04 June 2025 – Brave Warriors forward Bio Gurirab has made his return to the national team fold – he was last called up when the squad played in the 2018 CHAN qualifiers. Based in Zimbabwe, on the books of Simba Bhora FC, Gurirab talks about his new club and being back in the Braves set up. Here’s what he had to say:
Author: Tuzera_Otjiua M Jeomba
03 June 2025 – The Brave Warriors COSAFA team arrived safely in Bloemfontein on Monday ahead of the 2025 Hollywood Bets COSAFA Cup and coach Collin Benjamin and his team immediately got down to serious business with the coach saying his main focus is tightening areas of concern ahead of Thursday’s, 5 June game against Angola. Benjamin beefed up his squad with the addition of new faces. UNAM’s FC defenders, Tyrese Hikupembe and Vevangapi Mbuende are yet to make a debut for the Braves. The squad also features the return of Bio Gurirab who plays in Zimbabwe for Simba Bhora…
27 May 2025 -The Namibian senior men’s team assembled for camp at the NFA Technical Centre on Sunday,26 May 2025. Namibia drawn in Group B in the 2025 Edition of the Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup. The Warriors will take on Angola, Malawi and Lesotho in the group stages of the this year’s edition that will be played in Mangaung, South Africa from 4- 15 June 2025. We caught up with Brave Warriors Biokineticists, Garren Smith to take us through the first training session. “Today marked our first training session as a team, with the primary focus on regeneration and active recovery.…
The Nambia Football Assiciation (NFA) launched the Brave Warriors World Cup Campaign at the Windhoek Palm Hotel on 21 May 2025. The campaign which is aimed at helping secure funds for the Brave Warriors will be spearheded by Tim Ekandjo as chairperson with Titus Kunamuene, Isaack Hamata, Jacqueline Shipanga, Johannes Kunamuene and Ivan Tsabalala as committee members. Namibia is yet to make her maiden appearance at the global showpiece and achieving qualification would be a remarkable historic achievement not just for the players and the FA but for all Namibians. Speaking at the launch, Tim Ekandjo outlined the campaigns objective which is to…
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…
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…