BA champs of Omaheke Meat Festival tourney

WINDHOEK – Black Africa Netball Club started the year where they left off last season by winning the annual Omaheke Region Meat Festival Netball Tournament staged at the Legare Stadium in Gobabis on Saturday.

Black Africa won the Khomas Netball Region (KNR) League for the seventh year running in 2006. On Saturday, Black Africa won three and drew one match against Civics to win their group.They later went on to beat the other two group winners, Otjinene All Stars from Gobabis and Wanderers from Windhoek.Wanderers won the season-opening tournament on March 31 in Windhoek.Black Africa won N$5 000 and a trophy while Otjinene All Stars received N$2 500 and Wanderers N$1 000.Fifteen teams took part in the event.Organiser and KNR chairperson Isadore Nel was happy with the turnout, saying it was the most teams that ever participated at the event.Eight teams from Khomas competed, while three teams from Walvis Bay travelled down for the event.Gobabis entered four teams.Nel said the whole idea of the tournament was to bring back netball to the ‘Cattle Country’ and after Saturday it was evident that there are indeed players in the region as well as in the Erongo Region.Now it is just a matter of getting leagues running, she added.Organisers are hoping that more teams will take part next year.Meanwhile, the KNR league games will continue this Saturday with first-, second- and third-division games at the Katutura Youth Complex.NampaOn Saturday, Black Africa won three and drew one match against Civics to win their group.They later went on to beat the other two group winners, Otjinene All Stars from Gobabis and Wanderers from Windhoek.Wanderers won the season-opening tournament on March 31 in Windhoek.Black Africa won N$5 000 and a trophy while Otjinene All Stars received N$2 500 and Wanderers N$1 000.Fifteen teams took part in the event.Organiser and KNR chairperson Isadore Nel was happy with the turnout, saying it was the most teams that ever participated at the event.Eight teams from Khomas competed, while three teams from Walvis Bay travelled down for the event.Gobabis entered four teams.Nel said the whole idea of the tournament was to bring back netball to the ‘Cattle Country’ and after Saturday it was evident that there are indeed players in the region as well as in the Erongo Region.Now it is just a matter of getting leagues running, she added.Organisers are hoping that more teams will take part next year.Meanwhile, the KNR league games will continue this Saturday with first-, second- and third-division games at the Katutura Youth Complex.Nampa