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Okakarara FC welcomed to Debmarine Premierships by Blue Waters

Newly promoted Debmarine Namibia Premiership outfit Okakarara FC was welcomed to the country’s elite league on Saturday with a 3-1 defeat by Blue Waters at the Swakopmund Sport Stadium. The 2023/24 Debmarine Namibia Premiership season commenced on Saturday with action…

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YB suffers defeat to Khomas NamPol at Keetmanshoop

Karasburg-based Young Brazilians (YB) on Saturday suffered their first defeat in the Debmarine Namibia Premierhsip, going down 2-0 to newly promoted Khomas Namibia Police Force (NamPol) in their 2023/2024 campaign. The game, which was the first premiership game for the…

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Shivolo and Shaliaxwe win Navachab half-marathon

Namibian Correctional Service and Namibian Police Force runners Martha Shivolo and Jeremia Shaliaxwe were crowned as the new champions of the Navachab half-marathon after dominating their respective categories on Saturday. The ninth edition of the Navachab marathon saw over 600…

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Ipinge reaches semi-final of African Championships

 Namibia’s amateur boxer Gerald Ipinge reached the semi-finals of the 2023 Boxing Africa Qualifiers after outclassing his Togolese opponent Prewa Padabadi in Dakar, Senegal. The continental qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics is underway in Dakar with only 18…

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Blue Waters Sports Club gets sponsorship from Vivo Energy Namibia

 Vivo Energy Namibia on Thursday announced its N.dollars 150 000 sponsorship towards coastal-based football club Blue Waters. The N.dollars 150 000 comes in the form of a fuel voucher, which will be used for the football team’s travels during the…

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Seychelles women’s volleyball team wins gold at Indian Ocean Island Games

The Seychelles women’s volleyball national team defended its champion title for the fourth consecutive time at the 11th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) on Sunday.The Seychellois side defeated host country Madagascar 3-2 at a set score o…

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Seychelles hosts first ever All-African Artistic Dance Championships

Seychelles is hosting the first ever All-African Artistic Dance Championships at the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Hotel on Mahe Island where non-elite and masters in artistic dance will clash in a showdown.The event, which is being organised by the World Ar…

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Heroic Welcome For Regional Games’ Semifinalists

Business came to a standstill at Rang’ala trading centre along the Kisumu – Busia highway when the local residents turned up in droves to welcome two Rang’ala Boys high school students who took part in the regional school games tournament in Rwanda.Ja…

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Comoros will organise the Indian Ocean Island Games in 2027

Comoros will organise the next Indian Ocean Island Games in 2027 followed by Maldives in 2031, according to an announcement made during the meeting of the International Games Committee (CIJ) on Thursday.The committee will be writing to the Olympic Comm…

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Masongo elected as FIBA Commissioner

Former Namibia Basketball Federation president, Andrew Masongo, has expressed excitement over his election to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) board for a period of two years, stating that he looks forward to serving the basketball commun…