Oluno Prison wins tournament

Newcomers to Onayena X-mas cup Oluno Prison were crowned champions after beating the home team Onayena Eleven 2-0.The tournament took place over two days, 22 and 23 December, and with football being the main attraction the tournament saw a total of 16 teams participate.Volleyball, one of the sport codes that was introduced this year, had four participating teams, and was won by Nakagreen Champs Volleyball team which walked away with N$600 in cash prize.In the netball event, which was also a first to feature in the tournament only had two participating teams and was won by Nine Eleven Netball Club.The third edition of the tournament this year saw players competing in netball, volleyball and football.Since its inception in 2014, the tournament mainly featured football games, but this year the organising committee also added fun games such as 'tug of war'.According to the founder Batie Shifotoka, “This year's edition of the X-mas cup was by far the biggest of all of them, and the biggest sporting event to ever take place in Onayena.”“During the first two years we only had one sport code which was football but this year the decision was taken to add three more sport codes,” he said.According to Shifotoka, 'tug of war' was introduced to add to the excitement and fun of this annual event. “There was no prize money and medals to be won but that did not stop anyone from trying it out, as it saw a lot of friends put together small teams and compete against each other to the amusement of the crowd. Some competing teams challenged each other for small amounts of money and some just for the fun of it,” he said.The organising committee was delighted with the way the event turned out to be, especially the number of people who attended the event. “This year we had a fantastic X-mas cup that drew so much attention from people in all northern regions. “The X-mas cup means a lot to our people and this is why we are always happy when it goes successful and peaceful.“On behalf the organising committee, I would like to thank all the people who supported us in making this year's edition a big success, without your support we wouldn't have made it this big,” he said.Tournament winners:FootballWinners: Oluno Prison - 18 gold medals, a trophy and N$2 000Runners-up: Nine Eleven FC - 18 silver medals + N$1 500Third place: Kamikaze FC - 8 bronze medals + N$1 000Fourth place: Oshaango Rangers - N$400NetballWinners: Nine Eleven Netball Club - 12 gold medals, trophy and N$600Runners up: Onayena Youngsters - 12 silver medalsKAINO NGHITONGO

Oluno Prison wins tournament

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Namibian Sun 2025-05-07

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