Erongo to host Debmarine netball champs
The second edition of the Debmarine Namibia Senior Regional Netball Championships will take place in Erongo at the Tamariskia sports field in Swakopmund this coming Friday and Saturday.
The tournament, sponsored by Debmarine Namibia, was inaugurated last year in Windhoek, where the Khomas Region triumphed with a 41-29 scoreline against Erongo.
Netball Namibia vice-president, Rebekka /Goagoses, said this year's event will take place in Swakopmund, as they want to show that netball is not only played in Khomas.
“We are excited, along with the regional executive of hosts Erongo, under the leadership of Juanitha Witbeen. Swakopmund, in particular the Tamariskia sports field, will be bursting at the seams with exciting netball from all 14 regions this coming weekend,” she said.
/Goagoses, who is also responsible for marketing, sponsorship, public relations and competitions at Netball Namibia, said no national team players will be called up to represent their regions at the tournament.
“An opportunity has been created and we are still pleading with the regions to look at raw talent - skills which need to be nurtured for the future.
“We are not calling up players who are already in the national team structures; we want to give opportunities to other players to be discovered during these games,” said
/Goagoses.
She said men's netball teams will also be in action in a curtain-raiser match.
The winners of the championships will walk away with N$30 000 and gold medals. The runners-up will take home N$15 000 and silver medals, while third-place finishers will receive N$9 000 and bronze medals.
“Last year's winners, Khomas, are ready, while last year's runners-up, Erongo, will believe they can lift the trophy this time around. They are relying on their home support and believe they have what it takes to take the trophy away from the defending champions,” /Goagoses added.
Friday's games are as follows:
Erongo vs Hardap at 18:30
Khomas vs Omaheke at 19:15
Saturday's games will be played on a round-robin basis.
POOL A: Omusati, Khomas, Erongo, Ohangwena, Hardap, Kavango East and Omaheke
Pool B: Kavango West, //Karas, Oshana, Zambezi, Otjozondjupa, Kunene, Oshikoto and Kavango West.
-Additional info by own reporter
NAMPA
The tournament, sponsored by Debmarine Namibia, was inaugurated last year in Windhoek, where the Khomas Region triumphed with a 41-29 scoreline against Erongo.
Netball Namibia vice-president, Rebekka /Goagoses, said this year's event will take place in Swakopmund, as they want to show that netball is not only played in Khomas.
“We are excited, along with the regional executive of hosts Erongo, under the leadership of Juanitha Witbeen. Swakopmund, in particular the Tamariskia sports field, will be bursting at the seams with exciting netball from all 14 regions this coming weekend,” she said.
/Goagoses, who is also responsible for marketing, sponsorship, public relations and competitions at Netball Namibia, said no national team players will be called up to represent their regions at the tournament.
“An opportunity has been created and we are still pleading with the regions to look at raw talent - skills which need to be nurtured for the future.
“We are not calling up players who are already in the national team structures; we want to give opportunities to other players to be discovered during these games,” said
/Goagoses.
She said men's netball teams will also be in action in a curtain-raiser match.
The winners of the championships will walk away with N$30 000 and gold medals. The runners-up will take home N$15 000 and silver medals, while third-place finishers will receive N$9 000 and bronze medals.
“Last year's winners, Khomas, are ready, while last year's runners-up, Erongo, will believe they can lift the trophy this time around. They are relying on their home support and believe they have what it takes to take the trophy away from the defending champions,” /Goagoses added.
Friday's games are as follows:
Erongo vs Hardap at 18:30
Khomas vs Omaheke at 19:15
Saturday's games will be played on a round-robin basis.
POOL A: Omusati, Khomas, Erongo, Ohangwena, Hardap, Kavango East and Omaheke
Pool B: Kavango West, //Karas, Oshana, Zambezi, Otjozondjupa, Kunene, Oshikoto and Kavango West.
-Additional info by own reporter
NAMPA
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