Sports Commission visits Kunene
The Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) held a one-day developmental meeting with different sport code representatives in Opuwo in the Kunene Region.
The meeting was attended by regional sports officers, teachers, non-governmental organisation (NGO) representatives and community activists involved in sports in Kunene.
Speaking at the gathering, NSC chief administrator Simataa Mwiya said the NSC was visiting all regions in the country to introduce the organisation's activities and duties to the public for sports development purposes.
Mwiya told Nampa that the NSC was preparing for the Under-20 Youth Games trials to be held in Windhoek in May and the netball tournament that will be hosted as part of The Namibian Newspaper Cup in the Zambezi Region in April. The NSC is also busy preparing all 14 regions to set up regional sports committee structures that will manage all sport codes and establish regional teams that will represent their respective regions in all events at national level.
Mwiya encouraged the regional sports management to provide a report and evidence of activity in sport codes to the NSC, as sports awards will be introduced for those who perform well at regional level.
The NSC delegation also visited the office of the Kunene governor, Marius Sheya, where he asked the commission to assist the region in sport activities as the region is behind and neglected in terms of sports development.
He also called on sports development officers in the region to take their duties seriously in order to assist the youth who are talented in sports.
“Youth, distance yourself from alcohol and drugs and participate in sport,” said Sheya.
At the same meeting, Kunene North sport chairperson Forestor Tjijahura said the regional sports management would try their best to develop sports in the region.
He emphasised poor performance of the regional sports management and urged representatives to improve.
NAMPA
The meeting was attended by regional sports officers, teachers, non-governmental organisation (NGO) representatives and community activists involved in sports in Kunene.
Speaking at the gathering, NSC chief administrator Simataa Mwiya said the NSC was visiting all regions in the country to introduce the organisation's activities and duties to the public for sports development purposes.
Mwiya told Nampa that the NSC was preparing for the Under-20 Youth Games trials to be held in Windhoek in May and the netball tournament that will be hosted as part of The Namibian Newspaper Cup in the Zambezi Region in April. The NSC is also busy preparing all 14 regions to set up regional sports committee structures that will manage all sport codes and establish regional teams that will represent their respective regions in all events at national level.
Mwiya encouraged the regional sports management to provide a report and evidence of activity in sport codes to the NSC, as sports awards will be introduced for those who perform well at regional level.
The NSC delegation also visited the office of the Kunene governor, Marius Sheya, where he asked the commission to assist the region in sport activities as the region is behind and neglected in terms of sports development.
He also called on sports development officers in the region to take their duties seriously in order to assist the youth who are talented in sports.
“Youth, distance yourself from alcohol and drugs and participate in sport,” said Sheya.
At the same meeting, Kunene North sport chairperson Forestor Tjijahura said the regional sports management would try their best to develop sports in the region.
He emphasised poor performance of the regional sports management and urged representatives to improve.
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