Hotline tournament set for next week
The Hotline Football Club (FC) sports ground at Oshali village in the Ohangwena Region’s Ongenga constituency will serve as the venue for the club’s annual soccer tournament from 28 to 30 December 2016.
This year's tournament is expected to attract many teams and spectators from all parts of the Ongenga Constituency.
Organiser of the tournament, Vaino Shimutwikeni told Nampa on Tuesday that former players of Hotline FC jointly sponsored the tournament prize monies of N$8 000, as well as the floating trophy and medals.
The Hotline Annual Football Tournament was introduced in 2002 with a sponsorship of N$1 000 by Nangolo Kondja, also a former player of the club.
“Hotline FC, which initiated the tournament, played in the Ohangwena Second Division Football League in 2003 until 2005 when it was relegated to village-based football,” Shimutwikeni revealed.
He pointed out that 16 football teams from within the Ohangwena Region and beyond have confirmed their participation in the tournament.
A former Hotline FC player and one of the sponsors, Joseph Kaudevali told this news agency in an interview that the tournament is about promoting the game of football in and around the Ongenga Constituency.
“It is also meant to encourage our players to work hard in order to ensure that our club returns to the Ohangwena Region Second Division League,” Kaudevali explained.
A participation fee of N$500 will be paid by each team taking part in the tournament.
The champions to be crowned at the end of the tournament will walk away with a prize of N$3 000, a floating trophy and gold medals. The runners-up will get N$2 500 and silver medals.
The third-placed team will take home N$1 500 and bronze medals while the team in fourth place gets a prize of N$1 000.
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This year's tournament is expected to attract many teams and spectators from all parts of the Ongenga Constituency.
Organiser of the tournament, Vaino Shimutwikeni told Nampa on Tuesday that former players of Hotline FC jointly sponsored the tournament prize monies of N$8 000, as well as the floating trophy and medals.
The Hotline Annual Football Tournament was introduced in 2002 with a sponsorship of N$1 000 by Nangolo Kondja, also a former player of the club.
“Hotline FC, which initiated the tournament, played in the Ohangwena Second Division Football League in 2003 until 2005 when it was relegated to village-based football,” Shimutwikeni revealed.
He pointed out that 16 football teams from within the Ohangwena Region and beyond have confirmed their participation in the tournament.
A former Hotline FC player and one of the sponsors, Joseph Kaudevali told this news agency in an interview that the tournament is about promoting the game of football in and around the Ongenga Constituency.
“It is also meant to encourage our players to work hard in order to ensure that our club returns to the Ohangwena Region Second Division League,” Kaudevali explained.
A participation fee of N$500 will be paid by each team taking part in the tournament.
The champions to be crowned at the end of the tournament will walk away with a prize of N$3 000, a floating trophy and gold medals. The runners-up will get N$2 500 and silver medals.
The third-placed team will take home N$1 500 and bronze medals while the team in fourth place gets a prize of N$1 000.
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