OPUWO FOOTBALL ACADEMY A BEACON OF HOPE FOR TALENTED YOUTH

NAMPA

2024-09-18

OPUWO, 16 March 2024 - Opuwo Football Academy has become a beacon of hope for Opuwo's youthful football players. (Photo: Contributed)

By Uakutura Kambaekua
(NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE)

OPUWO, 18 SEP (NAMPA) – Over the years, Opuwo has faced significant under-representation and limited opportunities in football for younger generations, making the Kunene Region’s capital the only town without a football foundation structure out of all seven constituencies.
Despite several efforts to improve the situation, football remained dominated by older boys and girls until last year, when fo...

Restricted content

Kunene youth sports

Sport

Independence Stadium feasibility study approved

2026-04-08 17:42:58

Kavango East Netball champs triumph over equipment crisis

2026-04-07 15:23:07

Erongo clinches second Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup football title

2026-04-06 19:44:43

Kavango East retains Newspaper Cup Netball title

2026-04-06 14:21:46

Namibia racehorses triumph in Botswana

2026-04-06 12:06:16

Erongo edge Oshikoto to reach Newspaper Cup semi-finals

2026-04-05 16:02:16

Omaheke first to seal semi-final spot at Newspaper Cup

2026-04-05 14:04:19

Kunene stumbles in opening match at Newspaper Cup

2026-04-04 15:45:47

Gertze calls for sport to unite and create opportunities

2026-04-04 14:17:52

Newspaper cup Group D marked by draws on first day

2026-04-04 12:18:12

||Karas off to flying start in Newspaper Cup opener

2026-04-03 18:18:55

Latest NAMPA photos

SWAKOPMUND, 07 April 2026 - Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) Commissioner Sem Shivute and board chairperson Pieter Kruger photographed with Swakop Uranium Deputy Chief Financial Officer Pulani Maritz at the NamRA taxpayers/traders appreciation awards night. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, pictured at the groundbreaking ceremony for the NaTIS centre in Wanaheda. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - MTC's chief brand, marketing, communications and sustainability officer, Tim Ekandjo speaking at the opening of the second MTC Branding and Marketing Indaba in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus speaking at the opening of the second MTC Branding and Marketing Indaba in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

NAMPA

KEETMANSHOOP, 06 April 2026 - The Erongo Region's Under-20 football team and Kavango East netball team pictured after being crowned winners of the 2026 Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup at the Westdene Stadium in Keetmanshoop. Erongo won the match 2-1 against Kunene while Kavango defeated Khomas 35-28. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

KEETMANSHOOP, 06 April 2026 - The Erongo Region's football team pictured after being crowned winners of the 2026 Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup at the Westdene Stadium in Keetmanshoop. Erongo won the match 2-1 against Kunene. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA