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Aroab Celtics win Henno Memorial Cup
Aroab Celtics win Henno Memorial Cup

Aroab Celtics win Henno Memorial Cup

NAMPA
Aroab Celtic Football Club won the Henno Memorial Cup held last weekend in Aroab village in the

//Karas Region, defeating Black Cheetahs 3-0 in the final last week.

The Henno Memorial Cup, held in memory of Heinrich Albertus 'Henno' Rooi – a former Black Cheetahs player who died in 2016 in a fire – attracted 10 teams in total.

En route to winning the cup, Celtic defeated Brazilian Chiefs from Aroab 3-0 in the first semi-final, while Black Cheetahs beat Black Arrows 1-0 to reach the final.

The final saw Celtic's Rodler Gertze opening the scoring, before Rudolf Witbooi and Paulus Mwaikange all but ended any hopes of a Cheetahs comeback.

Celtic received N$10 000, 25 gold medals and a trophy for their efforts, while Black Cheetahs walked away with N$5 000 and 25 silver medals. Black Arrows and Brazilian Chiefs each received N$2 500 as losing semi-finalists. Aroab is situated 166 kilometres southeast of Keetmanshoop on the C16 gravel road.

-NAMPA

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Namibian Sun 2025-08-15

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