The NFA/Westphalia Introductory coaching course began on Monday morning at the Namibia Football Association’s (NFA) Headquarters in Windhoek. A total of forty (40) coaches will graduate from the programme that is aimed at enhancing the skills of coaches at schools and development level. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the coaching course, the Deputy Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Honorable Emma Kantema-Gaomas highlighted the importance of the MOU agreement between the two countries. “It is my singular honor to stand in front of you today and officiate at this first Namibia and Westphalia introductory football coaching course for…
Author: Tuzera_Otjiua M Jeomba
The Namibia Football Association Women’s Football Coordinator Justine Hamupolo attended the CAF Women’s Football Capacity Building Workshop which was held in Cairo, Egypt from 26-29 February. The workshop was attended by 48 participants from 48 African countries and focused on empowering women in football leadership positions by providing comprehensive training and resources. It was aimed at supplying participants with the skills, strategies, confidence, and connections they need to excel in their careers and make a greater impact in the football industry. “Women administrators matter because they provide a visible career pathway for young women to enter the football profession. The…
The much-anticipated NFA Cup was launched on Friday in Windhoek. Betting company PstBet Namibia will sponsor the PstBet NFA Cup with a N$ 6 million boosts annually. The PstBet NFA Cup will kick off this weekend with the preliminary rounds that will be played in the regions, this year’s edition will include women football as well. Speaking at the prestigious launch, PstBet CEO, Steve Hamunyela highlighted the significance of contributing towards football. “Just a month ago, Namibian football witnessed one of our greatest achievements in AFCON history, not only qualifying for the continent’s biggest showpiece, but also reaching the round…
The Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup was launched on Tuesday at the Sky Gardens, Nedbank Head Office, Windhoek. This year’s annual national showpiece takes place from 30 March to 1 April at Gobabis in the Omaheke region. Speaking at the official launch and draw of the 22nd edition of the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup, NFA Vice President, Murs Markus applauded Nedbank Namibia and the Namibian Newspaper for keeping the initiative running for this long. “The NFA is proud to be part of this noble initiative; even more so having sponsors such as Nedbank, The Namibian Newspaper, the Ministry of Sport, Youth…
The Namibian FUTSAL Men’s National Team is in camp to prepare for the crucial qualifiers of the Total Energies Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2024. Namibia will face Tanzania in two-legged play off matches – the first taking place in Windhoek at the Windhoek Show Grounds Sports Plaza on Saturday, 3rd February @ 19H00. The return leg is scheduled for Friday, 9 February in Tanzania. Addressing the media during a press briefing at the Football House earlier today, Interim Head Coach, Donawald Modise “The provisional squad was selected late in December, and we kicked off training during the first week…
The NFA wishes to congratulate African Stars chairman, Salomo Hei, for his unprecedented election to the Board of the African Club Association [ACA] with its secretariat seated in Kenya. The mandate of the African Club Association is to fulfil strategic initiatives relative to the objectives of Confederation of African Football [CAF] enabling football clubs on the continent of Africa to increase self-sustainability making these clubs globally competitive and enhancing the financial attractiveness to sponsors to improve football infrastructure for national teams and for clubs, amongst others. In this regard, NFA President, Robert Shimooshili, on behalf of the Namibia Football Association…
The NFA, Technical Expert Jaqueline Tulipamwe Shipanga joined 24 other Technical Leaders from around the globe to learn more about Japan’s approach to achieving excellence as part of block two of FIFA’s new Technical Leadership Diploma held in Chiba, Japan, between 4-9 December. Shipanga explored ‘Kaizen’, the Japanese principle of continuous improvement, during the 6-day workshop that included study visits to Toyota, Sumo Training Stables and the Japanese FA. Achieving excellence in the areas of Talent ID and Recruitment, Coach Education, National Teams and Quality Assurance was also covered by participants who are undertaking the 18-month long course. “The biggest…
The Brave Gladiators will be playing their final and most crucial match of the year.The Namibian side under the guidance of Paulus Shipanga are set to face Ghana in the return leg of the 2024 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Tuesday , 5 December at 15h00. Ghana is at an advantage as Namibia is tailing behind with two goals secured during the first leg in Accra,Ghana. Speaking during the Pre Match Presser,assistant coach,Nicholas Woody Jacobs said that the team is fully aware of the task at hand and is ready to go…
The Brave Gladiators departed Namibia on Monday afternoon (27 November) and arrived safely at their destination in Accra,Ghana where they held their first training session on Wednesday – joined by the trio of Zenatha Coleman (Turkey ), Millicent Hikuam (America ) and Vewe Kotjipati (Germany) who were the last to report for national team duty. They had the last training routine on Thursday before the all-important clash on Friday, 1 December 2023. “ We watched a few of their previous match videos and this is a crucial match,it is as important for them as it is to us. We have…