Mario’s academy to host football feast in Katutura

THE Mario Soccer Academy will host the OTB Sport Seven-A-Side tournament at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday.

Young players from over 60 schools between the age groups of nine and 20 will participate. The girls will only compete in the under-15 age group.The matches will start at 07h30 at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, which will be divided into halves to accommodate the players, who will play seven minutes per half.Organiser Mario Nailenge said the tournament will be the biggest in Namibia in recent years as over 200 players are expected to converge for the games, while parents and spectators will also fill the stadium.He said some of the teams that will be in action are from the Namibia Youth Development Programme, Civics, Delta, St George’s, Windhoek Gymnasium, DHPS, St Paul’s, Windhoek High School, Concordia and many others.Nailenge warned that if a team is more than a minute late for the start of their match, they will forfeit their game and the opposing team will collect points.If the final results in a draw, three minutes of extra time will be played each way.If there is still no result, the game will be decided through a penalty shootout.The girls will only compete in the under-15 age group.The matches will start at 07h30 at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, which will be divided into halves to accommodate the players, who will play seven minutes per half.Organiser Mario Nailenge said the tournament will be the biggest in Namibia in recent years as over 200 players are expected to converge for the games, while parents and spectators will also fill the stadium.He said some of the teams that will be in action are from the Namibia Youth Development Programme, Civics, Delta, St George’s, Windhoek Gymnasium, DHPS, St Paul’s, Windhoek High School, Concordia and many others.Nailenge warned that if a team is more than a minute late for the start of their match, they will forfeit their game and the opposing team will collect points.If the final results in a draw, three minutes of extra time will be played each way.If there is still no result, the game will be decided through a penalty shootout.