WINDHOEK – The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Namibia, Onno Hückmann, will hand over a donation of 130 footballs and 13 air pumps to the Namibian Football Association (NFA).
The donation will be made during the half-time break of tomorrow’s eagerly awaited international friendly between Namibia’s Brave Warriors and the Mambas of Mozambique at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. The NFA will distribute the balls to the different regions of the country. The donation is meant to promote youth and women’s football in particular, as well as to improve regional infrastructure and sporting activities. The donation by the Federal Foreign Office is made within the framework of its sports promotion programme, aimed at supporting the development of sports in Namibia by, amongst others, seconding sport experts such as football coach Klaus Stärk who has been running a long-term project in Namibia since 2008.
Donations of sports equipment and facilitation of training courses for coaches at various sport schools and universities in Germany are also included in this programme. In addition, Ambassador Hückmann will also hand over certificates to Namibian football coaches Jaqui Shipanga and Gerald Güther, who successfully completed an international coaching course for an A-Certificate in Hennef in Germany earlier this year. The A-Certificate is the highest possible coaching license that can be attained in Germany. The programme is jointly organized and funded by the German Football Association (DFB) and the Federal Foreign Office.
By Staff Reporter