NCCS Pro Cycling Team takes third spot

Namibian cyclists from NCCS PRO Cycling team took third place in the fifth edition of the MTN Khemani road classic race in Swaziland recently. First place went to team BCX from South Africa, followed by team Sampanda from South Africa. The individual and group competition race is the largest and most popular road race in Swaziland and its gaining popularity every year. Cyclists from Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique and Botswana took part in the event. It was the first time a Namibian team participated in the event. The Namibian team consisted of Fiffy Kashululu, Jafet Amukushu, Danzel Dekoe, Ananias Ananias and Markenz Eiseb. Dekoe does not belong to NCCS PRO Cycling, but the team took him along as a guest rider. He is currently riding and supported by Nedbank Namibia. “Our aim and motto is to support all Namibian cyclists to become stronger and compete on an international level,” said team manager Jacob Kiyola. “Swaziland Cycling Federation promotes and support all cycling events and invites teams from other countries to make their races more professional and their cyclist better through competitive events,” he said. He added that the Swaziland Cycling Federation has a very good and fair support system. “I encourage the Namibians to collaborate with them to share ideas in order to develop young cyclists to be competitive in the world.” Kiyola said the team faced many financial constraints. “With assistance from local businesses and the Namibia Sports Commission who provided transport, Windhoek Embassy Liquor, Cycledelic, Maqui Duty Free, supplements provided by Frans-Antonie Gerber and Norton Kingwill of Coca-Cola Namibia, we managed to travel to Swaziland. “We had to cut corners and only arrived a day ahead of the race, which means our cyclists had little time to recover and adapt to the environment. “Despite all the ups and downs, we regrouped and gathered our strength to tackle the event. We got awarded for coming third overall in the team category,” said the team manager. “I am extremely happy because we achieved our goal to be in the top ten with the highest finish by Fiffy Kashululu in the individual race finishing six overall and the rest of the team managing to finish in the top 20,” said Ebben-Ezer Iita, one of the owners of NCCS Pro Cycling. Iita said the cyclists have started training already to prepare for the Pick n Pay Cycle classic and Hangana Hake Run & Ride. “We are also going to participate in South Africa for the 94.7 cycling event taking place on 19 November. By competing in such races with experienced teams our cyclists can become strong so we have a better chance of getting good results at the next Commonwealth and Olympic Games.”LIMBA MUPETAMI

NCCS Pro Cycling Team takes third spot

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Namibian Sun 2026-09-25

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NCCS Pro Cycling Team takes third spot

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