Oshana Schools Sport Union awards its achievers

ONGWEDIVA – The Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) in the Oshana Region awarded its 2007 sport achievers during the region’s Sport Award function held at the Multipurpose Youth Centre in Oshakati on Saturday.

Deputy Minister of Sport Pohamba Shifeta was also in Oshakati to officiate at the second Oshana Regional Sport Awards ceremony. The Oshana NSSU hosted its first sport awards last year at the Trade Fair Centre in Ongwediva where the Minister of Sport, John Mutorwa was the key speaker.Awarded on Saturday were Albertina Alfeus and Tangeni Haifidi (sharing sport administrator of the year), Esko Kavela (junior sportsman of the year) and Martha Kamati (junior sportswoman of the year).Castro Nuuyoma and Tjipekapora Herunga received the senior sportsman and senior sportswoman of the year awards.Absalom Imbondi scooped the achiever of the year title, while Hofni Kapolo took the coach of year title and Mathias Nanghanda of the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) received the first best sport reporter title of the Oshana NSSU.The Oshana NSSU also issued appreciation awards to Santam, Old Mutual, Metropolitan, Namibia Beverage, Fysal Fresh Produce, PG Benson and Build It as companies that financially and materially supported school sport in the region.”To our sportsmen and women, we are gathered here today, not only to award you for what you have achieved for this year in sport, but we also have to use this opportunity to encourage you to do more in future,” Shifeta stated in addressing the event.The Oshana NSSU acknowledged hockey as development programme of the year, soccer as the most improved sport code of the year and the U/17 Basketball team as the sport team of the year in the region.NampaThe Oshana NSSU hosted its first sport awards last year at the Trade Fair Centre in Ongwediva where the Minister of Sport, John Mutorwa was the key speaker.Awarded on Saturday were Albertina Alfeus and Tangeni Haifidi (sharing sport administrator of the year), Esko Kavela (junior sportsman of the year) and Martha Kamati (junior sportswoman of the year).Castro Nuuyoma and Tjipekapora Herunga received the senior sportsman and senior sportswoman of the year awards.Absalom Imbondi scooped the achiever of the year title, while Hofni Kapolo took the coach of year title and Mathias Nanghanda of the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) received the first best sport reporter title of the Oshana NSSU.The Oshana NSSU also issued appreciation awards to Santam, Old Mutual, Metropolitan, Namibia Beverage, Fysal Fresh Produce, PG Benson and Build It as companies that financially and materially supported school sport in the region.”To our sportsmen and women, we are gathered here today, not only to award you for what you have achieved for this year in sport, but we also have to use this opportunity to encourage you to do more in future,” Shifeta stated in addressing the event.The Oshana NSSU acknowledged hockey as development programme of the year, soccer as the most improved sport code of the year and the U/17 Basketball team as the sport team of the year in the region.Nampa