National pool champs on

WINDHOEK – The 2006 Carling Black Label National Pool Champion will be known on Sunday.

About 49 players have been invited to take part in the annual event. Western Suburbs Rugby Club House in Khomasdal will be the venue for the competition that starts tonight at 18h00.The players will compete on a round-robin basis until only eight are left, who will then play the quarter-finals on a knockout basis.The semi-finals and finals will be played on Sunday.Iyaloo Alfons from Mozzarellas Extra Hot team was the 2005 men’s champion, while Michelle Vermeulen was the 2005 women’s champion.The Mozzarellas Extra Hot team also won the club competition in 2005, followed by Kippies and Mozzarellas Peri-Peri in second and third places, respectively.Meanwhile, the president of the Namibian Pool Association (NPA) and secretary of the All Africa Pool Association, Klaus Roerkohl, is in Cork, Ireland, attending the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the World Pool Association and the Black Ball World Championships being held from November 10 to 16.While in Ireland, Roerkohl will endeavour to bring international coaches and players to Namibia to give the locals some international exposure.The trip has been sponsored by Castle Brewing Namibia/Carling Black Label, the NPA and the European Black Ball Association.Approximately 20 countries will attend the AGM and World Championships, with South Africa having 30 players and officials in attendance.Castle Brewing Namibia, through its brand Carling Black Label, sponsored the NPA with N$60 000 this year.NampaWestern Suburbs Rugby Club House in Khomasdal will be the venue for the competition that starts tonight at 18h00.The players will compete on a round-robin basis until only eight are left, who will then play the quarter-finals on a knockout basis.The semi-finals and finals will be played on Sunday.Iyaloo Alfons from Mozzarellas Extra Hot team was the 2005 men’s champion, while Michelle Vermeulen was the 2005 women’s champion.The Mozzarellas Extra Hot team also won the club competition in 2005, followed by Kippies and Mozzarellas Peri-Peri in second and third places, respectively.Meanwhile, the president of the Namibian Pool Association (NPA) and secretary of the All Africa Pool Association, Klaus Roerkohl, is in Cork, Ireland, attending the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the World Pool Association and the Black Ball World Championships being held from November 10 to 16.While in Ireland, Roerkohl will endeavour to bring international coaches and players to Namibia to give the locals some international exposure.The trip has been sponsored by Castle Brewing Namibia/Carling Black Label, the NPA and the European Black Ball Association.Approximately 20 countries will attend the AGM and World Championships, with South Africa having 30 players and officials in attendance.Castle Brewing Namibia, through its brand Carling Black Label, sponsored the NPA with N$60 000 this year.Nampa