Archive - 2007

Cymot SKW beat Orlando Pirates 1-0 in a hard fought Premier League encounter at the SKW field on Friday night.

A goal just before halftime by Elias Lisaku gave SKW the valuable victory which put them level with Ramblers at the top of the log.

Striker Rudolph Bester has been included in the Brave Warriors squad which will leave for a training camp in Germany on December 12.

On November 13, Bester absconded from the Brave Warriors camp to attend trials with a Serbian Premier League club, which drew a sharp rebuke from the Namibia Football Association at the time.

Namibia Sport editor Helge Schutz on Friday won the FNB Namibia Sport Reporter of the Year award.

According to the judges it was in recognition of his hard work and passion to promote Namibian sport locally and internationally, through the Namibia Sport magazine and itâ??s website, www.namibiasport.com.na

By Mike Bradley

Commonwealth welterweight champion Ali Nuumbembe has broken his silence ahead of his title defence against Oldham's Craig Watson and responded to claims from the challenger's camp they are about to end his reign.

Namibia Premier League

The Namibia Premier League continues with several matches throughout the country.
On Friday night, Orlando Pirates take on Cymot SKW at the SKW field in Windhoek.
SKW are fourth on the log on 10 points while Pirates are sixth on 8. SKW should start as favourites on their home pitch, but Pirates definitely have the potential to cause an upset, despite their ongoing problems off the field. In their last match Lemmy Narib stood in as caretaker coach and it is still not sure whether Shepherd Murape will be back on the bench this weekend.

Former Orlando Pirates coach Ali Akan is riding high with AK FC in the South African Mvela League, as his side tops the leagueâ??s Inland Stream log after seven matches.

AK FC are on top of the log on 16 points after seven matches, followed by Dynamos on 14 from seven and MP Black Aces and Winners Park who are both on 11 points from seven matches.

Tigers got a taste of their own medicine when Ramblers beat them after staging a great comeback at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Wednesday night.
In their previous outing, Tigers beat Civics 3-2 after trailing 2-0, but this time it was Ramblers who beat Tigers 3-2, after trailing 2-0.

The annual Swakop Half Iron triathlon takes place on Saturday, December 8 in Swakopmund at the Mole.

Namibiaâ??s top triathletes, Paddy Murphy and Cordula Moller will participate in the individual category, but Murphy can expect strong competition from South Africaâ??s Nico Sterk, who won the event last year.

African Cup of Nations (AFCON) fever hit Namibia last month when Ghanaian football legend Abedi Pele arrived with the AFCON trophy in Windhoek on November 15.

The three-time African Player of the Year was accompanied by Professor Kwesi Yankah and Reks Brobby of the AFCON Local Organising Committee (LOC). Addressing a media conference following his arrival at the Standard Bank headquarters in the capital, Pele said the underrated countries like Namibia and Benin could cause major upsets at the continental showpiece, which kicks off on January 20 next year.

Namibiaâ??s preparations for the African Cup of Nations finals continued in earnest with three friendly matches played during the space of a month.

Although Namibia ended up on the losing side on each occasion, the Brave Warriors built up some much needed experience as all the matches were played away from home.