The late football crazy Justus Katume Handura was a formidable, tough-as-steak defensive midfielder who plied his trade with the now-defunct old location outfit Young Standard Football Club during the hotly contested knockout cup tournaments back in the day. He was amongst some of his teammates and others who vigorously advocated for the merger of Young...
Brave Warriors head coach Collin Benjamin has named a 31-man provisional squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Malawi on 5 September and São Tomé and Príncipe on 9 September. Former Brave Warriors player and assistant coach Willem ‘Dudes’ Mwedihanga said the league ended in May and since then, players have been off...
At just 17 years old, Junior Nikanor made his dream come true. He made his national debut, donning the national jersey at the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games, lighting up the court. He scored more points than any other Namibian player and earned praise as the team’s most outstanding player in a...
NKURENKURU – The International University of Management Nkurenkuru campus over the weekend hosted its inaugural HH Eternal Cup tournament, attracting 15 teams across multiple sport disciplines. Football emerged as the tournament’s flagship sport, drawing an impressive 11 teams that exceeded organisers’ expectations. “We actually didn’t expect those 11 teams. We thought there were going to...
Hesron Kapanga Director of Sport in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Jo-Ann Manuel, has urged sports officers to increase the promotion of sporting activities in order to raise awareness and reduce unemployment. Manuel said this on Tuesday during the launch of the 11th edition of the QKR Navachab Half Marathon....
Hilma Nalupe The Nedbank for Good Series will return to Namibia’s coastal golf courses this month, bringing together sport, community engagement, and charitable causes. The three-stop coastal stretch wi ll open at the Henties Bay Golf and Lifestyle Estate on 16 August, followed by Rossmund Golf Course in Swakopmund on 23 August. The final coastal...
Hilma Nalupe The Brave Warriors World Cup campaign initiative is pulling out all the stops ahead of Namibia’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malawi in Francistown, Botswana. Campaign chairperson Tim Ekandjo at a press conference yesterday announced that there will be a final send-off event, a football spectacle at Windhoek’s Independence Stadium on...
Freddy Mwiya, the chief administrator at the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), has called on the nation to come out in numbers to welcome the national inline hockey team when they arrive from China on Friday. This follows their historic bronze medal at the World Skate Games. “This is indeed history for the senior male team....
The Namibian Golden Oldies Football Club played to a commanding 10-2 victory against the Charles Hill Veterans in a friendly match. Club chairman John Ramaphutla announced that the team is preparing to host a return leg in October. However, he noted that financial support is urgently needed to make the event a reality. “We are...
Over two thousand participants of all ages showed up on Saturday for the second edition of the Bank Windhoek Red Run. The event was hosted at the Ramblers Sports Club in Windhoek. With N$60 000 prize money up for grabs, the runners ran across three different distances: five, 10 and 21 kilometres (km). They ranged...