Category: Sports
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…
Sports Ministry Reaffirms Commitment to Namibian Sports
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) hosted a meet and greet last weekend with the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture, and various sports federation representatives at the Palm Olive hotel in Windhoek. …
COSAFA U17 Girls Championship – A Contrast in Preparation
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Namibia will be hosting the sixth edition of the U17 COSAFA Girls’ Championship from 10 May to 17 May 2025. The inaugural edition of the regional developmental tournament took place in Mauritius in 2019. The 2025…
Cricket Namibia Taps Local Hero for Head Coaching Position
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Cricket Namibia announced former player, Craig Williams, as the new coach of the men’s national side for the next three years, following the resignation of Pierre de Bruyne last month. Williams will have big shoes…
Future Stars Showcase Their Talents
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Namibia’s best young athletes converged at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek to compete in the 2025 Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) Athletics National Championship from 2 to 3 May. The two days were filled…
A Weekend For Local Sports Lovers
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The next few days will be jam packed with sporting action for local Namibian sports lovers. Namibians will have an array of sporting options to choose from. A weekend such as this should be circled…
Cyclists and Runners Set for Lüderitz Challenge in May
Staff Writer All is set for the first-ever Namport Nedbank Powerhouse Challenge, taking place in Lüderitz on 2 and 3 May 2025. The event is organised by Powerhouse Cycling Club, which started as a social cycling group in 2017 and…