Brave Gladiators head coach Woody Jacobs has made it clear that the team’s goal at this year’s Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Women’s Championship is to win the tournament. He made these remarks following the draw for the tournament yesterday, where Namibia’s Gladiators were placed in Group A alongside Eswatini, South Africa and...
Rising star Pieter Kotze, fresh from collecting his ‘Boxer of the Tournament’ title at the just-ended Namibia Boxing Championship, is quickly becoming one of the most promising names in Namibian boxing. At just 19, his hunger for success and dedication to the sport have seen him aiming for the top. His love for boxing began...
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has announced the final squad for the Brave Warriors’ back-to-back encounters against Zimbabwe in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers. Among the selected players is former Khomas Nampol star and now Marumo Gallant’s striker, Rewaldo Prins, who has made the cut for the national team. Namibia’s Brave Warriors,...
Khomas region dominated the recently concluded National Boxing Championship 2024, held in Grootfontein at Omulunga stadium, emerging as the overall winners of the tournament. The event attracted more than 100 aspiring boxers from across the country, with all 14 regions represented, battling it out for top honours in the amateur tournament. The championship, fully funded...
The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service came to the Namibia Football Association’s (NFA) aid last month by injecting about N$5 million into its operations. The ministry’s executive director, Erastus Haitengela, confirmed the assistance, stating that the funds were allocated after extensive discussions with the NFA leadership. The N$5 million was intended to cover...
The fourth edition of the annual Namibia Sport Expo is set to take place this month in the coastal town of Swakopmund, the organisers announced yesterday. This year’s expo will run from 17 to 20 October at the MTC Dome, and will feature both local and international exhibitors showcasing their products and services. The event...
Namibia’s Young Warriors were eliminated from the Cosafa U/20 African Cup of Nations qualifiers after a 2-1 defeat to Zambia’s Copper Bullets in their final group stage match. This loss follows their opening 1-0 defeat to Angola, leaving them without a single point in the competition. The match in Mozambique started slow, with both teams...
James Britz, head coach of Namibia’s U/20 men’s football team, is confident that his team will turn things around today when they take on Zambia in a decisive group stage match of the U/20 Cosafa qualifiers. The match is scheduled to start at 12h00. The competition, which is being held in Matola, Mozambique, sees teams...
Losing players to top teams and inadequate training are some of the key factors that led to northern based Young Stars relegation, said head coach David Tutaleni. Young Stars Netball Club and Tsumeb Netball Club are the latest teams to find themselves relegated from the country’s topflight MTC Namibian Netball Premier League. The play-offs will...
Ruan Rispel from AC Boxing will headline the stable’s next event in December. He believes the fight will be a great opportunity to showcase his talent. He has eight fights, seven wins and one draw. He is set to face Joseph Abel, who has 10 fights, four wins and six losses in a 10-round bout. ...