Archive - May 1, 2010 - Story

Black Africa triumphed in a marathon penalty shootout to beat Eleven Arrows 9-8 in their Leo NFA Cup quarterfinal match at Otjiwarongo’s Mokati Stadium on Saturday.

Black Africa took the lead in the first half after an Eleven Arrows own goal, but Arrows soon equalised through their winger Romanus Shilongo.

Neither side could break the deadlock in the second half as the game had to be decided on penalties, with BA finally winning a marathon shootout by 9 goals to 8.

African Stars kept alive their dream of a Cup and League double when they beat SKW 1-0 in their Leo NFA Cup quarterfinal encounter on Friday evening.

A goal by Stars midfielder Rudi Louw after only 10 minutes gave Stars a hard fought victory in front of less than 1 000 fans at the Khomasdal Stadium.

Due to the limited space at the stadium, the NFA had said that they would only sell 2 000 tickets for the match, but in the end less than 1 000 tickets were sold as fans were clearly put off by the arrangements.

Jerry Nekhubvi of South Africa stunned the home fans into silence when he knocked out Ali Nuumbembe in the second round to win the WBO African welterweight title at the Windhoek Country Club on Friday night.

Nekhubvi caught Nuumbembe with a hook to the chin which sent him crashing down to the canvas. Nuumbembe desperately tried to get up but was still stunned and staggered into the referee Herman Garusoab who counted the Namibian out on his feet.