Governor's cup this weekend

Siya village will host the second edition of the Kavango West Governor's Cup, with eight constituencies from the region competing in the prestigious tournament.The tourney will be held today and tomorrow at the village sports grounds, Egidius Nambara, executive member of the Kavango West Regional Football Committee, said on Wednesday.“All eight constituencies have indicated their readiness to take part in the competition that will see the best constituency walk away with the first prize and the best players being selected for regional teams,” said Nambara.He said the tournament that was introduced last year is aimed at creating a platform for young footballers under the ages of 17 and 20 to showcase their talent in the hope of catching the eyes of scouts selecting players for the under-17 and u-20 regional teams. Nambara, who doubles as the competition's coordinator, added that it was also established to develop sport in the region.During the competition, a preliminary list of u-17 and u-20 players will be selected to represent the region at next year's The Namibian Newspaper Cup and the Scorpion Zinc U-17 Cup.Nambara added that girls under the ages of 17 and 20 have also been afforded the opportunity to take part, as a netball category has been incorporated in the competition.“The tournament will help develop sport in all eight constituencies in Kavango West. We also hope to incorporate other sport codes in the future to make it bigger and better,” he said.In the football category, the winners will receive N$5 000, a floating trophy and gold medals. The runners-up will receive N$3 000 and silver medals, while the team finishing third will be awarded N$2 000 and bronze medals.In the netball category, the winning constituency will receive N$2 500, a floating trophy and gold medals. Second place will get N$1 700 and silver medals and third will get N$800 and bronze medals. The competition is the brainchild of the Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku, in collaboration with the regional football committee. The first winners were the Mankupi constituency.NAMPA

Governor's cup this weekend

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Namibian Sun 2025-05-07

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