Euro2024 draw tomorrow

The draw for Euro 2024 takes place in the port city of Hamburg on Saturday when France, England and the other leading contenders will learn the path to potential continental glory that awaits them next summer. The Elbe Philharmonic Hall, overlooking the river which runs through Germany's second-largest city, will be the venue for the draw, just over six months before the start of the tournament which runs […]

December 1, 2023 2

Sport

Exciting English Premier League weekend fixtures ahead

Arsenal are back on top of the Premier League with ambitions to stay there as they host Wolves this weekend while champions Manchester City play faltering Tottenham. Newcastle take on Manchester United in a clash of two teams with high ambitions of their own while Chelsea face Brighton, still searching for consistency. AFP Sport picks out three talking points ahead of the action. Arsenal's last-gasp 1-0 win at Brentford […]

December 1, 2023 3

Sport

NFA’s Shimooshili denies Benjamin’s job is in jeopardy

Namibia Football Association (NFA) president, Robert Shimooshili, has denied rumours that the association is looking to replace the current coach of the senior national football team with a foreign coach. The Brave Warriors, as the national senior football team is affectionately known, is currently being coached by Collin Benjamin, who signed a five-year contract in July 2022 after the previous coach’s contract ended in 2019. Bobby Samaria was appointed […]

December 1, 2023 8

Sport

Arsenal blast their way into the last 16

Arsenal powered into the Champions League last 16 as Group B winners after a four-goal blitz in the space of 14 minutes inspired their 6-0 rout of hapless Lens on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta's side needed one point to be certain of reaching the knockout stages, but they didn't settle for that target as they demolished their overmatched French opponents on a freezing night at the Emirates Stadium. Kai Havertz, Gabriel […]

November 30, 2023 7

Sport

Real Madrid through in top spot after Napoli thrashing

Real Madrid romped to a 4-2 win over Napoli on Wednesday to qualify in first place from their Champions League group. Napoli's defeat stopped them following in second place, with the Italians facing Braga in the final group match to decide who progresses. Record 14-time champions Madrid were already through but secured top spot with an entertaining win over the visiting Italian champions. Giovanni Simeone put Napoli ahead early on, […]

November 30, 2023 5

Sport

Upsets in the Debmarine Namibia Premier League

In the Debmarine Namibian Premier League, a number of upsets and surprises marked this weekend's matches. Young Brazilians scored what must be regarded as a famous win against the high-flying Eeshoke Chula Chula this weekend. The high scoring match, which was played in Karasburg, ended 4-3. Defending champions African Stars are top of the table again after a 1-0 win over UNAM. Young African drew 0-0 against Blue Waters, while […]

November 27, 2023 4

Namibia

African Stars has fired their Ghanaian coach Prince George Koffi

African Stars has fired their Ghanaian coach Prince George Koffi following the defeat to Eeshoke Chula Chula in the Hage Geingob Cup on Saturday. We spoke to Coach Koffi to hear on how it feels to have impacted the lives of soccer players.

November 20, 2023 9

Sport

The Dr Hage Geingob Cup tomorrow

The much anticipated Dr Hage Geingob Cup 2023 kicks off at the Independence Stadium tomorrow. The ninth edition of the competition will feature a full day of action, including FC Ongos Ladies vs Gals & Goals FC, the Namibian Legends vs the South African Legends at 3 pm, and in the main match at 5 pm, the current Debmarine Namibia Premier League champions, African Stars FC versus the people's choice, […]

November 17, 2023 5

Science & Technology

Adidas celebrates the love of Football with ‘FUSSBALLLIEBE’ − the Official Match Ball for UEFA EURO 2024™

The FUSSBALLLIEBE Official Match Ball will be used throughout the UEFA EURO 2024TM tournament in Germany The ball’s design is inspired by the joy of football and the energy of the tournament, and has been engineered with improved deboss grooves for greater precision in play This is the first Official Match Ball produced for the UEFA European Football ChampionshipTM tournament that incorporates adidas Connected Ball Technology, enabling match officials to make accurate […]

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