Hilma Nalupe Filipino boxing legend Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao has thrown his support behind Namibia’s rising boxing star, Flame “SpecialOne” Nangolo, ahead of his WBO Africa Super Featherweight title defence on 16 August at the Roman Catholic Hall in Windhoek. Pacquiao, who is currently training in Las Vegas for his comeback bout against WBC Welterweight Champion...
Hilma Nalupe From the dusty fields of northern Namibia to the semi-final stages of the national league, Saari Uugwanga is not just playing rugby but building a movement. An eighth man with great strength and off-field vision, he is among a new generation of Namibian players who are redefining the role of athletes as competitors...
Johan Diergaardt, vice president of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU), said the primary objective of the newly introduced 2025 Club Championship is player development. He shared these sentiments in response to questions about the one-day tournament. He stated that Namibia’s rugby, at both club and national levels, has many crucial competitions lined up ahead. For...
Hilma Nalupe The stage is set for an exciting conclusion to the 2025 Nedbank Desert Ice Challenge T20 League. The finals are scheduled for this weekend at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. Organised by Impact Cricket Namibia, the high-energy league has seen 12 teams from across the country compete fiercely over 41 matches this...
Meunae Mieze (17) has big dreams. She wants to become a technical official in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This ambition was ignited by her recent experience officiating matches at the AUSC Region 5 Games in Windhoek. Mieze, still a high school student, became a basketball statistician two years ago after completing an online course offered...
Hilma Nalupe Namibia’s undefeated boxers Paulinus Ndjolonimus and Mateus ‘Beats’ Heita are set to face two of the toughest tests of their professional careers this month. Major international bouts are lined up in Germany and the United States. Ndjolonimus, boasting a record of 19 wins from 19 fights, left the country yesterday for Germany. There,...
Debmarine Namibia head coach Julene Meyer has hailed the recently concluded African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games as a vital platform for talent development and identification. She called for more tournaments of such calibre to further grow the sport across the continent. Meyer expressed satisfaction with the level of netball displayed by the...
Uakutura Kambaekua Dubbed Kahirona, Life Fighters’ brief stint in the Northwest First Division has come to an end following their promotion to the Namibia Premier Football League on Saturday. This is all thanks to their leadership and the restructuring of their technical team. Life Fighters have now joined Rundu Chiefs from the Northeast First Division...
The Kavango East Regional Second Division Football League concluded its 2024/2025 season on Sunday, with Rundu Unam FC emerging as the champions and securing a promotional play-off spot to the North East First Division. Known as the Clever Boys, the champions claimed the title after completing 22 matches, accumulating 46 points from 14 draws and...
Kavango West’s only First Division football team, KK United FC, held a meeting at Nkurenkuru on Saturday to review their 2024-2025 season performance and address various challenges facing the club. Addressing the meeting, the team’s chairperson, Sisanda Gabriel, said despite leading the league from game one through to game 16, the team ultimately lost the...