Tafel Lager Cup for northern Namibia

The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has struck a deal with Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) that will see a Tafel Lager Cup competition for the four northern regions of Omusati, Ohangwena, Oshana and Oshikoto. An ecstatic NFA secretary-general Barry Rukoro said the competition details were finalised recently and will be launched tomorrow at the Destiny Hotel in Ongwediva. “This is the first edition of what the NFA hopes will be yet another long-lasting relationship with the longest partner of football in Namibia,” he said. “The NFA is indeed very pleased that the relationship between Tafel Lager and football is continuing to grow stronger all the time. “We call upon the football family in Namibia, particularly in the North, to really get behind the competition and support the five events to the maximum,” Rukoro stated. The competition is scheduled to start on the weekend of December 5 and 6 and conclude on the weekend of December 12 and 13 in Oshakati. The first round of the competition will take place at regional level with first- and second-division clubs eligible to play and then four regional winners to qualify for the final in Oshakati. “Oshakati will then host the semi-finals stage of the competition with the eventual champion also to be crowed on December 13. “The teams will win lucrative prize money, trophies and medals while the four regional winners will be clad in branded gear,” said Rukoro. Further details of the competition will be revealed at the NFA Tafel lager Cup launch tomorrow. This is the second such competition initiated by the NFA as between 2006 and 2008, the Hansa Pilsener Cup was contested by first- and second-division clubs, involving over 200 clubs with 600 players and 1 800 volunteers. At the time, the Namibia Football Consortium invested a total of N$500 000 in the competition, which was played under the banner of the Hansa Pilsener beer brand of Namibia Breweries Limited. The overall winner received N$90 000, while the runners-up got N$40 000. NFA.ORG.NA