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On the 11th July over 70 gymnasts in the WAG and MAG sections have competed in the Erongo Regional 1st Qualifying competition.

The highlight of the competition was once again the brilliant performance of Ramona Beukes, the top WAG gymnast not only of the Walvis Bay Gym Club but also of Namibia.  Ramona managed to complete a double pike back summersault.  This is the first time ever in Namibia that this element has been incorporated in any routine and successfully completed. Read the rest…

WINDHOEK, 15 JUL (NAMPA) - The Namibia Football Association (NFA) Secretary-General, Barry Rukoro, warns local soccer players to be weary of unregistered soccer agents.
Speaking to Nampa Tuesday on enquiry Rukoro urged soccer players interested in furthering their career abroad to only make use of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) registered agents.
“There are many unregistered agents, these players must work hard to ensure a brighter future,” he stressed. Read the rest…

WINDHOEK, 15 JUL (NAMPA) – The Tertiary Institutes’ Sports Association of Namibia (TISAN)’s Elite team has already clinched two silver medals at the All Africa Games for tertiary institutions, currently underway in Kampala, Uganda.
Speaking to Nampa on Tuesday, TISAN president Werner Jeffery said the two silver medals were won by Hans von Lieres in the men’s high jump, and Malisa Amamus in the women’s high jump. Read the rest…

WINDHOEK, 15 JUL (NAMPA) – Top Namibian football referee Mathew Katjimune will officiate at the forthcoming Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Senior Challenge Cup billed for Mpumalanga, South Africa from 19 July to 03 August.
National Referees Committee (NRC) chairman Edwardth Ndjadila confirmed this to Nampa on Tuesday. Read the rest…

WINDHOEK, 15 JUL (NAMPA) – Local soccer referees are indeed a force to be reckoned with at continental level, following the appointment of four Namibian referees to officiate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next month.
National Referees Committee (NRC) chairman Edwardth Ndjadila told Nampa on Tuesday that four local referees have been appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to officiate at the Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) CAF Champions League match scheduled for 03 August in Lubumbashi, DRC. Read the rest…

WINDHOEK, 14 JUL (NAMPA) – The Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF) on Saturday selected two national training teams in preparation for envisaged international friendly matches against neighbouring countries.
NVF Vice-president for Internal Affairs, Joel Mathews, informed Nampa on Monday that they are targetting Botswana and South Africa for friendly matches later this year. Read the rest…

WINDHOEK, 14 JUL (NAMPA) – Namibia’s new national senior soccer team coach Tom Saintfiet hopes to ensure that they qualify for the International Federation of Football Associations’ (FIFA) 2010 World Cup in neighbouring South Africa.
Speaking on Monday at a media briefing held at the Namibia Football Association (NFA)’s Soccer House, Saintfiet said it will not be easy but he hopes to get the maximum points from the two remaining matches in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Read the rest…

WINDHOEK, 14 JUL (NAMPA) – Brave Warriors’ coach Tom Saintfiet kicks off with preparations for the Council of Southern Africa Football Association (COSAFA) Senior Challenge Cup scheduled for Mpumalanga, South Africa from 19 July to 03 August.
Saintfiet, who arrived last Friday, wasted no time as he and his two assistants Brian Isaacks and Ronnie Kanalelo called up 26 players to report for a training camp at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Soccer House on Monday. Read the rest…

WINDHOEK, 14 JUL (NAMPA) – One of Namibia’s two marathon runners’ training programme for the Summer Olympic Games in China next month has been interrupted due to a mild flu and low iron supply in her blood.
A visibly sick Beata Naigambo told Nampa on Friday that she picked up the flu on her return from training in South Africa last week, where she did speed training with coach and fellow runner Tobias Hiskia for one week. Read the rest…