2022-07-04Otniel Hembapu Namibia’s senior rugby team, the Welwitschias, on Friday moved an inch closer to realising their dream of qualifying for next year’s Rugby World Cup when they defeated Burkina Faso 71-5 during their Rugby Africa Cup quarterfinals clash at Stade Pierre Delort in Marseille, France. View more
2022-07-05Otniel Hembapu Former Brave Warriors gaffer Ricardo Mannetti has been appointed to serve on the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations Technical Study Group, where he will be joined by the likes of Bafana Bafana legend Mark Fish and others. View more
2022-07-05Otniel Hembapu Namibian sprint sensation Beatrice Masilingi, who some months ago was sidelined by a torn hamstring and damaged tissues in her right leg, on Sunday strongly bounced back in a thrilling win over 200m. View more
2022-07-06Otniel Hembapu Being at their utmost best, avoiding schoolboy-errors and remaining consistent in applying pressure in all facets of the game, will be some of the most important ingredients Namibia will need to have if they are to overcome the unpredictable Sables of Zimbabwe, the Welwitschias’ veteran mentor Allister Coetzee has said. View more
2022-07-07Otniel Hembapu Former Brave Gladiators head coach Woody Jacobs is at loggerheads with the besieged Namibia Football Association, with the veteran gaffer claiming that the local football federation owes him N$175 000 in unpaid appearance fees. View more
2022-07-08Otniel Hembapu After pummelling the Sables of Zimbabwe 34-19 on Wednesday night to reach the final of the 2022 Rugby Africa Cup, it is again back to the grindstone for the Welwitschias, who will face an equally determined Kenya on Sunday. View more
2022-07-12Otniel Hembapu Welwitschias head coach Allister Coetzee yesterday ecstatically admitted the only thing that gave him sleepless nights since taking over as Namibia’s gaffer in June last year was to come up with a grand plan on how he could help the country qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. View more
2022-07-13Otniel Hembapu Brave Warriors mentor Collin Benjamin has refused to get carried away by the 2-0 win over Madagascar in yesterday’s quarterfinal of the ongoing Cosafa Cup, saying the win was the start of a long march towards the regional trophy and, therefore, focus must be maintained. View more
2022-07-14Otniel Hembapu Namibia and Botswana’s joint Bid Committee for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will soon commence with a status audit exercise for essential facilities such as stadia, hotels, airports, and medical and broadcast facilities, amongst others. View more
2022-07-15Otniel Hembapu As Namibia’s beloved Brave Warriors go toe-to-toe with the unpredictable Mambas of Mozambique in today’s Cosafa Cup semi-final clash at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, one can only borrow from the battle-hardened words of the great Sun Tzu, a renowned ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher. View more
2022-07-15Otniel Hembapu Going into today’s Cosafa Cup semi-final clash against the guileful Mambas of Mozambique, Brave Warriors’ coach Collin Benjamin and his charges will be inspired by historical feats as they gun to surmount the Mambas. View more
2022-07-21Otniel Hembapu Namibian striker Elmo Kambindu was yesterday announced as one of the 16 players that have joined South African DStv Premiership side Chippa United. View more
2022-08-03Otniel Hembapu Chief administrator of the troubled Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), Freddy Mwiya yesterday poured cold water on damning allegations of forgery, fraud and theft by two senior managers at the state-run sport organisation. View more
2022-08-04Otniel Hembapu Namibian veteran basketball gaffer Manuel ‘Lito’ Carballo has been appointed as the new head coach of Scottish side North Lanarkshire Titans’ senior men’s team, which will also see him spearhead the overall development of the sport at the club. View more
2022-08-08Otniel Hembapu Trinidad and Tobago athlete Jereem Richards on Saturday ran an astounding time of 19.80 seconds to break a 28-year-old Commonwealth Games 200m men’s record that was set by Namibia’s sprint legend Frank Fredericks in 1994. View more
2022-08-08Otniel Hembapu Namibia’s sprint sensation Christine Mboma on Saturday night said sheer bravery, her love for the country and a need to reassess her recovery at an international event were among the driving forces that propelled her to scoop a bronze medal in the women’s 200m final. View more
2022-08-09Otniel Hembapu Chairperson of the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee for the Namibia Football Association (NFA), Bisey Uirab yesterday informed all affiliates of the association that domestic premiership football activities will start only once funding is secured. View more
2022-08-12Otniel Hembapu This week, chairperson of the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee for the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Bisey /Uirab shared with all NFA affiliates and the general public that premiership football activities will only return once a sponsor or sufficient funding is secured. View more
2022-08-17Otniel Hembapu The working committee of Namibia and Botswana’s joint bid for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will soon present revised budgets to their governments, which will entail the projected costs of facilities, consultancies, lobbying and secretariat costs, amongst other things. View more
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.