[Namibian] It's all systems go for the Capricorn Schools Netball League finals, slated for tomorrow and Saturday at the Windhoek Gymnasium Netball Courts and United Netball Courts.

African Stars vs Chula Chula Available to Corporate Namibia for N$400,000  The Villager Newspaper

Namibia Football Association – A disgrace in interpreting and applying own statutes, rules and regulations  Windhoek Observer

Nedbank Namibia Unveils Exciting 5th Edition of Citi Dash Sport Tue, 07/29/2025 - 22:27

[New Era] The stage is set for an exciting conclusion to the 2025 Nedbank Desert Ice Challenge T20 League.

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Namibian Open Water Swimming team will compete at the World Aquatic Open Water Championships in Singapore, taking place from 15 to 20 July 2025. Namibia Aquatic Sports Federation president Riaan Steyn announced over the weekend that four athletes will represent Namibia.  They are Madison Bergh, Reza Westerduin, Tristan Nell, and Nico Esslinger.  The team will be accompanied by coach Jörn Diekmann and team manager Angelika Diekmann. Nico Esslinger joined the team in Singapore after arriving from Antibes, France, where he is on a scholarship. He will compete in the 10 km, 5 km, 3 km knockout, and 1.5 km relay events. “Reza Westerduin, who is currently based in England, will join the team tomorrow ahead of her events in the 5 km, 3 km knockout, and 1.5 km relay,” said Steyn.  “Tristan Nell and Madison Bergh are also entered in the 5 km, 3 km knockout, and 1.5 km relay events, rounding out the strong and well-prepared Namibian contingent.” He said the team has been training hard and is ready for the challenge of racing in open water.  He highlighted the experience and skill of the athletes and expressed confidence in their ability to perform well at the championships. “The team and their supporters back home are excited for the upcoming races and are eager to cheer on the athletes as they compete among the world’s best. As they head into the championships, we wish them fast waters and the very best of luck,” Steyn said. Coach Diekmann praised the athletes’ efforts and readiness for the competition.  “We are incredibly proud of our swimmers and the dedication they have shown in their preparation for this event. Each athlete has worked incredibly hard, and the team is ready to give their best performance. We look forward to seeing them rise to the occasion in Singapore,” he said.

[Namibian] Footgolf, a fairly new sport, has been introduced in Namibia and now joins over 50 sport codes affiliated with the Namibia Sports Commission.

Namibia in gear to host Region 5 Games  New Era Namibia

Allexer Namundjebo Palms for Life Football Club, based in Tsumeb, has made a strong mark on local football since its formation in 2021.  The team has consistently dominated local tournaments and gained recognition as one of the top clubs in the region. Although the team is currently ranked fifth in the Oshikoto Regional Third Division League, it has maintained a strong record in local competitions.  Formed in 2021 and officially joining the third division in 2022, the team consists mainly of students supported by the Palms for Life scholarship programme. Team manager Jesaja Goagoseb said their league position does not reflect the team’s full potential, noting that several players have moved to higher divisions. “Five of our players have gone to Newcastle United in the Oshikoto Regional Second Division, and several others have moved on to first division teams,” Goagoseb said. He said the team continues to perform well despite losing key players. “We managed to finish second in the season that ended in August, just missing the top spot due to goal difference. We’re currently fifth in a league of eight teams, and that’s a great effort under the circumstances,” he said. The club’s netball division has also performed well. The team remained unbeaten for a long stretch until many of its players were picked up by league teams, showing the depth of talent in the programme. Tsumeb’s Palms for Life students enrol in vocational training, take part in internships, and play sports in their free time. The organisation supports COSDEF students in six towns, with Tsumeb serving as one of the main hubs. Gabriel Hipandulwa, the team’s liaison officer, said the club was created to give students a productive outlet during their spare time. “Apart from that, our long-term plan is to move up to the second division and have our players scouted by bigger teams. We are currently the sole sponsor of the team, but we welcome anyone who wants to support us,” Hipandulwa said. He called on local businesses and community leaders to support sports tournaments in their towns to help develop young talent. “It will assist the youth in showcasing their talents. Since most of the youth are unemployed, it will also assist in keeping them busy to avoid committing crimes,” he said.

[Namibian] Coastal squash players took the honours at the Huster Wanderers Open Squash Championship on Saturday, with Brandon Grane and Charne Fourie winning the men and women's A Division titles.

[Namibian] Otjiwarongo-based Mighty Gunners Netball Club (NC) is eyeing the coveted MTC Netball Namibia (NN) Premiership this season, says team manager Tuli Hambida.

