With just a few hours before the curtain rises at the 11th edition of the AUSC Region 5 Youth Games, excitement is steadily building as Windhoek and Swakopmund prepare to welcome the region’s finest young athletes. As the games officially get underway today, New Era Sport takes you, our esteemed readers and viewers on a...
The first-ever southern edition of the Bank Windhoek Ramblers U/21 Football Tournament concluded on a high note in Keetmanshoop recently, with the local favourites, Keetmanshoop Soccer Academy, emerging as champions. The tournament, held at the Westdene Stadium, brought together eight under-21 teams from across southern Namibia in a celebration of youth football. In a nail-biting...
Team Namibia is set to depart for South Africa this Sunday, ahead of the All-Ages Netball Tournament, scheduled to take place from 7 to 11 July in Cape Town. The prestigious youth competition, initially slated for Boksburg in Gauteng Province, was recently moved to the Western Cape due to logistical changes. Namibia will be represented...
President of the Namibia Wrestling Federation (NWF), Colin Steyler, has described the 55 young wrestlers taking part in the Southern African Open Wrestling competition as pioneers who will elevate the sport across the region. Speaking during the opening ceremony held at the Windhoek Show Grounds yesterday, Steyler praised the commitment of the athletes – both...
Hilma Nalupe Ronaldo Uirab’s journey into the world of tennis began with a simple after-school programme called Bernard Nord Camp (BNC) and has since turned into a story of passion and perseverance. Born and raised in the capital city, Windhoek, Uirab describes himself as a people’s person who enjoys lending a helping hand wherever he...
The Namibian Premier League (NPL) stands at a pivotal moment in its history, with the opportunity to transform Namibian football by achieving full independence or autonomy, a model successfully adopted by leading leagues worldwide. By transitioning to an independent structure, the NPL can enhance self-sustainability, attract greater sponsorship, and elevate the competitiveness of Namibian football...
The Windhoek Ladies Open, hosted by the Namibia Amateur Ladies Golf Union (NALGU) and proudly sponsored by NamibRe, concluded in style last weekend at the Windhoek Golf Club, with Wilmari Woest emerging the overall champion. Woest secured victory with a gross score of 164, narrowly edging out Wilna Bredenhann, who finished in second place with...
OPUWO – The 21 Motorised Infantry Brigade, responsible for defending the central areas of Namibia, will host its first annual edition of a football, netball, and volleyball tournament at the Khomasdal Stadium in Windhoek this weekend. According to the tournament organiser, Gift Simasiku Njenjema, the event will be organised to give back to the community....
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp says the upcoming Africa Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games, which are scheduled to take place from 4 to 13 July are set to go. The Namibian edition of the Games will feature the following sporting codes: Athletics (including able-bodied, visually...
Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) president Petri Theron yesterday announced a 28-man squad along with 10 technical staff members who will represent the country at the upcoming Rugby Africa Cup, scheduled to take place in Uganda from 8 to 19 July. The highly anticipated tournament, set to unfold at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, will...