Namibia is looking to make a positive impression when they take on Comoros on Tuesday (13 May 2025) in the second group fixture for the 2025 COSAFA U17 Girls Championship currently underway in Windhoek at the Dr Hage Geingob Stadium. The Baby Gladiators are hoping to secure a spot in the semi-final as the best 2nd place runner up after losing their opening match 3-0 to Malawi. “This match is very important, strategically we have to go all out and score as many goals as possible, we watched their match against Malawi and analyzed their strengths and weaknesses. The approach…
Author: Tuzera_Otjiua M Jeomba
The Baby Gladiators opened their COSAFA U17 Girls Championship campaign against Malawi, the Namibian side suffered a 3-0 defeat.Namibia defender Uakatavisa Tjihiku was the unfortunate scorer of an own goal. Ethel Tambala scored the second goal for Malawi while Faluna Umali scored the finisher. Namibia’s Head Coach, Errol Damaseb said his side suffered from lack of concentration during the match. “The girls did well, the team has been together from the CAF U15 Schools Championship that was played in October last year. We started off well, but we conceded two goals from set pieces, and we had to regroup. The…
The Namibia Football Association called up players for trials and selection for the COSAFA U17 Girls Championship that will take place in Windhoek, Namibia from the 10- 17 May 2025. The two-day trials will host players from various regions across the country and the final squad will remain in camp to continue preparations ahead of the tournament. The trails will take place at the NFA Technical Centre, from 1-3 May at 08H00. Fifteen of the players called up currently play in the FNB Women Super League with several of them having played at the CAF Schools Championship held in Walvis…
In March, Namibia witnessed the inauguration of the First Female President, and a cabinet filled with female positions, women continue to take up space not only in the political landscape but in the football fraternity as well. The recently concluded Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup is testament to the strides that women are making, Uerikondjera Kasaona made history as the first female coach to coach and win the u20 men’s national showpiece. Brave Gladiators key players, Lydiana Nanamus and Lovisa Mulunga are currently enrolled in the NFA C-License coaching course currently underway in Windhoek. Lydiana Nanamus holds an Honors Degree in…
Tim Ekandjo with the help of a few friends sponsored the senior men and women’s national team with brand new gear which includes four official playing kits, goalkeeper kits, training and step out gear, bags and sneakers. The sponsorship valued at N$485,000 comes at a time when the Brave Warriors are fighting to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup while the Brave Gladiators are preparing for the second round of the WAFCON against Zambia scheduled for September. Stressing on the significance of national teams and national pride, the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts & Culture, Hon…
Karas, Otjozondjupa, Kunene, Omusati, Oshana, Kavango East, Zambezi and Kavango West regions are through to the quarter finals of the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup currently underway in Outjo, Kunene region. The Nedbank Newspaper Cup started on Friday, 18 April and will conclude 21 April 2025. Group A The Karas Region started with their 2025 Nedbank Newspaper campaign when they defeated Oshikoto region 1-0 in the opening match of the tournament, in their second match, they showed dominance over the Zambezi beating them 4-1. During the second day of the tournament, the southerners continued with their unbeaten run when they took…
Namibia’s Futsal Women’s National Team, the Brave 5 Gladiators, clinched a thrilling 4-3 victory over a Selection team from the Ligue du Grand Casablanca in a warm-up friendly held in Casablanca on 15 April. The match served as a key preparatory fixture ahead of the Futsal Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025. Namibia’s goals came from a dynamic attacking display, with Memory Ngonda and Muhinatjo Hanavi each netting a brace to secure the win. The Brave 5 Gladiators will now turn their focus to their 2025 FUTSAL AFCON campaign, kicking off with a high-stakes opening match against host nation…
THE NFA Introductory Coaching Course currently underway at the Etoshapoort Junior Secondary school learning centre in Outjo started on Sunday under the experienced guidance of NFA and CAF accredited instructors, Brian Isaacs and Eveline Noreses The NFA endorsed introductory coaching course forms part of the association’s strategic goal which outlines the increase of coaches at grassroots level as one of its key objectives.The five day course will introduce the prospective coaches to various issues of coaching development such as the NFA coaching system, coaching education and football philosophy. “We want to see everyone seated here coaching in the top tier…
Brave Warriors former defender, Arnold Doeseb attended the COSAFA Technical Study Group (TSG) workshop which was held in Johannesburg last week.The course who was attended by 24 participants from across the Southern African region was aimed at broadening the knowledge of what it means to be part of a TSG and to upskill member associations so that they can do their own technical analysis COSAFA TSG leader, Leah Masango said that the aim of the workshop was to create more capacity for technical study groups in all COSAFA member associations, also to do a talent identification for us to recognise new…
Namibia was drawn in Group A, alongside Malawi and Comoros for the 2025 edition of the COSAFA U17 Girls Championship. The games are scheduled to take place from 8-17 May 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia.