Zimbabwe are darts champion
Zimbabwe are darts champion

Zimbabwe are darts champion

Young darts players from Zimbabwe dominated the regional championship held at the coast this past weekend.
Adolf Kaure
ADOLF KAURE



The Zimbabwe darts team was the best overall team at the African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region 5 Darts Confederation Youth Championship which concluded at the De Duine Secondary School hall in Walvis Bay on Friday.

The two-day championship had nations like Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and hosts Namibia battle it out as boys and girls under 16 and under 18 aimed for the bull's eye in closed singles and pairs categories.

Zimbabwe earned the top spot with 218 points ahead of Botswana and Namibia who had 156 and 106 points respectively.



The results were as follows:

Girls' U/16 pairs

Lame Poloka and Katlego Petros (Botswana)

Agnes Samu and Precious Wasi (Zimbabwe)

Ro-Mien Cloete and Jade Strauss (Namibia)

Jennifer Nyathi and Mitchel Chipangura (Zimbabwe)



Girls' U/18 pairs

Bofelo Tapiwa and Tracy Richard (Botswana)

Simangaliso Dube and Vimbai Nhimba (Namibia)

Reese Andrews and Ineeka Mwatukange (Zimbabwe)

Abigail Monketo and Delphinah Emmanuel (Botswana)



Boys' U/16 pairs

Peter Mazhara and Webster Mahachi (Zimbabwe)

Elvis Chipanera and Tinevimbo Dengu (Zimbabwe)

Theo Rantshabo and Ontumetse Motihagodi (Botswana)

Siyabonga William and Ludzi Thebedi (Botswana)



Boys' U/18 pairs

Mathew Maganda and Vacancy Chepiri (Zimbabwe)

Daywin Adams and Zander Steyn (South Africa)

Monametsi Seabelo and Lone Poloka (Zimbabwe)

Morne Grove and Herman van der Westhuizen (South Africa)



Girls' U/16 closed singles

Mitchel Chipangura (Zimbabwe)

Agnes Samu (Zimbabwe)

Mary Samuel (Namibia)

Katlego Petros (Botswana)



Girls' U/18 closed singles

1. Simangaliso Dube (Zimbabwe)

2. Siphindile Moyo (Zimbabwe)

3. Vimbai Nhimba (Zimbabwe)

3. Bronwyn Human (South Africa)



Boys' U/16 closed singles

Blesing Mleya (Zimbabwe)

Webster Mahachi (Zimbabwe)

Tinevimbo Dengu (Zimbabwe)

Ludzi Thebedi (Botswana)



Boys' U/18 closed singles

Thatayotlhe Robert (Botswana)

Prosper Demberere (Zimbabwe)

Vacancy Chepiri (Zimbabwe)

Zander Steyn (South Africa)

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