Football, rugby, athletics, cricket.
Orlando Pirates defeated African Stars 4-0 in the CAF Champions League second preliminary round second-leg on Friday, advancing to the group stages. Evidence Makgopa scored in the victory for the South African champions.
7 hours ago · The Namibian →
Orlando Pirates defeated African Stars 4-0 in the CAF Champions League second preliminary round second-leg on Friday, advancing to the group stages. Evidence Makgopa scored in the victory for the South African champions.
7 hours ago · The Namibian →
Mountain biking enthusiasts will gather in Karibib for the Navachab Gold Rush MTB Challenge, featuring two routes: a 35km route for social and developing riders, and a 70km endurance route for experienced cyclists. The event aims to provide an enjoyable cycling experience for riders of all levels, their supporters and families.
20 hours ago · New Era →
Namibia's rugby team will face Zimbabwe in a Test match in Harare tomorrow, with captain Danco Burger and coach Jerome Paarwater expecting a physical encounter. The team is in a rebuilding phase with several players set to make their Test debuts.
20 hours ago · New Era →
Coach Ronnie Kanalelo left African Stars for Marumo Gallants in South Africa's Betway Premiership, citing differences between professional structures in the two countries. Kanalelo said Namibian clubs operate at less professional levels and that the move aligns better with his coaching methodology.
22 October 2026 · The Namibian →
The Namibia Football Association has rescheduled the start of the 2026/27 football season for 7 November, with an official launch planned at Kuisebmund Stadium in Walvis Bay. All league structures must submit confirmed schedules and fixtures by the deadline to meet sponsor Namport's requirements.
22 October 2026 · New Era →
African Stars chairperson Salomo Hei remains confident the Namibian champions can overturn their 1-0 deficit against Orlando Pirates in Friday's CAF Champions League return leg, citing the team's capacity to make history and drawing parallels to an earlier comeback against AS Mangasport.
22 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Manchester United were defeated 4-1 by Como in the Champions League on Wednesday, their joint-heaviest loss in the competition in the last 30 years, while Arsenal drew 2-2 away to Bayern Munich with a late Declan Rice goal.
22 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Likius Nande and Anecia Le Grange won the 2026 Ongos Windhoek Open over the weekend, with Nande defeating Namibia's number one junior golfer Sam Nel by three strokes in the men's competition. The tournament attracted more than 100 golfers from Namibia and South Africa despite challenging conditions.
21 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia's National Olympic Committee chief executive Anri Parker says the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar must be viewed as part of a longer-term high-performance pathway towards senior Olympics and Commonwealth Games, not the end of an athlete's development. Parker emphasises that Namibia will field 12 athletes in seven disciplines at the October-November games, and that the experience should inform each athlete's next development phase through stronger collaboration with national federations, coaching development and international partnerships.
21 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia will participate in the inaugural Fifa U/15 World Cup and Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 22 to 31 October, alongside more than 180 Fifa member associations. Head coach Woody Jacobs says the tournament offers young players valuable exposure and will help guide the country's long-term football development plans.
21 October 2026 · New Era →
Paris Saint-Germain secured their third consecutive Champions League win with a 4–2 victory over Barcelona, with late goals from Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz, while Liverpool clinched a dramatic comeback victory over Villarreal. Phil Foden scored a hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed AEK Athens 5–1.
20 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Temba Bavuma scored a career-best 179 as South Africa declared their first innings at 425 for nine on the third day of the second Test against Australia. Kagiso Rabada struck early, taking Nic Maddinson for a duck as Australia reached three for one at close of play.
20 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibian netball captain Cornelia Mupenda has signed a two-year contract with Peninsula Waves in Australia's Victorian Netball League, aiming to develop her game ahead of leading Debmarine Desert Jewels at the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney.
20 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Nedbank Namibia has launched the 22nd edition of the Nedbank Desert Dash, a 401 km cycling event scheduled for 21–22 December 2026 from Windhoek to Swakopmund. The race, regarded as the world's longest single-stage mountain bike race, expects to attract more than a thousand local and international cyclists.
