Schools draw battle lines in far north

ONGWEDIVA – All the roads lead to the Mweshipandeka Senior Secondary School (SSS) at Ongwediva where the inter-regional playoffs of the popular Old Mutual Far North Championships will take place on Saturday.

Event organiser Revonia Kahivere said 48 schools took part in regional playoffs across the northern regions of Oshana, Ohangwena, Omusati and Oshikoto. Old Mutual Namibia sponsored the championships to the tune of N$100 000 and prizes of N$14 000 have already been awarded to the regional winners in the football and netball categories.Regional winners are expected to battle it out at Mweshipandeka SSS sport grounds until Saturday to determine the overall football and netball winners.Said Kahivere: “The Championships, an initiative sponsored by the Old Mutual Foundation, was introduced by the Old Mutual Namibia for the first time in 2004, and it has been successfully staged for the past three consecutive years.”Nehale SSS and Udjombala Junior Secondary (JS) were the inaugural winners of the Old Mutual Far North Championships in football and netball respectively.The 2005 overall winners were Mweshipandeka SSS (football) and Eengedjo SSS (netball), while David Sheehama SSS (football) and Ongha SSS (netball) were the 2006 overall winners of the event.In football this year, the regions are going to be represented at Saturday’s event by Iipumbu SSS (Oshana), Eengedjo SSS (Ohangwena), Nuuyoma SSS (Omusati) and Onguti SSS (Oshikoto).Mweshipandeka SSS (Oshana), Ongha SSS (Ohangwena), Ruacana Vocational School (Omusati) and Nehale SSS (Oshikoto) are going to represent their regions in the netball category on Saturday.Ongha SSS is the defending champion in netball, while David Sheehama SSS, the defending champion in football, has already been eliminated during the playoffs at the regional level.NampaOld Mutual Namibia sponsored the championships to the tune of N$100 000 and prizes of N$14 000 have already been awarded to the regional winners in the football and netball categories.Regional winners are expected to battle it out at Mweshipandeka SSS sport grounds until Saturday to determine the overall football and netball winners.Said Kahivere: “The Championships, an initiative sponsored by the Old Mutual Foundation, was introduced by the Old Mutual Namibia for the first time in 2004, and it has been successfully staged for the past three consecutive years.”Nehale SSS and Udjombala Junior Secondary (JS) were the inaugural winners of the Old Mutual Far North Championships in football and netball respectively.The 2005 overall winners were Mweshipandeka SSS (football) and Eengedjo SSS (netball), while David Sheehama SSS (football) and Ongha SSS (netball) were the 2006 overall winners of the event.In football this year, the regions are going to be represented at Saturday’s event by Iipumbu SSS (Oshana), Eengedjo SSS (Ohangwena), Nuuyoma SSS (Omusati) and Onguti SSS (Oshikoto).Mweshipandeka SSS (Oshana), Ongha SSS (Ohangwena), Ruacana Vocational School (Omusati) and Nehale SSS (Oshikoto) are going to represent their regions in the netball category on Saturday.Ongha SSS is the defending champion in netball, while David Sheehama SSS, the defending champion in football, has already been eliminated during the playoffs at the regional level.Nampa