Pupkewitz invest in Unam football club

THE Pupkewitz Holding Group on Monday gave another sponsorship to the University of Namibia’s Football team in the form of playing kits.

The team has been sponsored by the company since 2001 and has been receiving financial assistance including other football material. For the 2003/4 season, the team has been sponsored playing gear and track-suits.Unam currently plays in the Khomas Second Division and currently tops that league.The club was established in 2001 and was named Pupkewitz Unam FC.In the 2001/2 football season, the team ended third in the region and lost at the finals of qualifying for the Tafel Lager NFA Cup preliminary round in Windhoek.In the 2002/3 season, Unam ended second in the Khomas Second Division and was one of the two clubs in the region that qualified for the Tafel Lager NFA Cup in Gobabis.In that tournament, Unam lost 3-1 on penalties against Black Africa after a one all draw at the end of normal time.During the current season, the club tops the league with 54 points after scoring 74 goals and only conceding 23.Club officials said the club aims to obtain at least 100 goals for before the end of the season.The team has made its way through to the semi-finals of this year’s Tafel Lager NFA Cup after it ousted Friends 3-1 in a match played in Mariental.Their next match in this competition is against Otjiwarongo-based side Life Fighters later this month.Support for performers Managing Director of Pupkewitz Holding Group, Harold Pupkewitz (third from left) pictured with players of Unam FC at the handing over of playing kits and tracksuits to the players.The club received home and away kits, while the Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) through their brand, Club Shandy, also donated a set of tracksuits.For the 2003/4 season, the team has been sponsored playing gear and track-suits.Unam currently plays in the Khomas Second Division and currently tops that league.The club was established in 2001 and was named Pupkewitz Unam FC.In the 2001/2 football season, the team ended third in the region and lost at the finals of qualifying for the Tafel Lager NFA Cup preliminary round in Windhoek.In the 2002/3 season, Unam ended second in the Khomas Second Division and was one of the two clubs in the region that qualified for the Tafel Lager NFA Cup in Gobabis.In that tournament, Unam lost 3-1 on penalties against Black Africa after a one all draw at the end of normal time.During the current season, the club tops the league with 54 points after scoring 74 goals and only conceding 23.Club officials said the club aims to obtain at least 100 goals for before the end of the season.The team has made its way through to the semi-finals of this year’s Tafel Lager NFA Cup after it ousted Friends 3-1 in a match played in Mariental.Their next match in this competition is against Otjiwarongo-based side Life Fighters later this month. Support for performers Managing Director of Pupkewitz Holding Group, Harold Pupkewitz (third from left) pictured with players of Unam FC at the handing over of playing kits and tracksuits to the players.The club received home and away kits, while the Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) through their brand, Club Shandy, also donated a set of tracksuits.