Team Namibia has made an impressive splash at the Junior World Swimming Championships in Romania, with several national records already shattered in the first two days of the competition. The championships, hosted by World Aquatics, feature over 600 of the world’s top junior swimmers from more than 100 countries. Namibian athletes have shown they are...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Motorsport Federation (NMSF) has secured the bid to host the Motocross of African Nations (MXoAN) 2026, marking a major milestone for the country’s motorsport fraternity. The announcement was made last weekend in Harare, Zimbabwe, following the conclusion of this year’s continental competition. Affiliated with the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), the...
Hilma Nalupe When the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games lit up Windhoek and Swakopmund last month, one figure stood out beyond the athletes, medals and results. It was Rhino, the beloved mascot, who brought immense joy and energy to every sport venue he visited. Behind the Rhino suit was 22-year-old Tjazupo...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The former Secretary General of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), Barry Rukoro, remembered the late Charles Kauraisa as a force behind the formation of the Namibia Football Association. Kauraisa (89) died on 3 August 2025 in the capital. In his tribute message, Rukoro said the late Kauraisa was a giant of the beautiful...
The Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) is gearing up to host the 2025 National Athletics Championships at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek early next weekend. All 14 regions are set to converge in the capital for the prestigious national event, with Khomas region entering as defending champions after last year’s dominant display. Khomas secured 40...
Top Score, a leading brand under Namib Mills, has officially announced its sponsorship of various sports items to the Premier League netball club, Unam Jaguars. The sponsorship includes towels, water bottles, socks, sports bags, T-shirts, long sleeve shirts, sun visor caps and backpacks for the players. The items were handed over during a ceremony held...
Teachers from the Khomas region will gather at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Technical Centre in Windhoek on Saturday to engage in various sports activities to raise awareness of the emotional stress educators experience. The sports activities form part of Teachers’ Wellbeing Week, which commenced in the Khomas region on Monday, and would create a...
Former Brave Gladiators vice captain and Beauties FC coach Salome Iiyambo will lead her club into battle this weekend as they make their debut at the 2024/2025 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Championships League Cosafa qualifiers. The tournament marks not only a new chapter for Namibia’s most decorated women’s football club, but also a full-circle moment for...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Namibian Defence Force’s 26 Motorised Infantry Brigade (26 Mot Inf Bde) defeated their Zambian counterparts in all competitions during the bilateral sporting engagements event at the Katima Mulilo Sports Complex in the Zambezi region. The two military formations based along the shared borders participated in various sporting codes such as football, netball,...
Namibian marathon runners Alina Armas and Daniel Paulus are off to the World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Tokyo from 13 to 21 September. Armas said she is ready for the competition, having trained hard and competed consistently in local events. Their coach, Robert Kaxuxwena, echoed her confidence, stating that the athletes have...