Category: Sports
Desert Jewels Bring Home UAE Cup
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Debmarine Namibia Desert Jewels, Namibia’s national netball team, landed back in Namibia from the UAE on Sunday afternoon to a heroes welcome at the Hosea Kutako International Airport. The Jewels were crowned as…
Nedbank Gives Back Through Sport
By: Staff Writer Over the weekend, Nedbank Namibia handed over 40 bicycles to Beautiful Kidz, a Namibian non-profit organisation dedicated to uplifting vulnerable children and families. The bicycles were purchased with funds that were raised during the…
Rwanda Primed to Host 2025 UCI Road World Championships
By: Hee-Dee Walenga In 2021, Kigali was officially announced as the host city of the prestigious competition during the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road World Championships in Leuven, Belgium. The 103-year old road cycling competition is set to…
Rugby Season Ends on a Double High for the Walvis Bay Kudus
By: Dwight Links The Namibia rugby season ended in an exhilarating finale on Saturday as the Women’s and Men’s leagues concluded with the finals at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek. It was a derby of coastal…
Brave Warriors Have the Potential to be the Face of Namibia’s New Sports Era
By: Hee-Dee Walenga As the final whistle blew after Namibia’s 1-1 draw with our favorite opponent, Angola, in our opening fixture of the 2025 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup, I had an epiphany. The Brave Warriors have an opportunity…
Kudus and Wanderers to Face off in NRU Finals
The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) Premier League semi finals took place over the weekend at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek. FNB Wanderers continued their unbeaten form and are on course to retaining their NRU premier league title after…
Football and Rugby Champions One Step Closer to Being Crowned
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Namibian top flight rugby and football seasons are nearing completion. Rounds 26 and 27 of the Debmarine Namibia Premiership and the final round of league play in the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) took place…
Ballotti Calls on School Principals to Avail School Halls for Indoor Sports
By: Annakleta Haikera The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Youth, Sports and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has urged school principals across the country to make school halls available for indoor sports, particularly in the Kavango East Region. He made this…
Copper Princesses Reclaim COSAFA Title
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Zambia beat Malawi 3-0 in the final of the 2025 COSAFA Girls’ U17 Championship on Saturday at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek to successfully defend their 2024 title. Zambia came into the tournament as the most…
Baby Gladiators Get Maiden COSAFA Victory
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Namibia’s girls’ U17 team, the Baby Gladiators, got their first ever victory in the U17 COSAFA Championship after beating islanders Comoros 10-0 yesterday at the Hage Geingob Stadium. It is Namibia’s first ever win…