insert_link Africa Angola’s Petro de Luanda wins 2024 Basketball Africa League Championship By bird story agency Angola’s Petro de Luanda on Saturday (May 1) clinched the 2024 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Championship, becoming the first team outside of North Africa to win the BAL finals after overpowering Libya’s Al Ahly Ly 107-94 in the finals. The Angolans, who are also the 2022 BAL runners-up and one of only two teams to compete in all four BAL seasons, […] todayJune 3, 2024 32
insert_link Local Bank Windhoek Golf Cup concludes its ninth edition In celebration of Namibian’s 34th Independence Day, Bank Windhoek recently sponsored the ninth Bank Windhoek Independence Golf Cup hosted by the Windhoek Golf Club in the Capital. The event, which took place on Saturday, 23 March 2024, attracted 72 players in 36 different groups. After witnessing a full golf day, participants attended the award ceremony, where the top ten positions were awarded. They were: Top 10 winners […] todayMarch 27, 2024 27
insert_link Sport Top volleyball tourney invades the coast On Saturday, 30 until Sunday, 31 March 2024, the Namibian Volleyball Federation (NVF) will host the eagerly awaited Bank Windhoek-NVF Doc Tournament at the Dome in Swakopmund. This year marks a significant milestone as NVF celebrates four decades of exhilarating volleyball action and camaraderie at the Doc Tournament. With the steadfast support of its partner, Bank Windhoek, NVF is proud to continue this tradition of excellence and sportsmanship. […] todayMarch 26, 2024 24
insert_link Africa The Moroccan referee who has overcome cultural barriers and gender stereotypes to make history at AFCON 2023 By Joel Omotto, bird story agency Bouchra Karboubi is blazing a trail through the beautiful game. While there has been a laudable increase in the number of female referees at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following the appointment of six women, only one has been given the mandate to officiate as a centre referee, with the rest working as either assistant referees or Video Assistant Referees […] todayFebruary 9, 2024 14
insert_link Namibia Brave Warriors coach has a good project: Chelle By Hesron Kapanga Eric Sekou Chelle, the head coach of the Malian men’s senior national football team, has said he was proud of the project the Namibian coach, Collin Benjamin, has built. Chelle’s team and Benjamin’s team played out to a goalless draw in their last Group E match at the 2023 African Cup of Nations underway in Ivory Coast. The match took place at the Laurent Pokou Stadium […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 15