Namibia’s national rugby team faces its Waterloo when they take on Belgium in the final World Cup Qualifier on Saturday in Dubai.
Namibia will have to get off to a winning start if they hope to win trhe qualifying tournament that includes Brazil and Samoa. The match starts at 17h30 Namibian time and can be viewed live at Rugbypass.tv.
The Namibia Premier Football League already commenced last night with FC Ongos and Young African playing to a 1-1 draw.
In other matches this weekend, log leaders African Stars face a tough away match against second-placed Mighty Gunners in Otjiwarongo on Saturday, while third-placed KK Palace host Bkue Waters and Eleven Arrows at Oshakati.
Top-class boxing returns on Saturday when the WBO Africa Titles Redemption Bonanza will be hosted by the MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing Academy at the Windhoek Country Club.
In the main fight Mateus Heita (14-1-0) takes on Aliou Loko (12-1-1) of Benin for the vacant WBO Africa featherweight title, while in the main supporting bout Paulinus Ndjolonimus takes on Snamiso Ntuli of South Africa for the WBO Africa super middleweight title.
The undefeated Harry Simon Junior will also be in action in an international welterweight fight against Jeremiah Mhere of Zimbabwe. There will be 12 fights in total with the first fight scheduled for 17h30.
The Women’s Basketball League Africa Qualifiers will be held at the DHPS courts this weekend with Namibia’s Unam Phoenix taking on SC De Luanda of Angola in the opening match tonight.
In international sport, all eyes will be on the English Premiership match between Manchester City and Liverpool on Sunday, and the rugby international between South Africa’s Springboks and France’s Tricolours on Saturday evening.
The weekend fixtures are as follows:
Friday, 7 November
Namibia Premier Football League
19h00: Tigers v Unam, Windhoek Independence Stadium
Women’s Basketball League Africa Qualifiers
19h00: Unam Phoenix v SC De Luanda, DHPS Court
Saturday, 8 November
T20 Premier League
09h00: United v CCD, Wanderers field
14h00: Wanderers v WHSOB, Wanderers field
Namibia Premier Football League
14h00: KK Palace v Blue Waters, Oshakati Independence Stadium
14h00: Rundu Chiefs v Bucks Buccaneers, Omulunga Stadium
14h00: Life Fighters v Khomas Nampol, Mokati Stadium
16h00: E Chula Chula v Eleven Arrows, Oshakati Independence Stadium
16h00: Julinho Athletic v Okahandja United, Omulunga Stadium
16h00: Mighty Gunners v African Stars, Mokati Stadium
Rugby World Cup Qualifier
17h30: Namibia v Belgium, Dubai
Women’s Basketball League Africa Qualifiers
19h00: DHPS Court
MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing Bonanza
19h00: Windhoek Country Club
Sunday, 9 November
13h00: E Chula Chula v Blue Waters, Oshakati Independence Stadium
13h00: Julinho Athletic v Bucks Buccaneers, Omulunga Stadium
13h00: Mighty Gunners v Khomas Nampol, Mokati Stadium
15h00: KK Palace v Eleven Arrows, Oshakati Independence Stadium
15h00: Rundu Chiefs v Okahandja United, Omulunga Stadium
15h00: Life Fighters v African Stars, Mokati Stadium
16h00: Young African v Unam, Windhoek Independence Stadium
Women’s Basketball League Africa Qualifiers
19h00: DHPS Court
International Sport Fixtures
Friday, 7 November
German Bundesliga
20h30: Werder Bremen v WfL Wolfsburg
Italian Serie A
22h45: Pisa SC vs Cremonese
Saturday, 8 November
English Premiership
14h30: Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United
17h00: Everton vs Fulham
17h00: West Ham United vs Burnley
19h30: Sunderland vs Arsenal
22h00: Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
German Bundesliga
16h30: Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Heidenheim
16h30: Hamburger SV vs Borussia Dortmund
16h30: Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig
16h30: Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich
19h30: Borussia Mönchengladbach vs FC Köln
Italian Serie A
19h00: Como vs Cagliari
19h00: Lecce vs Hellas Verona
22h00: Juventus vs Torino
22h45: Parma vs AC Milan
Spanish La Liga
16h00: Girona vs Deportivo Alavés
18h15: Sevilla vs Osasuna
20h30: Atlético Madrid vs Levante
22h00: Espanyol vs Villarreal
Rugby Autumn Nations Series
15h00: Georgia vs USA
15h40: Ireland vs Japan
17h00: Portugal vs Uruguay
17h00: Romania vs Canada
17h10: Scotland vs New Zealand
19h40: England vs Fiji
19h40: Italy vs Australia
22h10: France vs South Africa
Sunday, 9 November
English Premiership
15h00: Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
15h00: Brentford vs Newcastle United
15h00: Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15h00: Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
17h30: Manchester City vs Liverpool
German Bundesliga
16h30: SC Freiburg vs FC St. Pauli
18h30: VfB Stuttgart vs FC Augsburg
20h30: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz 05
Italian Serie A
17h30: Atalanta vs Sassuolo
19h00: Bologna vs Napoli
19h00: Genoa vs Fiorentina
22h00: AS Roma vs Udinese
22h45: Inter Milan vs Lazio
Spanish La Liga
16h00: Athletic Bilbao vs Real Oviedo
18h15: Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid
20h30: Mallorca vs Getafe
20h30: Valencia vs Real Betis
22h00: Celta Vigo vs Barcelona
Rugby Autumn Nations Series
17h10: Wales vs Argentina
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