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Clever Boys of Unam record first seasonal loss 
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Clever Boys of Unam record first seasonal loss 

Unam FC suffered their first defeat of the Namibia Premier Football League season on Saturday afternoon after losing 2-1 to League toppers, Mighty Gunners, at the Unam Sport Stadium in Windhoek. Bernhard Horaseb scored the first goal for Mighty Gunners, which Unam’s Ronald Kauvi later equalised. However, Horaseb scored another goal for his side, securing...

Tales of the Legends – Remembering a forgotten footballer
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Tales of the Legends – Remembering a forgotten footballer

Back in the day, if you were not a fully recognised resident of ‘Tize’ (Windhoek), or accredited ‘Baainaar’ (Walvis-Bay), one will be brutally enveloped in the category of ‘Moegoes’, which is someone in dire need of refinement to perfectly tie in with the ‘Kasi’ style.  Additionally, one was strictly required to be flawlessly fluent in...

EduMove Race steps up for learners
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EduMove Race steps up for learners

Namibian Traders, a Namibian-owned enterprise known for designing sportswear inspired by the Namibian flag, will host the EduMove Race this Saturday in Windhoek. The event will feature walking, running, and cycling activities. The race aims to support children in rural areas and informal settlements by providing essential school items, including shoes, uniforms, and bags. These...

WSL Round 2 to test title ambitions
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WSL Round 2 to test title ambitions

Round 2 of the FNB Women’s Super League (WSL) gets underway this weekend, with several key fixtures expected to provide an early indication of which teams are ready to assert themselves as genuine contenders this season. FC Ongos Ladies head coach Shama Gure says his side approaches their Round 2 encounters against NUST Babes and...

Coetzee ready for Rwanda’s ultimate test
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Coetzee ready for Rwanda’s ultimate test

Endurance rider Drikus Coetzee says he is ready to test himself against some of the world’s best ultra-distance cyclists at the upcoming Race Around Rwanda (RaR). The RaR is a premier self-supported, single-stage ultra-endurance bikepacking event that covers approximately 1 000 kilometres and between 17 000 and 19 000 metres of elevation gain around Rwanda....

Brave 5 advance to second round
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Brave 5 advance to second round

The national senior men’s futsal team, the Brave 5, defeated Kenya 10-7 yesterday in the second leg of Round One of the 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, played in Nairobi, Kenya. Namibia went into the encounter with a solid advantage after securing an 8-4 victory over Kenya in the first leg, which...

Personality of the week – Shatipamba: Moving pieces strategically 
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Personality of the week – Shatipamba: Moving pieces strategically 

Lazarus Shatipamba has been playing chess for 12 years and currently holds an International Chess Federation (FIDE) rating of 1764. His journey with the sport began in 2014 at Jan Mohr Secondary School, where he joined the school’s chess club after watching some of his classmates play. What started as curiosity quickly grew into a...

Warriors set for FIFA showdown
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Warriors set for FIFA showdown

Namibia’s senior men’s football team is set to participate in the FIFA Series, which will be hosted by Kazakhstan during the March and April international window. The FIFA Series is an invitational tournament promoted by the world football governing body FIFA and features friendly matches between national teams from different confederations. Introduced as a competitive...

Trio ink deals with Simba Bhora
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Trio ink deals with Simba Bhora

Zimbabwean Premier League side Simba Bhora FC has strengthened its squad ahead of the new season by signing three Namibian players: Leevi Alfeus, McCarthy Naweseb, and Kennedy Eib, on two-year contracts. The trio join the ambitious Zimbabwean outfit following impressive spells with their respective clubs in Namibia and abroad. Simba Bhora, who finished third in...