the relatively less-talked-about, but certainly most gifted midfielder of his generation, former Blue Waters, Tigers and Eleven Arrows’much-travelled attacking midfielder Mekondjo Tobias will go down in history as one of the very few well-polished ball distributors of all time. The gangling playmaker was always a marvel to watch,...