Category: Sports

Namibians shine at Africa Continental Pro Jiu Jitsu Championships
By: Rodney Pienaar Namibian representatives at the Africa Continental Pro Jiu Jitsu Championships that recently ended, showed a great display of kick boxing skills in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The United Arab Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Federation was the official host of the…

Standard Bank unveils N$3m cup sponsorship
By: Rodney Pienaar Standard Bank has unveiled a three-year sponsorship for The Namibian Newspaper Cup valued at N$1 million per year. The regional sport competition, which is geared towards youth development in the country, will this year take place from…

NFA and GRN rally for Brave Warriors
By: Rodney Pienaar The Namibia Football Association in collaboration with the state will ensure that the Brave Warriors is ready for Zambia with qualification of the 2019 African Cup in sight. NFA Normalisation Committee chairperson Hilda Basson-Namundjebo has also called…

Spinners to hold reckless show
By: Rodney Pienaar Ten spinners are expected to impress at a pre-independence spin show that will be hosted by the Windhoek Spin City on the 20th of March. Popular spinners will be taking the track to showcase their tricks, alongside…

Namibians to take part in Africa Continental Championship
By: Rodney Pienaar Four Namibians will be competing in the Africa Continental Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championships which will be held on 2-3 March 2019 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, president of Namibian Kickboxing Federation (NFK) Anita de Klerk has said. “History will…

177 swimmers compete at long course national championships
By: Rodney Pienaar Swimmers across the country congregated for the Bank Windhoek long course national championships which saw 117 participants impress at the Olympia swimming pool in Windhoek recently. The championships were hosted by the Namibia Swimming Union, and included…

School chess teams to compete
By: Rodney Pienaar The Namibia Chess Federation will be hosting the Namibian Schools Team Chess Championships to determine the 2019 champions, president of NCF Israel Shilongo has said. The competition which is slated for the 9th of March will take…

FIFA wants NFA to verify member elections
By: Staff Writer The FIFA normalisation committee for Namibian football has called on the Namibia Football Association (NFA) members to submit reports and results of their leadership committee elections in order to assist with the normalisation of the mother body….

NPL Standard Bank Namibia Top 8 to kick off
By: Staff Writer The first ever Namibia Premier League (NPL) top eight competition kicks off this Thursday as clubs vie for top honors in the Standard Bank sponsored cup. The winner of the cup is expected to walk away N$…

32 archers to take part in African Championship
By: Rodney Pienaar The Namibian Archery in Schools Program will send off 32 archers to take part in the African Championship scheduled for May in the Western Cape, South Africa. The archers will compete against teams from South Africa, Zimbabwe…