20 October 2026 · New Era →
The 401km Nedbank Desert Dash endurance race will run from 11 to 12 December, bringing local and international cyclists from Windhoek to Swakopmund. Nedbank Namibia's managing director highlighted the event's growing international participation and its role in establishing Namibia as a world-class cycling destination.
20 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Dama FC forward Delton Tshipa (16), the club's young player of the season and top goalscorer in the MTC Hopsal U17 competition, has joined SD Huesca for a two-week training and assessment programme as part of Dama FC's initiative to expose young talent to international football environments.
20 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Ileni, representing SFC Swakopmund, spent four and a half weeks in Italy on an international football experience to develop as a player, learn from new coaches, and gain cultural understanding through exposure to different training environments.
20 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Paris Saint-Germain will host Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday as multiple Ballon d'Or nominees from both teams compete; PSG has 10 nominees including last year's winner Ousmane Dembele, while Barcelona has three including last year's runner-up Lamine Yamal and 2024 winner Rodri.
19 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Likius Nande claimed the Ongos Windhoek Open title by three strokes over Namibia's No. 1 junior golfer Sam Nel at Windhoek Golf Club, with more than 100 golfers from Namibia and South Africa competing despite challenging heatwave conditions.
19 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Suspended Namibia Football Association finance director Mino Gariseb is demanding written confirmation that his salary and benefits continue during his suspension, which he characterises as precautionary rather than disciplinary. Gariseb was suspended after raising concerns over potential irregularities involving Fifa World Cup 2026 tickets and alleged financial mismanagement.
19 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Sage Kamwi has been selected as Namibia's sole representative for the FIBA Africa Regional Youth Camp 2026 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from 21 to 24 October, an elite development camp bringing together promising young basketball players from across Africa to train under FIBA and NBA coaches.
19 October 2026 · New Era →
African Stars lost 1-0 to Orlando Pirates in the CAF Champions League second preliminary round first leg on Saturday and must overturn the deficit in the return leg on 23 October in South Africa. Coach Gerald Güther expressed confidence the team can mount a comeback, citing their previous 2-0 second-leg victory over AS Mangasport despite losing the first leg 3-1.
19 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Marco Thiel (18) and Anri Greeff won the N$250,000 jackpots after claiming the men's and women's overall series titles respectively at the Hollard Hearts Cycling Festival, which concluded the Hollard Grand Prix series. Greeff also won the women's 100km race for N$25,000, while Roger Suren won the men's 100km race for N$25,000.
19 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia finished seventh overall at the World Rugby u20 Challenger Cup after defeating Hong Kong 53-5 in Santiago on Saturday, their only win at the competition following losses to Canada, Portugal, and Belgium in group play.
19 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia beat Argentina 4-0 on Saturday to finish seventh overall in the senior men's category at the Inline Hockey World Championships in Asunción, Paraguay. Namibia dominated the match, outshooting Argentina 25-7, with Max Finkeldey named player of the match.
19 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Kylian Mbappe scored twice, including one brilliant individual goal, as Real Madrid thrashed Sevilla 4-1 on Sunday to climb into third in La Liga. Arda Guler and Yan Diomande also netted as Jose Mourinho's side moved above Real Betis, with Barcelona six points ahead before next weekend's Clasico.
19 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Lazio moved level on points with Inter Milan after a 3-0 victory over Juventus in Turin, reaching 19 points after seven league games—their highest total at this stage. Juventus have won only one of their last five matches and sit eighth, eight points behind the leaders.
18 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest with a late goal from Noni Madueke to keep pace with Premier League leaders Manchester City, who won their seventh consecutive home game. Manchester United drew 1-1 at Leeds in a winless run.
18 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Four Namibian para swimmers recorded personal bests at the Namibia Aquatic Sports Federation Short Course Nationals in September, but their times will not be entered into the International Paralympic Committee database because of an unresolved governance dispute between two bodies claiming to represent the Namibia National Paralympic Committee. The recognised NNPC froze athlete registrations in late 2025 over the dual representation issue; the IPC offered mediation in mid-2026, which the recognised NNPC accepted but the parallel committee rejected.
18 October 2026 · The Namibian →