The Brave Warriors will have to do without Erastus Kulula and Romeo Kasume when they take on the Indomitable Lions away at the Garoura Roumde Stadium on Saturday, 7 September 2024 (5pm). Kasume and Kulula are not eligible to travel from Kosovo due to VISA restrictions. Kasume and Kulula are being substituted by Punaije Katjimune and Lawrence Doeseb. “It’s a huge blow to the team but we equally believe in all the players and what they bring to the team, Kulula and Kasume had an impressive year with the team thus far, they both featured in the World Cup qualifiers…
Author: Tuzera_Otjiua M Jeomba
The Namibia Men’s National Team are continuing preparations at the NFA Technical Centre ahead of their two Total Energies Qualification matches against Cameroon and Kenya. Benjamins’ charges open their AFCON account when they face Cameroon away at the Garoura Roumde Stadium on Saturday, 7 September 2024 (5pm), and then they travel to South Africa to play their second match in the group against Kenya on Tuesday, 10 September 2024 at the Orlando Stadium. The Warriors will depart on Sunday, 1 September 2024 to South Africa where they will be joined by the foreign based players before making their way to…
The Namibia Football Association is conducting a three-day CAF Safe Stadium Initiative Workshop at the Football House in Katutura from 20-23 September 2024. The Safe Stadium Initiative aims to create a safe environment for everyone coming to football venues and promote a safety and security culture within Member Associations (MA’s) across Africa. Speaking at the opening of a CAF Safety and Security Workshop for Namibia Premier Football League and Women Super League clubs, Shimooshili emphasized the urgent need to protect match officials and ensure a safe environment for all stakeholders involved in the sport. “We cannot tolerate insults, threats, and harassment against our…
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) in collaboration with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is hosting a Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) National Workshop for the FA’s members. The workshop took place on 29 and 30 July 2024 at Hilton in Windhoek and will focus mainly on the CAF Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP), with in-depth training sessions for users of the platform from the clubs. The general objectives of the workshop are: Present the CAF Club Licensing regulatory framework (edition 2022) for men’s and women’s competitions. Explain the mandatory criteria for continental and domestic competitions. Train users for the Club…
A one-week Grassroots Football Development workshop, which concluded today in Karasburg, has been hailed as a significant step forward for the region’s football development. The workshop, aimed at empowering teachers and coaches, particularly those in rural areas, was attended by 32 participants. Karas Football Region Chairman, Emrico Blaauw, expressed immense satisfaction with the program’s outcome. “This journey has been long overdue but undeniably necessary,” he said. Blaauw emphasized the importance of investing in grassroots development, particularly in underserved communities like Ariamsvlei, Grunau, Satco, Ubib, and Wortel. The workshop, sponsored by the Namibia Football Association (NFA), equipped participants with the necessary…
FNB Women Super League winners, FC Ongos Ladies will face Herentals Queens from Zimbabwe in Group A of the CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier 2024 that will be hosted in Blantyre, Malawi from August 15-24, 2024. The winning team from the qualifiers in Malawi will join two-time CAF Women’s Champions League winners and title holders Mamelodi Sundowns who qualified automatically for the defence of their continental title. The competition will be played on a round-robin format with the top two sides in each pool advancing to the semifinals. Only the club that wins this year’s qualifier will advance…
The CAF A License Refresher Coaching course began on Monday morning at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Headquarters in Windhoek, where the 18 coaches who attended the first CAF A License Coaching course in 2014 immediately swung into action. The Coaching Course relative to the objectives enshrined in its strategic plan and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Convention. NFA General Secretary Charles Siyauya welcomed the participants and said it was an honour for the Association to be hosting this refresher course after such a long time. He wished them the best of luck on this journey and pleaded with…
Namibia’s Brave Gladiators claimed a 2-0 victory over Liechtenstein in their second international friendly on Sunday, following a 1-1 draw in the first encounter on Thursday. Utuzuvira Kahiriri and Memory Ngonda found the back of the net for the jubilant Namibian side, with Coach Woody Jacobs praising his team’s performance. “It was a brilliant football match,” Jacobs said. “We knew we had it in us to beat Liechtenstein, and the girls played out of their skin.” He highlighted the contributions of Kahiriri, who scored her first international goal, labelling her a “star in the making.” Jacobs also commended Anna-Ida Somses…
The Hardap Football Region (HARFA) was the latest region to play host to the NFA Introductory coaching course as a total of 29 aspiring coaches underwent the five-day programme held at the Teachers Resource Centre in Rehoboth which will be completed on Friday,12 July 2024. 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. Facilitated by, Mervin Mbakera who holds a CAF B-Diploma as well as highly qualified FIFA/CAF/NFA Coaching Instructor Willy Kapukare, the course saw the coaches being introduced to the most…
Namibian Women’s National Team coach Woody Jacobs has hailed two young players, Mbakondja Kahiriri and Memory Somses, as the future of the Brave Gladiators. Both Kahiriri and Somses are part of the 19-woman squad currently in Liechtenstein for a two-match friendly series. At just 19 years old, Kahiriri is already the captain of her club side, Beauties FC, who finished second in the FNB Women’s Super League League. Somses, who turns 19 in August, has been a standout performer for V-Power, also in the FNB Women’s Super League. Jacobs is confident that both players have the potential to become key…