Category: Sports
FNB Supports Women’s Basketball with N$333,000
By: Hee-Dee Walenga FNB Namibia, through the FirstRand Foundation, sponsored N$333,000 to the Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) for the upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball League Africa Qualifiers set to be held in Windhoek from 6 to 10 November 2025….
Can Sport be Part of the AfCFTA Conversation?
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a concept that was approved by the African Union in 2012, developed to boost intra-African trade and promote socio-economic development across the continent in line with Agenda 2063. Trading…
Rwanda to Host PFL Africa Semi-Finals
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, will check off another international sports event by hosting the Professional Fighters League (PFL) Africa semi-finals on Saturday. The PFL is a mixed martial arts…
Eagles Beat Proteas in Historic Matchup
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Cricket Namibia officially opened the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon by beating the world-famous South African Proteas by 4 wickets in a T20I matchup in Windhoek. The fixture acted as the official opening of…
Netball on the Cusp of Turning Professional
By: Dwight Links Netball is on the verge of becoming one of Namibia’s first-ever professional sporting codes, as Netball Namibia and MTC announce plans for this significant development are in the pipeline. “Starting from next season,…
2025 UCI Road World Championships: A Reminder For Africa to Compete Instead of Participate
By: Hee-Dee Walenga From 21-28 September 2025, Kigali, Rwanda made global sporting history by being the first African country to host an Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) World Championship in the international body’s 125-year history. The atmosphere in Kigali was electric…
PHOTOS: Magdeleine Vallieres Becomes 1st Canadian to Win Women’s Elite Title at UCI Road World Championships
Photos: Hee-Dee Walenga Vallieres completed the 164km course in 4:34:48. Niamh Fisher-Black from New Zealand finished 2nd, with Spain’s Margarita Victoria Garcia claiming the bronze medal in Kigali, Rwanda. Vallieres took the lead at the bottom of the final…
Delsia Van Vuuren Finishes UCI World Junior Championship
Competing at her first UCI Road World Championships, 18-year-old Namibian Delsia Van Vuuren completed the junior women’s race in a time of 2:33:39, 24 minutes and 20 seconds behind Spaniard Paula Taco Ostiz who won the gold medal. The silver…
PHOTOS: Lorenzo Finns Wins Second UCI World Road Championship
Photos: Hee-Dee Walenga 18-year-old Italian, Lorenzo Finn, won the UCI U23 Men’s World Road Championship title in Kigali, Rwanda. It is Finn’s second World Championship title, having won the Junior Men’s road race last year. He finished the race 31…
PHOTOS: Namibia’s Roger Suren Completes Junior Road World Championships
Photos: Hee-Dee Walenga Namibia’s Roger Suren (18) finished 44th out of 170 riders in the Men’s Junior Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. Suren completed the 119.3km course 10:29 behind Great Britain’s Harry Hudson, who claimed the gold with a…