Football

A three-day FIFA community course was launched in Windhoek on April 23.
The course was attended by members of Namibiaâ??s football fraternity and the government, including Minister of Sport John Mutorwa and Namibia Football Association president John Mutorwa.

Civicsâ?? influential midfielder Rudi Louw will be out for the rest of the season after injuring his lower right leg during their 2-0 victory against Eleven Arrows on April 22.
Midway through the second half Louw burst through Arrowsâ?? defence and broke into the penalty area where he was upended by Arrrowsâ?? keeper Vonk Tjihenuna. Louw injured his fibia, just above the ankle in the clash and play had to be suspended for several minutes as he received medical treatment.

Civics beat Eleven Arrows 2-0 on April 22 to move closer to the MTC Namibia Premier League title.
Brian Gurirab opened the scoring early on when he latched onto a great throughball by Dumisa Jantze to score from close range.

Civics and Blue Waters drew 0-0 in a hard fought and uncompromising battle at Windhoekâ??s Independence Stadium on April 21.
It didnâ??t help matters that the match started 20 minutes late after Humphries Security failed to turn up in time. The teams took it upon themselves to control their players and the match started without security, but the pent up frustration soon boiled over onto the field.

The Danone Nations Cup was launched for the first time in Namibia at the NFAâ??s soccer house in Windhoek today, eight years after it was launched in France in 2000.
Representing the sponsor, Danone Clover, the brand manager of the Danone Nations Cup, Tlalane Makape said:

The Southern Stream First Division is heading for an exciting climax, with three teams battling it out to gain promotion to the MTC Namibia Premier League.
Invincible Football Club of Windhoek scored a crucial 2-0 victory against Fedics United of Keetmanshoop in Windhoek on April 15 to move within a point of log leaders Deportivo Alaves. Deportivo now lead the log with 30 points from 12 matches, followed by Invincible on 29 points from 12 matches and Fedics on 28 points from 13 matches.

Civicsâ?? president and coach Helmuth Scharnowski is recovering after a successful heart bypass operation in Germany and has expressed confidence that they can win the MTC Namibia Premier League title for the third year in a row.

Namibia moved a further five places down on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings according to the latest release.
Namibia are now ranked 128th in the world, five down from 123rd position, which they held last month.

The defending champions Okahandja Beauties overtook Rehoboth Queens at the top of the Khomas Womenâ??s Football League log, following matches over the weekend.
Queens, who were unbeaten before the weekendâ??s matches, suffered a shock 4-1 defeat to the Namibia Defence Force (NDF).

Otjiwarongo Football Club dominated a junior soccer tournament in Windhoek on Saturday, winning both the Under 15 and Under 17 competitions.
The tournament was organized and hosted by St Paulâ??s College and saw school teams and soccer academies competing in the two age group categories.