Health minister sponsors tournament
The Dr Ben Soccer and Netball Tournament will take place at the Onheleiwa sports grounds in the Omusati Region's Etayi Constituency from 29 August to 2 September.
Health and social services minister Bernard Haufiku, who is originally from that constituency, is sponsoring the tournament to the tune of N$15 000.
One of the organisers, Anton Kushinga, said the tournament was initially scheduled to take place from 23 to 26 August.
“But we have postponed the tournament because of the national Heroes' Day commemoration that is taking place at Oshakati in our neighbouring region of Oshana on 26 August,” said Kusinga.
The postponement will give participants the opportunity to attend the commemoration in Oshakati. Onheleiwa is situated 40 kilometres north of Oshakati. This is the seventh year the tournament is being held. Football teams pay N$450 to participate and netball teams pay N$350.
The winning football team will take home N$6 000, a trophy and gold medals, the runners-up will receive N$3 000 and silver medals and the third team will get N$1 500 and bronze medals.
In the netball competition, the winning team will be rewarded with N$2 000, a trophy and gold medals; runners-up will receive N$1 000 and silver medals; and N$500 and bronze medals will go to the third-placed team.
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Health and social services minister Bernard Haufiku, who is originally from that constituency, is sponsoring the tournament to the tune of N$15 000.
One of the organisers, Anton Kushinga, said the tournament was initially scheduled to take place from 23 to 26 August.
“But we have postponed the tournament because of the national Heroes' Day commemoration that is taking place at Oshakati in our neighbouring region of Oshana on 26 August,” said Kusinga.
The postponement will give participants the opportunity to attend the commemoration in Oshakati. Onheleiwa is situated 40 kilometres north of Oshakati. This is the seventh year the tournament is being held. Football teams pay N$450 to participate and netball teams pay N$350.
The winning football team will take home N$6 000, a trophy and gold medals, the runners-up will receive N$3 000 and silver medals and the third team will get N$1 500 and bronze medals.
In the netball competition, the winning team will be rewarded with N$2 000, a trophy and gold medals; runners-up will receive N$1 000 and silver medals; and N$500 and bronze medals will go to the third-placed team.
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