Niël Terblanché Reptile Mineral Resources and Exploration (Pty) Ltd (RMR) has donated sportswear worth N$55 000 to the Dome High Performance Centre’s Athletic Club and its Future Stars programme.  The handover took place on Tuesday at the MTC Dome in Swakopmund. The donation included tracksuits and other sports apparel aimed at supporting grassroots and elite athletes.  Coaches, athletes, and representatives from RMR and the Dome attended the event. Dr Katrin Kärner, exploration manager at RMR, said the company sees investing in sport as part of its role in supporting community development. “As a company deeply invested in Namibia’s future, we believe in the power of sport to transform lives and communities. We are proud to contribute to the journey of these incredible athletes and to support MTC Dome’s mission of high-performance development and inclusivity,” she said. The Dome High Performance Centre is home to top Namibian athletes, including Bradley Murere and Denzel Namene, who have qualified for the World Championships in India. Young sprinter Matthew Coetzee is also preparing to compete in Europe as part of the NAPSO team. The Future Stars programme, one of the donation’s beneficiaries, identifies and develops young talent without access to advanced training facilities. It provides coaching, support, and exposure to high-level resources. T’Neil Young, High Performance Manager at the Dome, welcomed the donation and praised the partnership with RMR. “We are thrilled to receive this support from Reptile Mineral Resources and Exploration. Partnerships like these not only uplift our athletes materially but also inspire them to push boundaries and dream bigger. With this apparel, our athletes will walk onto national and international stages with pride, knowing that Namibians believe in them,” she said. The donation highlights the role of corporate support in youth and sports development.  RMR and the MTC Dome aim to continue working together to help young athletes from all backgrounds reach the highest level of competition.

The newly-established regional third division has enlisted close to 10 200 young people plying their trade in the division, which has been introduced countrywide, says Namibia Football Association (NFA) spokesperson Isack Hamata. Talking to Desert FM recently, Hamata said the regional third division leagues across the country has 29 streams. “If you have one third division, let’s say in the Hardap, Ohangwena or Omaheke region, you have two or three streams in those regions and you can double the number of streams in each region, you would have a clear understanding of how many players are roped in. “One of the impacts of the now fully functional NFA regional third division leagues is that it keeps young people away from their obsession of simply playing with PlayStations, instead of taking part in formal structured football leagues,” Hamata said. “We thank our sponsor, the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport), which has assisted us to have the regional third division up and running,” he said. Hamata said Namport also sponsors the second division leagues, including the regional women’s football league countrywide. “It’s a massive boost for us to be able to have football played in an organised fashion, thanks to Namport. “Had those streams not been created, where would those footballers be?” he asked. “It means they were either going to play ‘bush football’ – unrecognised, therefore denying them the chance to play formal football and to be in the running for whatever national or regional team age group.” Hamata referred to the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup requiring that participants play for an NFA-recognised structure to be selected for a regional or national team. “These players have an opportunity to play organised football which puts them in contention for selection in the national and regional teams,” he said. “Football being the leading sport code obviously has the biggest number of people who desire to play organised football. After much contemplation and much deliberations, soul searching and consultations, including constant streams of requests to be part of organised football, we decided to have formal regional football leagues. “Where you look at the limited amount of opportunities that young people have to play football, it was then decided to establish third-division streams in each of the regions so we can have our young people play formalised football,” he said. Hamata said many young Namibians play football, but not all have the same level of talent. He said the third division was established to ensure that young people play football continuously, “because it is only by playing a lot of football that they are able to sharpen their skills and coaches are able to see which of the players are able to be put in pools”. Hamata said by introducing regional leagues, players would be provided a proper foundation for progress. He said through the the third divisions and women’s regional leagues, the NFA can track down players through its records and fight off age-cheating in the process. The post More than 10 000 young people in third division – Hamata  appeared first on The Namibian.

Namibia Cricket Stadium opens in October  Coliseum Global Sports Venue Alliance

[New Era] -The 2025 Namibia Local Authority Sports and Recreation Association (Nalasra) Games ended on Friday in Katima Mulilo, with the City of Windhoek teams emerging as the overall champions.

Steenkamp calls for greater investment in athletes at regional sport awards  The Namibian -

[Namibian] Wanderers netball club head coach Erika van Zyl says they have kicked off with preparation in January for the upcoming Cosana netball club championship pencilled for Windhoek from 22 to 26 May.

Front Row: David Norman – U.S. Embassy Namibia Representative, Mr. Simataa Mwiya – Chief Administrator, Namibia Sports Commission, Mr. Matheus Haitota – Head of Sports UNAM, Hon. Dino Ballotti –...

