Farewell to Benjamin Kasuto

JESSE JACKSON KAURAISAWINDHOEKThe Itandua Benjamin Kasuto Namibia Rural Sport Development Federation (NRSDF) All Stars tournament is set for this weekend at the Khomasdal Stadium.The competition will pit rural teams from different Reserves against each other in netball and football.It will be the second All Stars tournament in two weeks, following the Federation tournament which took place a fortnight ago. Honouring KasutoColeca Hange of the NRSDF said that everything is in place and they expect the tournament to be a success. “We are going to make sure that all coronavirus pandemic regulations are in place.“This is a farewell tournament in honour of our former president Itandua Benjamin Kasuto, who bowed out last year.“We expect all the teams to be in shape and to provide us with top netball and football displays,” Hange said.Otjinene, Okondjatu, Aminuis, Otjombinde, Sesfontein, Opuwo, Kalahari, Okakarara, Okotjituuo and Otjimbingwe will all be represented in the netball category.The football teams will hail from Kalahari, Otjombinde, Aminuis, Otjinene, Sesfontein, Okondjatu, Otjimbingwe, Opuwo, Okotjituuo and Okakarara.The first teams to battle it out in the opening stages in the netball category will be Okondjatu against Otjinene, followed by Aminuis against Opuwo on Saturday morning.Epukiro will then take on Otjombinde before Kalahari challenges Ovitoto.Okotjituuo faces Otjimbingwe in the quarterfinal of the competition after both teams received a free draw to advance to the next stage without throwing a ball.Sesfontein and Okakarara are in a similar situation and will play their quarterfinal match on the same day. Football feverIn the football category, Kalahari will battle it out against Otjombinde and Epukiro are pitted against Aminuis, while Otjinene takes on Sesfontein on Saturday morning.Okondjatu have a date set with Ovitoto in what is expected to be an entertaining match.Otjimbingwe and Opuwo received a free draw to the quarterfinals and will therefore battle for the semi-final spot as well as Okotjituuo and Okakarara.The grant prize for the tournament is N$45 000 which will be shared among the winning teams in the netball and football categories. The winning team in the netball category will walk away with N$7000, a trophy and 12 gold medals, while the losing team in the final will get N$ 4000 and 12 silver medals. The two netball teams that bow out at the semi-final stage will be compensated with N$2 000 each. Big prizesThe team that wins in the final of the football category will walk away with a whooping N$14 000, a trophy and 20 gold medals. The losers in the final will be compensated with N$8 000 and 20 medals, while the two semi-finalist losers get N$4 000 each.Entrance at the gate is N$30 and everyone must adhere to the health protocols.

Farewell to Benjamin Kasuto

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Namibian Sun 2025-04-03

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