Namibia and Botswana on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that will see the two countries put up a bid to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The bid will be known as the BONA2027 and will see the two countries work together in an effort to host Africa’s premier football competition. At…
Namibia beat Hong Kong by 162 runs to take an unassailable two-nil lead in the three-match cricket series at the Trustco United Cricket field in Windhoek on Thursday. Hong Kong won the toss once again and decided to field, and the host posted 280 runs for nine wickets (280/9) in their allocated 50 overs. Opener…
Namibia’s senior cricket team, The Eagles, will face Hong Kong in three 50 over matches at the United Fields, in Windhoek from 05 to 12 June. According to a media release availed to Nampa on Tuesday, this will be the fourth competitive competition to be hosted by Namibia in 2022. The matches come after Namibia…
Brave Warriors and Mamelodi Sundowns striker, Peter Shalulile capped off a great season by winning the DStv Premier Soccer League (PSL) Footballer of the Season and the Player’s Player of the Season awards in Johannesburg on Sunday. Shalulile retained the two awards that he won last year and also walked away with the top goal…
Namibian sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi will miss the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) African Championships scheduled for 08 to 12 June 2022 in Port-Louis, Mauritius. Out of the 55 African countries, 48 have confirmed their attendance for the 22nd edition of the championships, which will be held at a brand-new track at the…
Henk Botha, who coaches sprinter Beatrice Masilingi, has said the injury she picked up over the weekend is not career-threatening and she will be back on the track soon. Masilingi competes in the 100 metre (m) and 200m sprints. She sustained an injury while representing Namibia at the Gaborone International Meet over the weekend. In…
The Namibian Cycling Federation (NCF) will this coming weekend host the 12th African Cycling Confederation (CAC) Mountain Bike (MTB) Africa Championships at the IJG trails on Farm Windhoek in Kleine Kuppe. This year’s event will see riders from South Africa, Mauritius, Tunisia, Kenya and Morocco compete against Namibians on 23 April, and will also be…
Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) Secretary-General, Joan Smit said there is still ample time for athletes to qualify for the Commonwealth Games set for Birmingham, England during the months of July and August this year. The Commonwealth Games are international multi-sport events involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. Smit in a recent interview with…
Namibia’s power utility, NamPower, on Tuesday here rewarded three athletes and their guides as well as two coaches with N.dollars 535 000 for their achievements at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. The Namibia Paralympic Committee sent three athletes and three guides to compete in the championship that saw them win two medals, a silver and…
National Under-20 rugby team coach Chrysander Botha has said his team is ready to take on host nation Kenya in the Barthes Trophy currently underway in Nairobi. Namibia, Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Zambia and Madagascar are competing in the 2022 edition of the Barthes Trophy, which started on 09 April and ends on…