[Namibian] The Capricorn Schools Netball League was launched for the tenth time on Friday when the Capricorn Group announced its continued sponsorship of the tournament.

Sport codes that already have a substantive sponsor to run their individual leagues will not benefit from the N$50 million allocated to the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), says chief administrator Freddy Mwiya. This means popular codes like football, netball, cricket, volleyball and rugby leagues will in all likelihood miss out on the funds. Speaking to Desert FM, Mwiya said the N$50 million forms part of the initial N$93 million budget proposal submitted to the treasury last year. “The N$93 million budget in its totality covers the NSC operations, federation’s support and international engagement,” he said. “We are very happy that we have been prioritised as a sport sector. We’ve asked the federations to work and come up with a modality to be submitted by Friday.” “The NSC will then compile the recommendations from the stakeholders and, thereafter, we will have a meeting with the directorate of sport on the recommendations submitted,” Mwiya said. He added that federatios were requested to motivate how the funds should be utilised during last week’s meet-and-greet session with the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture hierarchy. “We asked them to come with the modality on how we will be able to ensure that every federation receives a piece from that,” Mwiya said. He said there are sport codes with regional and national leagues that have no substantive sponsors, adding that the notion that some are more important than others should be done away with. “All Namibian sport codes add value and there is no bigger sport code than the other,” stressed Mwiya. During the meet-and-greet session, minister of education, innovation, youth, sport, arts and culture Sanet Steenkamp stressed the need for clearly defined mandates, greater accountability, and improved collaboration between sport bodies. “Avoiding duplication of functions and strengthening coordination are essential for achieving results and upholding institutional integrity,” said Steenkamp, who urged administrators to “put athletes first”. The post Sport commission’s N$50-million fund for sponsorless leagues  appeared first on The Namibian.

[Namibian] Tennis in the country is experiencing a resurgence this year, says Namibia Tennis Association vice president Vekondja Kuzee.

Namibia ready to host exceptional AUSC Region 5 Games  New Era Namibia

The Kavango East regional netball team was on Monday crowned as the new champions for the 2025 Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup at Outjo in the Kunene region. The new champions defeated the Omaheke region with 40 points to 21 in the final. In the third position is the Ohangwena regional netball team, which defeated the 2024 Newspaper cup netball champions, the Khomas Region, with 42 points to 33. Head coach of the Kavango East netball team, Frans Ndara, in an interview shortly after the final game said his team worked very hard during the preparations for the games and that has now paid off handsomely. Omaheke netball head coach Greg Makari on his part said his team was disappointed about the outcome, considering how well they prepared. “For now, we are going back to the drawing board, see where we went wrong and correct those mistakes for next year’s edition,” Makari said. The post Kavango East netball champions of 2025 Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup appeared first on The Namibian.

//Kharas, Kunene and Kavango East are the early pacesetters after the first day’s play at the Nedbank Namibia Newspaper Cup on Friday.  //Kharas went to the top of the log in Group A after winning their opening two matches, beating Oshikoto 1-0 and Zambezi 4-1.  Against Oshikoto, Vince Roman scored the winning goal midway through the first half, while midfielder Tuundjakuje Kandingua won the man of the match award.  Zambezi managed to hold //Kharas to a goalless draw by halftime, but after the break it was one-way traffic as they ran out comfortable victors. Roman, Jonas Kooper,  Siegmund Sauerwein  and Pieter Perkat scored Zambezi’s goals, while Ponahazo Kamunu scored for Zambezi. Hardap and Zambezi are both on three points, after Hardap beat Oshikoto 2-0, but then lost 1-0 to Zambezi.  Oshikoto are bottom of the log on zero points after losing 2-0 to Hardap and 1-0 to //Kharas.  The host team Kunene went to the top of Group B on four points, after drawing 1-1 to Ohangwena and then sending the home town fans wild with delight with a 2-0 victory against Khomas.  Striker Brundihno Kandirikirura scored both goals, the second a great mid-air volley, to win the man of the match award. Oshana went second on the log after beating the hapless Khomas 3-2, while Ohangwena are third on one point after their 1-1 draw to Kunene. Kavango East went to the top of Group C after beating Erongo 2-0 through goals by Nathan van Wyk and Lukas Sakeus.  The only other team in Group C, Omusati, will open their account on Saturday.  Group D is still evenly balanced after Omaheke and Kavango West drew 0-0 in the only match so far.  Otjozondjupa will open their account against Omaheke on Saturday.  The post Early pacesetters of the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup  appeared first on The Namibian.

  By: Terence Mukasa The education ministry plans to construct a stadium in the Goreangab area, Samora Machel constituency in Windhoek. The deputy minister Dino Ballotti and Khomas governor Sam...