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      Samaria names strong Cosafa team

      Samaria names strong Cosafa team

      2021-07-05  Maurice Kambukwe
      Brave Warriors’ head coach Bobby Samaria yesterday named the final 25 players who will represent Namibia at the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations' (COSAFA) Cup set to take place in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa from 6 to 18 July.
      NPC disappointed with the number of slots

      NPC disappointed with the number of slots

      2021-07-05  Staff Reporter
      The Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC) has expressed disappointment after learning that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has allocated Namibia only three slots for the upcoming Paralympic Games, starting in less than 50 days in Tokyo, Japan.
      Heartbreak for teen sprinters… Mboma, Masilingi removal sparks mixed reactions

      Heartbreak for teen sprinters… Mboma, Masilingi removal sparks mixed reactions

      2021-07-05  Kuzeeko Tjitemisa
      Namibia’s three-time Olympian and chairperson of the country’s Athletes Commission, Gaby Ahrens, says the withdrawal of sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi from the 400m list of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics by World Athletics should not be viewed as a racial attack on the personae of African athletes. 
      Blazing Mboma rewrites history books…eyes on Tokyo Olympics

      Blazing Mboma rewrites history books…eyes on Tokyo Olympics

      2021-07-02  Otniel Hembapu
      When Namibia’s sprint ace Christine Mboma clocked a jaw-dropping 48.54 seconds on her way to a sensational victory in the women’s 400m at the Irena Szewinska Memorial on Wednesday night in Bydgoszcz, Poland, she did not only win the race in astounding fashion but the 18-year-old budding talent essentially killed four birds with one stone.
      Remembering our beloved fallen athletes

      Remembering our beloved fallen athletes

      2021-07-02  Carlos Kambaekwa
      The most dangerous virus currently in motion, the Covid-19 pandemic, is causing havoc amongst our people, erasing loved ones with devastating brutality. Our athletes are not immune and are falling prey to this “monster” called Covid-19. In today’s edition, New Era Sport pays fitting tributes to those who have been visited by the deadly virus, accelerating their premature departure from earth.
      Diekmann ready for the Olympics 

      Diekmann ready for the Olympics 

      2021-07-02  Maurice Kambukwe
      With less than 21 days left before the much-anticipated Tokyo Olympic Games take centre stage in Japan, Namibian rower Maike Diekmann says she is ready to represent the country to the fullest.
      No slowing down for Beatrice

      No slowing down for Beatrice

      2021-07-01  Maurice Kambukwe
      Henk Botha, one of Namibia’s veteran athletics coaches and mentor to two of the country’s foremost sprinting aces Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma, says the overall performance of the two runners can only get better and bigger ahead of this month’s Olympic Games in Japan.
      Undeterred Kakololo looks to the future

      Undeterred Kakololo looks to the future

      2021-07-01  Maurice Kambukwe
      In spite of missing out on an opportunity to win the WBO inter-continental featherweight title against Ukraine’s Oleg Malinovskyi during their mega showdown early last month, Namibia’s featherweight boxer Nathanael ‘Natty’ Kakololo remains focused on the future.
      Namibia to get Paralympics slots today

      Namibia to get Paralympics slots today

      2021-06-30  Otniel Hembapu
      The Namibia Paralympics Committee (NPC) will today officially learn the number of slots the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has allotted to Namibia for this year’s Paralympic Games.