Defending champions,Omusati region are pitted against Erongo and Kavango East in the 2025 edition of the Nedbank Namibian Newsppaper Cup. The draw for the highly anticipated national youth showpiece was held on Monday,27 January 2025 at the Nedbank Head office in Windhoek.The annual competition which sees u20 regional teams compete for the championship is scheduled to be staged from the 18-21 April in Outjo. “This tournament, a beacon of hope and opportunity for our young athletes, holds a special place in my heart, a place woven with threads of passion, dedication, and the unwavering spirit of Namibian youth. The Nedbank Namibian…
Author: Tuzera_Otjiua M Jeomba
All members of the NFA are hereby informed of the opening of the second registration window for the 2024/2025 season. The Second and Final Registration Window Period for the 2024/25 season will be open as follows: • Start Date: Monday, 20 January 2025 • End Date: Friday, 13 February 2025 Members are reminded that this is the final registration window period for the 2024/25 season
Namibia’s Under-17 girls’ football team has received a timely donation of reusable sanitary pads from Global United FC, an international, non-profit association that uses soccer as a platform to plan and implement important projects in the areas of climate and environmental protection, social issues and sports development. The donation comes as the team prepares for a crucial home-and-away fixture against Uganda in Kampala on 16 and 19 January 2025. The team departed for Uganda on Monday afternoon. Former national team star Diina Shituula presented the donation to the team, just before their departure for Uganda. Shituula expressed her hope that…
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) is pleased to announce that Civics Football Club has officially changed its name to Bucks Buccaneers, effective immediately. This follows the successful completion of an ownership transition and subsequent approval by the NFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Civics Football Club recently entered into negotiations regarding new ownership. Following the NFA’s review and approval of the ownership change, in accordance with NFA Statutes, the new owners submitted an application for a name change. The NFA, after consultation with CAF, has received positive confirmation regarding this request. The NFA congratulates the new owners of Bucks…
As Namibia steps into 2025, the Namibia Football Association (NFA) extends its warmest greetings to the public, media, and all football stakeholders. The NFA expresses its sincere appreciation for the unwavering support received in 2024, which played a crucial role in the implementation of various programmes and projects. The NFA also acknowledges the vital role the public and media played in holding the association accountable, contributing to greater transparency and progress. While significant strides have been made, the NFA recognizes that substantial work remains to fully transform Namibian football and elevate the quality of the game nationwide. The association remains…
The Namibia U17 Women’s National Team reported for camp on 5 January 2025 as they kick start preparations for the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The Baby Gladiators will play the qualifiers against Uganda in a two-legged tie. The first leg will be played on 16 January 2025 at the Kampala Hamz Stadium at 16H00 with the second leg scheduled for 19 January at the same stadium. Commenting on the preparations and matches ahead, Head Coach Hafeni Ndeitunga stressed the importance of the qualification matches against Uganda. “We are starting from the ground up and assembling a new team, after the…
Local law firm, Sisa Namandje Inc., has demonstrated its commitment to youth development by sponsoring the Namibia Football Association (NFA) with N$300,000 over three years. This significant contribution, amounting to N$100,000 annually, will directly benefit the NFA’s Third Division leagues. The NFA has recently implemented a decentralized approach, empowering each of the 14 football regions to establish autonomous Third Divisions. These divisions will operate independently under their own constitutions and management committees, while remaining affiliated with regional structures. Sisa Namandje, Senior Director of Sisa Namandje Inc., emphasised the firm’s dedication to supporting young people through football. “We are actively encouraging…
NFA Technical Director, Jacqueline Shipanga, has been recognized for her outstanding leadership by being nominated as one of the top three candidates for the FIFA Leadership in Action Award. This award honors exceptional technical directors and experts who have made significant contributions to the training and development of football. While the top prize was ultimately awarded to the FAZ Technical Director, Lyson, Jaqui’s nomination is a testament to her dedication and hard work. She is one of 35 technical directors from 211 FIFA Member Associations who participated in the inaugural cohort of the FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma program. This program…
To address the cultural and social root causes of Gender Based Violence-GBV,the Namibia Football Association (NFA) in collaboration with United Nations Namibia (UN), Ministry of Gender, Equality and Poverty Eradication commemorated the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence with a Mini Football tournament held at the NFA Technical Centre on Saturday, 7 December 2024. The 7-a aside tournament saw Bank Windhoek Namibia, FUTSAL, Namibia Breweries Limited, Standard Bank Namibia, FNB Namibia, Media team, UN and the Ministry of Gender, Equality and Poverty Eradication and the Namibian Newspaper male employees participate in the first edition of the tournament. In…
The Junior National U17 Girls team lost 5-0 to South Africa in their second match of the 2024 COSAFA Girls Championship currently underway at the UJ Soweto Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Head Coach, Hafeni Ndeitunga believes that his side still has a chance to redeem themselves in their final match when they play Malawi on Monday, 9 December. Kanene Tjizuu of Namibia challenged by Katlego Malebana of South Africa during the COSAFA Under 17 Girls Championship match between South Africa and Namibia at UJ Soweto Stadium in Pretoria on 7 December 2024 © Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix ‘Today we were so…