Category: Sports
Private Sector Involvement in Sports Highlighted … as Capricorn Eagles get special send-off
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Namibia’s women’s cricket team, the Capricorn Eagles, received a special send-off on Monday morning as they prepared for their departure to Uganda to compete in a quadrangular T20I tournament. The competition will see them face off…
Preparations on Track for National Cricket Stadium
By: Dwight Links The construction of Namibia’s national cricket stadium, located next to Independence Stadium and the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium in Windhoek, is progressing well, with much of the seating and entertainment facilities taking shape. Cricket Namibia’s…
Welwitschias Take Positives From Loss to Boland Kavaliers
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) fielded a 30-man squad composed exclusively of locally-based players against South Africa’s Boland Kavaliers on Saturday afternoon at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Despite a strong first-half performance, the Welwitschias fell…
Sports Column: Understanding Human Psychology to Commercialise Sports
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Non-sport fans often deem the fandom as a form of mass psychosis. Society being hysterical about sports is a societal trait that has been around for centuries. Think about the tens of thousands of people who…
Sport is a Reflection of Society
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The idea that sport is a reflection of society has been around for as long as sport has been a field of study in academia. There is an entire subcategory within sports studies called sports sociology. The…
Sports Sector Backs Govt’s Mourning Directive
By: Justicia Shipena Namibian sporting bodies have expressed support for the government’s directive to suspend sporting events during the mourning period for the late Founding President Sam Nujoma. The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has confirmed its compliance with…
Cyclists Conquer Grueling National Road Championship
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Cyclists of all ages braved a challenging course on the outskirts of Windhoek along the B1, C28, and the Kupferberg climb on Sunday morning for the 2025 Namibian National Road Championship. The annual event, organized…
N$150,000 From Geingob Cup to Support Presidential Centre Setup
By: Justicia Shipena Former First Lady Monica Geingos has announced that N$150,000 from the proceeds of the Dr. Hage Geingob Cup will be allocated to cover initial costs and infrastructure preparations for the establishment of a presidential centre…
The Potential That Lies Within University Sports
By: Hee-Dee Walenga In Namibia, promising young athletes often face a difficult choice when they qualify for tertiary education: pursue their academics or continue their athletic careers. For many, these two paths seem mutually exclusive. Imorgene Afrikaner, a…
Inaugural HopHydro Cup a Resounding Success
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Founder of the HopSol Youth League, Robert Hopperdietzel, has launched an under-18 international youth cup called HopHydro Cup designed to promote youth football development. Backed by a N$4 million investment, the inaugural tournament took…