Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – The first edition of the late Dino Vezepa Karita’s football and netball Top10 All-Stars tournament will kick off on Friday at the famous Khomasdal Stadium in the capital. The competition, under the auspices of the Namibia Rural Sports Development Federation (NRSDF), is aimed at honouring the late Karita, who was an...
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South Africa dominates the Over 50’s Africa Cup Tournament
South Africa’s Proteas Over 50s cricket team were crowned winners of the 2024 Over 50s Africa Cup. The event was held in Windhoek from 17-20 November. The tournament, which was sponsored by Nedbank Namibia to the tune of N$100 000, took place at three venues, namely the High-Performance Oval (HP Oval, formerly known as Doc...
Tales of the Legends – Bidding farewell to ‘Sweet Sammy’, the ‘Panthera tigris’: RIP – Sam ‘Mitou’ Salomo-Emvula 1962 – 2024
Like many of his peers, Sam Salomo-Emvula started his football career in the lower division with exciting youthful outfit Golden Rivers Football Club, an unofficial feeder team for the already well-established big brother ‘Ingwe-Inyama’. The team was loaded with an avalanche of talent way beyond imagination, and though Emvula was not amongst the club’s...
Stars start title defence against YA
Defending champion African Stars will commence their title defence with a clash against Young African. About eight matches are lined up for this weekend at various venues across the nation. The first match between Ongos and Shandumbala outfit Tigers is set to be played tonight at Independence Stadium at 19h00. The reigning champions have the...
MTC Summer Derby set for Gobabis
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – The popular horseracing competition called the Summer Derby will take place tomorrow (Saturday) at the Gobabis turf in the Omaheke region. The competition is one of the country’s top showpieces in Namibia. It is sponsored by MTC with N$200 000, in addition to trophies and medals for the winners. Namibia Horse...
Tight schedule ahead for Welwitschias …as Burger outlines his plans
Jacques Burger, the newly-appointed director of Rugby at the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU), has spelled out his strategic plans for the national team, aiming to secure a historic eighth World Cup appearance in 2027. Speaking at a media conference at the Hage Geingob Stadium, he expressed excitement about taking on the role. “I’m obviously extremely...
Ndjembo takes reins … new era for Namibian boxing
Jeremia Ndjembo was on Saturday elected as the new president of the Namibia Boxing Federation (NBF), succeeding Benjamin Rabang. The former boxer will lead the federation for the next five years. In a recent interview with this publication, he expressed gratitude for the opportunity. “I am happy to have been selected as the new president...
Libertine Amathila sport tourney set for Omaheke
The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare will host the 2024 Dr Libertine Amathila Sport Tournament at Motsomi Primary School in Corridor 13, Omaheke region, from 2 to 6 December. This annual tournament unites youth from Namibia’s marginalised communities to celebrate talent, diversity and community pride through the universal language of sport. ...
Januarie scoops top-goal scorer award
Ramblers U/19’s sensational top goal scorer of the MTC HopSol Youth League was none other than Jaden Januarie. Januarie bagged 12 goals, for which he claimed the coveted title for the year. The star player felt the season was just as expected, tough and offered great competition. “The 2024 season was good for me and...
Tjozongoro accuses Swapo of undermining council
Zebaldt Ngaruka Gobabis mayor Melba Tjozongoro has expressed feelings of betrayal by Swapo over the use of the closed Legare Stadium for the party’s final rally in Omaheke on Saturday. The municipal council had decided on 11 September to close the region’s largest sports stadium, to allow for lawn recovery. Tjozongoro defended the council’s resolution,...