Otjiwarongo based outfit Life Fighters gained promotion to the top-flight league football after they were crowned champions of the 2024/25 Northern-West Stream First Division at the weekend. This comes after they played to a 1-1 draw against Eleven Warriors FC, at Omulunga Stadium, in Grootfontein. They went into their Saturday fixture needing a point to...
Christine Mboma’s coach, Henk Botha, has welcomed the recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling in favour of South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya. He described it as a positive step in the ongoing battle over World Athletics’ controversial testosterone regulations and a possible opening for Namibia’s own side-lined sprinters. Botha, who guides Mboma...
Despite missing out on podium finishes at the recently concluded AUSC Region 5 Games, Namibia’s national tennis coach, Jandre Bezuidenhout, says the experience gained at the tournament will be invaluable going forward. Namibia fielded nine players in the tennis competition, with all participants exiting in the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles events. Speaking after...
The curtain came down on the 2024 AUSC Region 5 Youth Games held in Windhoek, Namibia, with Southern Africa’s top young athletes and gamers delivering outstanding performances across various disciplines. Botswana tops karate podium Botswana emerged the overall winner in karate, showcasing precision and skill. The team finished top of the karate medal table with...
Norman Lucas, a member of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region Five Games, said the inclusion of Special Olympics for the first time in the games made this year’s event unique. Lucas, in an interview at Swakopmund, told Nampa that having the athletes compete in their different events...
The Mandela National Stadium will come alive with Rugby Africa Cup action at 13h00 on Sunday, as Namibia locks horns with Algeria in a much-anticipated semi-final clash. Namibia stormed into the semis after a dominant 55-17 win over Senegal, with standout performances from Johan Retief, Jurgen Meyer, man-of-the-match Andre van der Berg, Arman Combrinck, Andrew...
Hilma Nalupe The Brave Warriors 2026 World Cup Campaign got a major boost yesterday with the launch of an SMS competition through the full sponsorship of a Toyota Starlet valued at N$300 000, made possible by Pupkewitz Toyota and Toyota South Africa Motors. Speaking at the official launch of the initiative at Pupkewitz Toyota showroom...
A proud product of Windhoek’s old location where only the toughest survived, trying by all means using all tricks in the book to escape the wrath and constant bullying from the notorious pair of ‘Ou Windhoek, and Xoates, ‘Ou Xam’ was your typical streetwise kasi boy and knew exactly how to wangle and maneuvre his...
Hilma Nalupe Hearing the word ‘FootGolf’ for the first time left me wondering, ‘What on earth is that? Golf by foot?’ But after watching the live demonstration at the Windhoek Country Club on Monday, I found myself nodding and thinking, ‘Ah, I can do that. How hard could it possibly be to kick a ball...
Namibian archers brought home a total of six medals from the recently concluded 2025 African Regional Field Archery Championship in Lusaka, Zambia. The championship took place from 3-6 July, featuring competitors from Zambia, South Africa and Namibia. After three gruelling days of intense competition, Namibia managed to secure three gold medals and three bronze medals....