Having three nominations for the inaugural Cosafa Annual Awards indicates that Namibia is doing something right, says Namibia Football Association (NFA) president Robert Shimooshili. Shimooshili yesterday congratulated the Brave Warriors trio of Collin Benjamin, Loyd Kazapua and Peter Shalulile for being shortlisted for coach of the year, best goalkeeper and best male player prizes respectively....
Cohen Fistball Club stretched their lead in the National A League, while SKW 4 lead the National B League following the second round of league action last weekend. The u12 and u15 youth categories started on Friday evening. The tournament, which was partially interrupted by heavy rain, was won by SKW A with four wins...
Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Paris Saint-Germain battled back to beat 10-man Barcelona 4-1 and book a place in the Champions League semi-finals with a 6-4 aggregate triumph on Tuesday. Raphinha fired Barcelona ahead early on but Ronald Araujo’s 29th-minute red card turned the tide in PSG’s favour, despite the Spanish champions leading by two...
Borussia Dortmund fought back to beat Atletico Madrid 4-2 in their quarter-final second leg on Tuesday, securing a 5-4 aggregate victory and a first Champions League semi-final since 2013. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, goals from Julian Brandt and Ian Maatsen had Dortmund 2-0 up at half-time. Visiting coach Diego Simeone made three changes...
Hosts Morocco produced a scintillating performance to beat Zambia 13-0 in front of a sold Prince Moulay Abdellah Hall while Angola cruised past Ghana 11-3 at the Salle IBN Yassine on Monday night. The flawless Atlas Lions finished as Group A winners with 9 points to book a place in the semifinals of the TotalEnergies...
Borussia Dortmund host Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday looking for inspiration from their Westfalenstadion fortress to overturn a 2-1 deficit. Winners in 1997 and finalists in 2013, Dortmund are somehow still in with a shot at returning to the semi-finals despite a terrible start in Madrid,...
Barcelona host Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday hoping their young stars can help them vanquish the ghosts of the past and return the five-time winners to the Champions League elite. The Catalans’ dramatic 3-2 quarter-final first leg victory in Paris is arguably their finest result away from home in the competition in the last decade, sparking...
Robin du Toit, a prominent Namibian sport scientist, coach, and founder of ArtisticFit, is the first Namibian coach to secure a world championship title in strength sport. Under his guidance, athlete Brendali Theron emerged victorious in the under-75 women’s category at the World Strongman Championship held in Dubai on 28 March, marking a significant moment...
Namibia’s debut Futsal Africa Cup of Nations campaign went from bad to worse in Rabat, Morocco, after suffering a damaging 10-3 defeat to record champions Egypt on Sunday. The mauling follows Friday’s 5-4 loss to fellow debutantes Mauritania, leaving Namibia rooted to bottom of group B and on the verge of elimination from the continental...
Three time champions Egypt produced a strong second half performance to beat Namibia 10-3 in the ongoing TotalEnergies CAF Futsal Afcon Morocco 2024. GehadArafa’s side showed their class and experience against the tournament newcomers on Sunday, 14 April at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Hall. Mohamed Farag forced a save from Cee-Jay Van Wyk in the Brave 5...