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Fistball tourney scheduled for Swakopmund 
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Fistball tourney scheduled for Swakopmund 

The fourth fistball tournament of 2025 is scheduled to take place this Saturday in Swakopmund. The event will feature three categories with a total of 14 teams competing.  The first matches will kick off at 08h30. In the U/18 youth category, five teams will vie for the title, two teams each from Sport Klub Windhoek...

Futsal league resumes this weekend
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Futsal league resumes this weekend

Chile will be aiming for a strong restart in the NDTC Futsal League when they face a struggling Boston Madrid side on Saturday.  The league returns following a lengthy break since June.  About 10 matches are scheduled to take place at the Windhoek Showgrounds this weekend.  Chile currently sits comfortably at the top of the...

NFA extends condolences to Kauraisa family
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NFA extends condolences to Kauraisa family

The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has extended its deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Charles Kauraisa, following his passing on Sunday. On behalf of the executive council, management, staff of the NFA and the entire Namibian football fraternity, the association expressed sorrow at the loss of a man described...

Shangadi’s fight to put Namibian powerlifting on world map
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Shangadi’s fight to put Namibian powerlifting on world map

Hilma Nalupe When Phillipus Shangadi first walked into a gym back in 2018, he never imagined the weights he lifted would one day carry the hopes of a nation.  What began as a simple quest to gain strength and confidence after years of being bullied in high school turned into a mission to make history. ...

Billie Jean King Cup makes Namibian debut
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Billie Jean King Cup makes Namibian debut

Hilma Nalupe The Central Tennis Club in Windhoek is abuzz with talent this week as Namibia plays host to the prestigious Billie Jean King Cup for the very first time. From 4 to 9 August, 12 African nations, Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe and hosts Namibia, are battling it...

SADC Games kick off in Windhoek
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SADC Games kick off in Windhoek

The SADC Corrections, Prisons and Penitentiary Services Sports and Cultural Games officially kicked off yesterday at Independence Stadium in Windhoek.  The event, which runs until Friday, brings together seven participating countries: host Namibia, Angola, Eswatini, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, with a total of close to 793 athletes participating. Athletes will compete across a...

Namibia aims for gold at darts championship
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Namibia aims for gold at darts championship

Ludwig Ralph, a representative of the Namibia Darts Federation (NDF), says the association is determined to win a gold medal at the upcoming African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Darts Tournament in Mazowe, Zimbabwe. The tournament will take place from 26 to 29 August. Ten countries, including host nation Zimbabwe, will compete for top...

Namibia to construct CAF standard stadiums
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Namibia to construct CAF standard stadiums

Hesron Kapanga President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced that over the next five years, Namibia will build five Confederation of African Football (CAF) Category Three stadiums across five regions in the country. She made the announcement while addressing the Brave Warriors’ World Cup Campaign fundraising gala dinner in the capital on Saturday, highlighting that sports development is...

We figured out our shortcomings – Hoveka
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We figured out our shortcomings – Hoveka

Zebaldt Ngaruka  The team manager for the Clemens Rukatero Vihajo Okamatapati Soccer League outfit Omurari waCoblenz FC, Rodney Zuma Hoveka, said his club learned from its shortcomings in the fourth division in the first leg. The club made its debut this season, and it is eyeing glory in one of the competitive leagues in the...

Coetzee eyes podium spot in Badlands challenge
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Coetzee eyes podium spot in Badlands challenge

Hesron Kapanga Ultra-endurance cyclist Drikus Coetzee says he is ready to represent Namibia at the Badlands Gravel Challenge in Europe at the end of August. The Badlands Gravel Challenge is an 800-kilometre race featuring a 16 000-metre elevation gain. The course starts in Granada, Spain, and covers diverse European terrain, including the continent’s only deserts...