Super Eagles strike resolved
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/13/2013 - 21:00.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have agreed to end their strike after the Nigerian Ministry of Sport came to the rescue with funds to bail them out.
The Super Eagles refused to board their plane to Rio de Janeiro on Thursday morning, following a pay dispute with the team’s management, and in stead remained at the Windhoek Country Club.
According to a source the pay dispute has now been resolved after the Nigerian Ministry of Sport agreed to transfer their promised funds to them.
Super Eagles refuse to leave Windhoek
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/13/2013 - 15:06.
The Nigerian soccer team was holed up at the Windhoek Country Club on Thursday after refusing to depart for the airport following a pay dispute with the team’s management.
The ‘Super Eagles’ were supposed to leave Windhoek’s Hosea Kutako International Airport at 11 am on Thursday morning, following their World Cup qualifying match against Namibia the previous evening, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Cazadores, Badgers come out tops
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/13/2013 - 09:10.
The host club, Cazadores and Badgers won the most gold medals at the annual Cazadores Inline Hockey tournament which took place in Windhoek last week.
With more than 80 matches played in total from Under 9 through to Masters level, the tournament was spread over five days, from Wednesday June 5 to Sunday June 9, to accommodate all the matches.
Cazadores was a comfortable winner in the Open division, winning all their matches to finish eight points ahead of second placed Kamikaze, while Coastal Pirates came third.
Welwitschias’s professionalism and character praised
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/13/2013 - 09:01.
The CEO of the Namibia Rugby Union Sybrand de Beer has praised the national side for the professionalism and discipline that they displayed in their 35-12 victory against Senegal on Tuesday.
According to De Beer, the Senegalese players used some rough tactics and foul play, but Namibia played with great discipline and eventually gained the upper hand in a bruising forward battle.
Namibia, Nigeria in thrilling draw
Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 23:29.
Namibia’s 2014 World Cup dream is over but the Brave Warriors gave an inspired performance as they held Nigeria to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night.
Playing in front of about 5 000 fans at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, substitute Deon Hotto sent the home crowd wild with delight when he put Namibia ahead on 77 minutes.
Their joy was however short lived as Godfrey Oboabona equalised with a freekick five minutes later.
