Kavango West Governor's Cup to excite

The Governor's Cup, sponsored by the governor of the Kavango West Region, Sirka Ausiku, to the tune of N$20 000, was launched on 8 December and will take place at the Nkurenkuru Combined School.It will be contested by eight constituencies in Kavango West Region. The tournament was introduced by the governor in collaboration with the Kavango West Football League Committee and will become an annual tournament for the region. The purpose of the tournament is simply football development for the youth of Kavango, targeting mainly under-17 and under-20 footballers. According to Egidius Nambara, a member of the Kavango West Football Committee, the tournament was initiated after the annual The Namibian Newspaper Cup which took place at Swakopmund over the Easter weekend. He said preparations were done and football lovers should come out in numbers to support the players.The Kavango West Regional under-20 soccer team performed poorly at the Newspaper Cup tournament, losing both matches against Khomas and Oshikoto. Being a football lover herself, Ausiku was present at this tournament, watched all her team's matches and was touched by the team's poor performance. After receiving a report on the team's participation in the tournament from the technical team, she decided to sponsor a tournament for the youth, creating a platform to scout for players for the under-17 and under-20 regional teams for next year's Newspaper Cup and Scorpion Zinc tournaments. Once a team is selected well in advance, it will give the technical team ample time to train and prepare the boys for these tournaments. At the launch the draw was also conducted. The tournament will be played in a league format consisting of two groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each group will play in the semi-finals. The two winners will play the final and the two losers will contest for third position. The groups are as follows: Group 1 Ncuncuni, Mankumpi, Mpungu and Ncamagoro. Group 2 Musese, Nkurenkuru, Kapako and Tondoro. The opening match will take place on Friday, 15 December with a mouth-watering clash between the two most feared constituencies, Nkurenkuru taking on Tondoro. The second match will see the underrated Mankumpi take on Ncamagoro.The winners of the Cup will pocket N$5 000, a floating trophy and gold medals. The runners-up will receive N$3 000 and silver medals and the third-placed team will pocket N$2 000 and bronze medals.LIMBA MUPETAMI

Kavango West Governor's Cup to excite

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Namibian Sun 2025-05-12

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