The Namibian Sports Commission (NSC) is the umbrella and regulatory organisation of all sport codes, based in

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, the capital of

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 ...

. It is a governmental institution advising, and taking orders from, the Minister of Youth and Sport. It was established by the Government Gazette on 27 August 2003.

Sports Codes

The Sports Commission is responsible (as of August 2020) for 49 recognised sports, which have been divided into three categories since 1 August 2018 and are therefore publicly funded in descending order: # National sport codes:

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

Netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...

and Rugby # Priority sports codes:

Boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...

Wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...

, Athletics and

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# Development sports codes: amongst others

Cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

Duties

The main tasks of the Namibian Sports Commission are: * Management of the sport development fund * Coordination, monitoring, development and support of sport * Ensuring effective administration of national sports federations * Promotion of Fair Play * Securing access to sport for all social classes throughout Namibia * Support for the development of sports products * Approval of national and international sporting events * Advisory function for the Ministry * Organisation of further training in sport * Support of national sports associations in the search for coaches * Special projects after consultation with the Ministry * Coordination of national sports federations * Development, management and monitoring of sports facilities and equipment * Awarding of the annual sports awards of the Republic of Namibia * Monitoring compliance with the Sport Act by all national sports federations * Surveillance of sporting events and persons who are not part of the NSC * Support for national sports federations in the uniform organisation of activities and events

Structure

The Namibian Sports Commission is headed by a chief administrator, currently Simataa Mwiya and a head of finance and administration. There are also nine members or commissioners in the Sports Commission, including chairperson Joel Matheus and deputy chairperson Alna Similo. All members are appointed by the Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service. Each committee member is assigned to a sports code.

Committees

Part of the NSC administration is made up of five sports committees to which different tasks are assigned. * National Colors (''Colours Committee''): Each national team of a recognised sports federation must wear the national sports symbols and colours determined by the Sports Commission. These include the sports emblem with a

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and the wording „Namibia“. * ''Development'' * ''Audit and Finance'' * ''Doping and Registration'' * ''Executive Committee''

Sports Codes

Duties

Structure

Committees

References

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