‘Regular game time needed to develop players': Jacobs

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2025-04-20

OUTJO, 19 APRIL 2025 - Renowned Namibian football coach, Nicholas 'Woody' Jacobs, has proposed extending the Nedbank Newspaper Cup into a league format to enhance the development of young players. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

OUTJO, 20 APR (NAMPA) – Renowned Namibian football coach, Nicholas ‘Woody’ Jacobs, has proposed that tournaments such as the ongoing Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup be extended into a league format to better expose and develop emerging young talents.
He made these remarks in an interview with Nampa on Saturday at the Outjo Sports Stadium, in the Kunene Region, where the regional Under-20 football and netball teams are engaged in intense battles f...

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OUTJO, 20 APRIL 2025 - The Otjozondjupa regional Under-20 football team delivered an impressive performance to eliminate Omaheke Region from the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup at the Outjo Sports Stadium through a 1-0 win. (NAMPA)

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