Omaalala tournament buzzes

NAMPA Ongwediva City Football Club (FC) won the Sands of Armas New Year’s Tournament that ended in the Oshana Region on Monday.The team that lost the final in the same four-team competition last year defeated GK FC 3-1 on penalties after their 1-1 draw at the Omaala village sports grounds on Monday evening.Before reaching the final of the tournament this time around, Ongwediva City handed J Aron a 3-2 defeat on penalties following their goalless draw.As the champion, Ongwediva took home N$ 1 500 and two soccer balls, while GK also received two soccer balls and N$ 800.Kalola Eleven FC, also from Ongwediva, is champion in the veterans’ category. This club defeated the host, Omaalala Legend, 2-0 in the final and took home N$2 000 and two soccer balls. Host Omaalala Legend received N$1 500 and two soccer balls as the runners-up in this category.Kalola Eleven beat Kalimbo Eleven 1-0 in the veterans’ semi-final and Omaalala Legend defeated Akuna FC, also 1-0, in the semi-final of the same category.Four teams competed in the veterans’ category.A businessman at Omaalala and Walvis Bay, Andreas Armas, sponsored the tournament for the eighth consecutive year.He sponsored the tournament this year with N$12 000 and an ox that was slaughtered to provide meals for participants.Besides the invited teams and veterans’ category, a youth football competition was also part of the tournament.Organiser Herman Kalimbo Paulus told Nampa that the semi-finals and final of the youth category would be played on Saturday.

Omaalala tournament buzzes

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Namibian Sun 2025-04-04

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