Relegation-threatened Cuca Tops and Unam Jaguars are heading into a defining weekend in the MTC Netball Namibia Premier League as they prepare for a series of must-win fixtures at the Paresis netball courts in Otjiwarongo. Cuca Tops will face a tough triple-header starting tomorrow when they clash the in-form Mighty Gunners. Later that day, they...
The Namibia Aquatic Sports Federation has named a 23-member team of talented swimmers, aged between 11 and 23, to represent the country at the prestigious 2025 XXI Africa Aquatics Zone IV swimming and open water swimming championships. The pool and open water teams will be out to defend their championship titles from the 2024 edition...
Namibia’s national netball team, the Desert Jewels is making waves on the international stage, climbing three spots in the latest World Netball (WN) World Rankings to secure 15th position, their highest placement yet. The latest rankings, released by WN and reflecting matches played between 1 June and 1 September, saw Namibia leap from 18th to...
Namibian football club Young African FC will face AS Maniema Union of the Democratic Republic of Congo in an international friendly today at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek at 11h00. The match, confirmed by the club in an official statement, will be played behind closed doors and will not be open to the public....
The fifth edition of the Nedbank Citi Dash is set to take place this Sunday at Windhoek High School’s (WHS) Vegkop Stadium, with over 2 400 runners expected to participate. The annual road race, which has become a staple on Namibia’s sporting calendar, returns with several changes this year, including a redesigned race route and...
Hilma Nalupe When Heskiel Ndahangwapo first stumbled upon a chess pamphlet at the Oshana Library as a teenager, he never imagined the game would take him around the world. Today, the 25-year-old Namibian player and coach is one of the country’s most passionate ambassadors of the sport. Born in Endola and raised in Oshakati from...
From the courts of Windhoek, a young Rebekka Goagoses once stood barefoot, shouting orders and orchestrating plays among schoolmates. Fast forward to 2025, and she now stands at the helm of Africa Netball since April, a continental sports body representing over 20 countries, proving that dreams rooted in hard work can grow into legacies of...
Netball Namibia has announced the new Debmarine Desert Jewels and men’s squads following trials held over the weekend at Patrick Iyambo Courts. The women’s team, led by coach Julene Meyer, will represent Namibia at the Celtic Cup in Scotland from 26 to 30 November and the Africa Netball Cup in Malawi this December, which will...
Today, the Capricorn Eagles will take to the field for their third match in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, as they face Sierra Leone at 09h30 at the HP Oval in Windhoek. The stakes are high for Namibia, who must continue their winning streak to keep their hopes of qualifying for the...
Hilma Nalupe When most Namibians think of sport, football, rugby, or athletics usually come to mind. But this week, a small group of dedicated anglers is making history on the international stage, representing Namibia at the XIX Black Bass World Championships in South Africa. Bass angling is a boat-based sport where only bass are targeted...