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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Senior national football team coach Collin Benjamin has called up 30 players to the provisional squad for the Brave Warriors for the 2025 World Cup qualifying games scheduled for next month. The team is set to face Malawi on 17 March in the away game before playing their home game in South Africa against Equatorial Guinea on 24 March. Namibia is in a good position to make history by qualifying for the World Cup for the first time. They sit second in Group H with eight points from four games, winning two, drawing two, scoring six goals, and…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Brave Gladiators have advanced to the next round of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers after defeating Eswatini 1-0 on Wednesday at Dobsonville Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.  This victory, combined with their 3-0 win in the first leg last week, secured a 4-0 aggregate win.  Head coach Woody Jacobs acknowledged the challenge posed by Eswatini, who pressured Namibia from the start.  “Some expected us to run over them, but Eswatini is a team that has improved over the years; I saw them at COSAFA in 2021 and 2022. So I am just glad we…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe Brave Warriors head coach, Collin Benjamin is set to announce a preliminary squad of 40 players for the upcoming World Cup qualifying games in March.  Isack Hamata, spokesperson of the Namibia Football Association, confirmed that the senior national team coach could make the announcement on Wednesday or Thursday.   Captain Peter Shalulile and Deon Hotto are among the key players expected to be named in the squad. Shalulile, who plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the South African Betway Premiership, has scored five league goals this season.  His team currently leads the standings with 48 points from 18 games.   Hotto,…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe Namibian professional boxer Charles Shinima is set to face South Africa’s Brandon Thysse for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Welterweight title this Saturday at Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event will also feature other fights.   Shinima, previously associated with MTC Nestor Tobias and Sun Shine Boxing and Fitness Academy, is now trained and promoted by Emmanuel Moses of the African Connection Boxing Club.  He has a professional record of 19 fights, with 18 wins and only one loss, boasting a 66.67% knockout rate since starting his career in 2017.   His opponent, Thysse, has 22 professional…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Brave Gladiators, Namibia’s senior women’s football team, are preparing for the second leg of their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier against Eswatini. Namibia secured a 3-0 victory in the first leg, played in Eswatini, and the second leg is scheduled for Tuesday, 25 February, at the Dobsonville Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Namibia is using Johannesburg as its home ground due to the lack of a CAF-accredited stadium in the country. Head coach Woody Jacobs emphasised that despite the comfortable win in the first leg, the team will not take the second match lightly.…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The head coach of the Brave Gladiators, Woody Jacobs said the team is drawing inspiration from the late founding president, Sam Nujoma, to win their match against Eswatini. The Brave Gladiators will face Eswatini today at 13:00 for their 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifying campaign at the Somhlolo National Stadium. The return leg is scheduled for 26 February at the Dobsonville Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, at 15:00. Jacobs said the camp spirit is good, and the girls are motivated to win the first leg and dedicate the victory to the late founding president. “We…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The national senior rugby team, the Welwitschias, will face the Boland Cavaliers rugby team from South Africa in a 2027 Rugby World Cup preparation campaign match on Saturday at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium. Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) vice president, Johan Diergaardt announced this week that the friendly game will go ahead without spectators. This is in line with the government's directives for sports organisers not to accommodate spectators during the mourning period of the founding president, Sam Nujoma, who died a week ago at the age of 95. Diergardt lauded Nujoma’s leadership and influence on sports, stating…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Brave Gladiators, Namibia's national senior women's football team, are set to face Eswatini without key international player Zenatha Coleman.  Head coach Woody Jacobs announced on Monday that several experienced players will be unavailable for the first leg of the 2025 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifying campaign. “We intend to go all out in this round, the team is well prepared and in high spirits, and the players are above the bar in terms of fitness levels because they have been playing in the FNB Women's Super League. No major injuries have been reported but the…