Category: Sports
2026 FIFA World Cup Match Day 1: Africa Performs With Pride
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The 2026 FIFA World is in full swing. The 23rd edition of the world’s favourite sporting event is a historic one for Africa. For the first time, there are ten African nations participating at the…
Ongos Continues Support for Local Sevens Rugby
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Ongos Valley and the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) announced on Tuesday that the housing developer will support the Union’s sevens rugby tournament for a third successive year. The tournament will consist of three legs, with…
Namibia’s (Lack of) Support of African Participants at the World Cup
By: Hee-Dee Walenga World Cup time is upon us. The increase in the availability of flags and other football-related merchandise in the stores and streets is unavoidable. Everyone has a “World Cup Special” going on. Shops and street…
FNB Namibia Injects N$1.6 Million into Classic Clashes
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The 2026 edition of the FNB Classic Clashes was officially launched Wednesday afternoon at Windhoek High School, with a curtain raiser basketball match between the girls’ teams of Windhoek High School and Windhoek International School….
NNOC Announces Team Namibia for 2026 Commonwealth Games
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) announced the delegation that will be representing Namibia at the 23rd edition of Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Over 3,000 athletes representing 74 nations and territories will compete for top honours…
FC Ongos Ladies Win 2nd FNB WSL Title
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The 2026 FNB Women’s Super League (WSL) season came to a dramatic close on Sunday, with the FC Ongos Ladies being crowned as champions for the second time. Coming into the final day of the season, both…
FC Ongos Ladies Win 2nd FNB WSL Title
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The 2026 FNB Women’s Super League (WSL) season came to a dramatic close on Sunday, with the FC Ongos Ladies being crowned as champions for the second time. Coming into the final day of…
Africa’s Push for a Commercial Sports Product
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The sixth season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) is approaching its climax, with the playoffs of Africa’s premier basketball competition currently underway in Kigali, Rwanda, at the BK Arena. The BAL is the brainchild…
IFC Invests in African Sports on the Sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Between 14 and 15 May 2026, over 2,800 business leaders, investors, and policy makers convened in “The Land of a Thousand Hills” for the 2026 Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda. At the centre of…
Botswana Flexes and Markets its Diamonds on Relay Medals
Botswana used its moment of hosting the World Athletics Relays last week to market its natural, polished diamonds. For the first time, each medal at the World Relays featured a natural diamond, all sourced and polished in Botswana….