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Eeshoke Chula Chula FC
Eeshoke Chula Chula FC is a Namibian football club based in Eeshoke village near Oshikango in the Ohangwena Region which currently plays in the Namibia Premiership. Name The club's name comes from a Okutyuulwa war cry “To tyuulwa keeshoke” which has been anglicized as "chulachula". The village name Eeshoke derives from a species of tall, sharp grass that is common in the area. Stadium Eeshoke Chula Chula FC currently plays its home matches at the 8,000-seat Oshakati Independence Stadium until construction of the Eenhana Stadium in the region's capital of Eenhana is completed. History The club formed informally as a small village team in 1995. It entered the Third Division in 1998. By 2001, the club had reached the Ohangwena Second Division. Between 2001 and 2013, the club bounced between the Second and Third Divisions. Chula Chula made a breakthrough in 2013, reaching the final of the Namibia FA Cup, ultimately falling 0–8 to Orlando Pirates. The club returned to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshakati Independence Stadium
Oshakati Independence Stadium is a football stadium in Oshakati, Oshana Region, Namibia. Home to Oshakati City F.C. formerly of the Namibia Premier League, Oshakati Independence Stadium can seat 8,000 spectators. It was built over seven years at a cost of 20 million Namibian dollars, but needed N$55,000 worth of repairs just a year later. In February 2008, two people died at the stadium during intense flooding across northern Namibia. The Namibian
''The Namibian'' is the largest daily newspaper in Namibia. It is published in English and Oshiwambo.
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Namibia Regional Second Division ...
The Regional Second Division is an association of 14 regional football leagues which together comprise the third-tier of football in Namibia. It operates under the auspices of the Namibia Football Association. Organization Each of the 14 regions of Namibia operates its own Regional Second Division league. In 2019 a FIFA Normalisation Committee worked with the regional associations to meet requirements to be in compliance as members of the NFA. Promotion The winners of each regional league enters a play-off competition to determine promotion to the First Division. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Regional Second Division (Namibia) Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Stadium (Namibia)
The Independence Stadium in Windhoek's Olympia suburb is the national stadium of the Republic of Namibia. Owned by the Government of Namibia it holds 25,000 spectators and is mainly used for association football events. , the stadium has been described as "dilapidated". The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decommissioned the stadium in 2021 for it being sub-standard. No other Namibian stadium meets CAF's requirements. As a result, international games of the Namibia national football team will have to be played abroad. The stadium hosted the wake of President Hage Geingob in February 2024, and hosted a memorial service for Namibia's first president Sam Nujoma in February 2025. See also *Sam Nujoma Stadium, the other large football stadium in Windhoek References Football venues in Namibia Athletics (track and field) venues in Namibia Sports venues in Windhoek Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windhoek
Windhoek (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek, which was 486,169 in 2023, is constantly growing due to a continued migration from other regions in Namibia. Windhoek is the social, economic, political, and cultural centre of the country. Nearly every Namibian national enterprise, governmental body, educational and cultural institution is headquartered there. The city developed at the site of a permanent hot spring known to the local pastoral tribes. It developed rapidly after Jonker Afrikaner, Tribal chief, Captain of the Orlam, settled there in 1840 and built a stone church for his community. In the decades following, multiple wars and armed hostilities resulted in the neglect and destruction of the new settlement. Windhoek was founded a second time in 1890 by Imperial German Army Major Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Stars F
African or Africans may refer to: * Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: ** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa *** List of ethnic groups of Africa *** Demographics of Africa *** African diaspora ** African, an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the African Union ** Citizenship of the African Union ** Demographics of the African Union **Africanfuturism ** African art ** *** African jazz (other) ** African cuisine ** African culture ** African languages ** African music ** African Union ** African lion, a lion population in Africa Books and radio * ''The African'' (essay), a story by French author J. M. G. Le Clézio * ''The African'' (Conton novel), a novel by William Farquhar Conton * ''The African'' (Courlander novel), a novel by Harold Courlander * ''The Africans'' (radio program) Music * "African", a song by Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Gunners F
Mighty may refer to: Businesses *Mighty Audio, an American company known for its product ''Mighty'', a portable audio player *Mighty Animation, an animation studio based in Guadalajara, Mexico Films *''The Mighty'', a 1998 comedy–drama * ''The Mighty'' (1929 film), a 1929 action movie Music * ''Mighty'' (The Planet Smashers album) * ''Mighty'' (Kristene DiMarco album) * "Mighty" (featuring JFTH), a song by Caravan Palace from '' '' Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''The Mighty'' (comics), a DC Comics title *The Mighty (professional wrestling), an Australian WWE tag team *Mighty the Armadillo, a character in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' game series *Samira Mighty (born 1996), an English television personality and actress See also *Might (other) * Mighty Atom (other) *Almighty (other) In the Abrahamic religions The Almighty (or "God Almighty") is one of the names for God. Almighty may also refer to: People and organizations *Almighty (rapper), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibian Dollar
