Coca-Cola sponsors national champs
The Namibia School Sports Union (NSSU) received a sponsorship of N$377 000 from soft drink bottling company Coca-Cola Namibia yesterday in Windhoek, ahead of the national athletics championships slated for this weekend.
The sponsorship will go towards athletics, rugby and netball. Athletics will receive N$172 000, rugby N$145 000 and N$60 000 will go towards netball.
Freddy Mwiya, chief administrator of the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), said the company's efforts in promoting youth sports should be applauded.
“Your investment is worthwhile. You are doing a lot of investment in child sports development.
“Sport is a big industry, but it's being undermined; more investment should be focused on it. I hope next year's sports budget allocation will see to that,” he said.
NSSU national co-coordinator Solly Duiker said Coca- Cola has been behind them for the past 26 years.
“They started sponsoring us in 1991,” said Duiker.
Pottie de Bruyn, sales and marketing director at Coca-Cola Namibia, said: “Working with children of this country is the most important job we have and I wish for this partnership to continue for a long time.”
Duiker said two weeks ago an athletics competition took place in the country. It was a prestigious event which served as a qualifier for the national champs and a high level of athletes were observed.
He further said that next year they will have tougher competitions in order to produce great athletes.
“We will start with inter-house, zonals, regionals, sub-nationals, prestige events, nationals and then the Cossasa,” he said.
The nationals will start on Friday and end on Saturday. The minister of sport, Erastus Uutoni, will attend the opening ceremony on Friday.
The Confederation of School Sports Associations of Southern Africa (Cossasa) games, which is slated to take place in Botswana next month will also receive sponsorship from Coca-Cola. The games are slated for Botswana. Athletes will be selected this weekend as part of the national team travelling to Botswana.
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The sponsorship will go towards athletics, rugby and netball. Athletics will receive N$172 000, rugby N$145 000 and N$60 000 will go towards netball.
Freddy Mwiya, chief administrator of the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), said the company's efforts in promoting youth sports should be applauded.
“Your investment is worthwhile. You are doing a lot of investment in child sports development.
“Sport is a big industry, but it's being undermined; more investment should be focused on it. I hope next year's sports budget allocation will see to that,” he said.
NSSU national co-coordinator Solly Duiker said Coca- Cola has been behind them for the past 26 years.
“They started sponsoring us in 1991,” said Duiker.
Pottie de Bruyn, sales and marketing director at Coca-Cola Namibia, said: “Working with children of this country is the most important job we have and I wish for this partnership to continue for a long time.”
Duiker said two weeks ago an athletics competition took place in the country. It was a prestigious event which served as a qualifier for the national champs and a high level of athletes were observed.
He further said that next year they will have tougher competitions in order to produce great athletes.
“We will start with inter-house, zonals, regionals, sub-nationals, prestige events, nationals and then the Cossasa,” he said.
The nationals will start on Friday and end on Saturday. The minister of sport, Erastus Uutoni, will attend the opening ceremony on Friday.
The Confederation of School Sports Associations of Southern Africa (Cossasa) games, which is slated to take place in Botswana next month will also receive sponsorship from Coca-Cola. The games are slated for Botswana. Athletes will be selected this weekend as part of the national team travelling to Botswana.
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