OPUWO FOOTBALL ACADEMY A BEACON OF HOPE FOR TALENTED YOUTH

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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...

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