The Namibia dollar (currency symbol, symbol: $ or N$; ISO 4217, code: NAD) has been the currency of Namibia since 1993. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign ($), or alternatively N$ to distinguish it from other currencies called “dollar.” It is divided into 100 cent (currency), cents. History The dollar replaced the South African rand, which had been the country's currency while it was under South African rule as South-West Africa from 1920 until 1990, at par. The rand is still legal tender, as the Namibian dollar is Fixed exchange rate system, linked to the South African rand and can be exchanged on a one-to-one basis locally. Namibia was also part of the Common Monetary Area from independence in 1990 until the introduction of the dollar in 1993. In the beginning, alternative names for the Namibian dollar were suggested, including ''Namibian kalahar'', referencing the Kalahari Desert in the east of Namibia, but ultimately the government settled on the name ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia Premier Football League
The Namibia Premiership, or the Debmarine Namibia Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia. It operates under the auspices of the Namibia Football Association. History After ongoing financial and organizational problems with the Namibia Premier League (NPL), the Namibia Football Association expelled the league and founded a new top-flight league themselves following the 2018–19 season. Despite a planned debut season in 2021, the league finally played its first season in 2022-23 after securing major sponsorship funding. Originally called the Namibia Premier Football League, the league was renamed the Namibia Premiership with the significant sponsorship of N$13 million provided by Debmarine. Following the 2023–24 season, the Namibia Football Association addressed the long-time issue of clubs with shared ownership competing in the same league. Beginning with the 2024–25 season, the practice would no longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia First Division
The First Division is the second-tier association football league in Namibia. It operates under the auspices of the Namibia Football Association. Organization The First Division is divided into the Northern Stream (NSFD) and the Southern Stream (SSFD), each consisting of 13 teams from their respective regions. For some seasons the Northern Stream has been divided into separate North East and North West streams. The Northern Stream includes clubs from the Zambezi Region, Zambezi, Kavango East Region, Kavango East, Kavango West Region, Kavango West, Oshana, Omusati, Kunene Region, Kunene, Otjozondjupa, Ohangwena, and Oshikoto regions. The Southern Stream includes clubs located in Khomas, Omaheke, Erongo, Hardap, and ǁKaras Region, Karas regions. Promotion and relegation The winners of both the Northern and Southern Streams are promoted to the Namibia Premier Football League. The three lowest placed teams from each stream are relegated to the Regional Second Division. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Pirates S
Orlando commonly refers to: * Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States Orlando may also refer to: People * Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (surname), includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (Frankish warrior) (died 778), the military leader best known as Roland who inspired the Italian medieval icon "Orlando" Fictional characters * Orlando (character), the central character in a sequence of Italian verse romances from Dante, Ariosto and others * Orlando (''As You Like It''), a character in William Shakespeare's ''As You Like It'' * Orlando, the title character of '' Orlando: A Biography'', a novel by Virginia Woolf, and its film and stage adaptations * Orlando (fictional cat), central figure in Katherine Hale's ''The Marmalade Cat'' 1938–1972 series of children's books * Orlando, a character from the comic book ''The Invisibles'' * Orlando, a character from a comic book series ''The League of Extraordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia FA Cup
The Namibia FA Cup (''Namibia Football Association Cup''), officially Bidvest Namibia Cup, is an association football tournament for Namibian club The competition was relaunched in 2024, following a number of years of inactivity due to the unavailability of a sponsor, after the Namibian Football Association agreed a deal with PstBet. Previous Champions *1990: Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek) *1991: Chief Santos (Tsumeb) *1992: Liverpool (Okahandja) *1993: Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek) *1994: Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) *1995: Tigers (Windhoek) *1996: Tigers (Windhoek) *1997: ''not contested'' *1998: Chief Santos (Tsumeb) *1999: Chief Santos (Tsumeb) *2000: Chief Santos (Tsumeb) *2001: ''not contested'' *2002: Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) *2003: FC Civics (Windhoek) *2004: Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek) *2005: Ramblers (Windhoek) *2006: Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) *2007: African Stars (Windhoek) *2008: FC Civics (Windhoek) *2009: Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) *2010: Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
