The Namibian football season finally starts this weekend with several matches taking place throughout the country.
In the opening match of the season FC Ongos take on Unam at the Independence Stadium tonight, while defending champions African Stars open their campaign against Khomas Nampol at the same venue on Sunday.
Football fans can also look forward to matches at Oshakati, Walvis Bay, Okahandja and Otjiwarongo as the first round gets underway.
The MTC Volleyball National League Final takes place in Swakopmund, while the NDTC Futsal Premier League also reaches its conclusion at the Windhoek Showgrounds Arena on Saturday.
In rugby, the final leg of the Ongos Valley Sevens Tournament takes place at the Hage Geingob National Rugby Stadium, while the Namibian club cricket league commenced last weekend and continues with matches in various leagues this weekend. In the T20 Premier League, the defending champions Wanderers take on CCD, while WHS Old Boys take on United.
There’s also youth sport with the MTC Hopsol Youth Football finals taking place at the Jan Mohr field while the Pupkewitz Schools Gala will be held at the Olympia Swimming Pool.
In international sport the main focus will be on the Spanish La Liga when arch-rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in El Clasico on Sunday afternoon.
The weekend’s fixtures are as follows:
Friday, October 24
Pupkewitz Interschools Swimming Gala
14h00: Olympia Swimming Pool
MTC Hopsol Youth League
16h00: Jan Mohr Field
Namibia Premier Football League
19h00: FC Ongos v Unam, Independence Stadium
Saturday, October 25
Pupkewitz Interschools Swimming Gala
08h00: Olympia Swimming Pool
Ongos Valley Sevens Tournament
08h00: Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium
MTC Hopsol Youth League
08h30: Jan Mohr Field
MTC Volleyball National League Final
09h00: MTC Dome, Swakopmund
NDTC Futsal Premier League
14h00: Windhoek Showgrounds Arena
Namibia Premier Football League
16h00: Tigers v Young African, Independence Stadium
16h00: Eleven Arrows v Blue Waters, Jan Wilken Stadium
16h00: E Chula Chula v KK Palace, Severin KGA Stadium
T20 Premier League @ Wanderers
09h00: Wanderers v CCD
14h00: WHSOB v United
Sunday, October 26
Namibia Premier Football League
16h00: African Stars v Khomas Nampol, Independence Stadium
16h00: Mighty Gunners v Life Fighters, Mokati Stadium
16h00: Okahandja United v Bucks Buccaneers, Nau Aib Stadium
International Sport Fixtures
Friday, 24 October
English Premiership
21h00: Leeds United v West Ham United
German Bundesliga
20h30: Werder Bremen v Union Berlin
Italian Serie A
20h45: AC Milan v Pisa
Spanish La Liga
21h00: Real Sociedad v Sevilla
United Rugby Championship
20h45: Glasgow Warriors v Vodacom Bulls
Saturday, 25 October
Women’s Cricket World Cup @ Visakhapatnam
07h30: England v New Zealand
Women’s Cricket World Cup @ Navi Mumbai
11h30: India v Bangladesh
English Premiership
16h00: Newcastle United v Fulham
16h00: Chelsea v Sunderland
18h30: Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion
22h00: Brentford v Liverpool
German Bundesliga
15h30: Hamburger SV v VfL Wolfsburg
15h30: FC Augsburg v RB Leipzig
15h30: TSG Hoffenheim v 1. FC Heidenheim
15h30: Eintracht Frankfurt v FC St. Pauli
15h30: Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayern Munich
18h30: Borussia Dortmund v 1. FC Köln
Italian Serie A
15h00: Parma v Como
15h00: Udinese v Lecce
18h00: Napoli v Inter Milan
20h45: Cremonese v Atalanta
Spanish La Liga
14h00: Girona v Real Oviedo
16h15: Espanyol v Elche
18h30: Athletic Club v Getafe
21h00: Valencia v Villarreal
United Rugby Championship
13h45: Emirates Lions v Ulster
16h00: Hollywoodbets Sharks v Scarlets
18h30: Leinster v Zebre Parma
18h30: Benetton v DHL Stormers
18h30: Dragons v Ospreys
20h45: Cardiff v Edinburgh
20h45: Munster v Connacht
Sunday, 26 October
English Premiership
16h00: AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest
16h00: Arsenal v Crystal Palace
16h00: Aston Villa v Manchester City
16h00: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley
18h30: Everton v Tottenham Hotspur
German Bundesliga
16h30: Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg
18h30: VfB Stuttgart v Mainz 05
Italian Serie A
13h30: Torino v Genoa
16h00: Verona v Cagliari
16h00: Sassuolo v Roma
19h00: Fiorentina v Bologna
21h45: Lazio v Juventus
Spanish La Liga
15h00: Mallorca v Levante
17h15: Real Madrid v Barcelona
19h30: Osasuna v Celta Vigo
22h00: Rayo Vallecano v Deportivo Alavés
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