Sport Shorts Unam hockey in training

UNAM Hockey Club started with preparations for the new indoor season last week at the UN Plaza in Katutura.

Training is taking place from Mondays to Thursdays between 18h00 and 19h30 and all current members and any interested players are urged to attend. The club did very well during the 2006 Indoor season.Five teams competed in the 2006 league with the men’s premier team (known as the Giants) winning the indoor title for a sixth consecutive year while the other two men’s teams, Pepsi Unam and Unam Rookies, managed second places in their respective categories.Hoppers finished third in the women’s premier league while Unam 2 finished runners-up in the women’s first league category.Contact Erwin Handura at 081 124 8249 for more information.Blue Waters’ Geingob still recovering BLUE Waters defender Bullet Geingob is still recovering from the serious head injury he sustained during the First National Bank (FNB) Cup semi-final clash against Civics late last year.Geingob suffered a concussion when he collided with Civics defender Franklin April at the Independence stadium and was soon after admitted to the Windhoek Central Hospital.Blue Waters spokesman Tostao Imbili said Geingob is recovering well but will only resume his duties with the ‘Birds’ at the end of March this year.”He is still on medication and has not complained of any pain,” said Imbili.- Nampa Black Tiger FC wins in Caprivi BLACK Tiger Football Club from Itaala village were crowned as the champions of the Linyanti Community Cup which was played in the Caprivi Region last December.Black Tiger defeated Barcelona 3-0 in the final.They received N$1 500 and a trophy, while the runners-up, Barcelona, got N$1 000.Magic Score FC of Kikiya-Sabelo or Kisako village were in third spot with a prize of N$800 after defeating Sampisi 2-0 in the third- and fourth-place playoff.About 12 football teams took part in the tournament.In netball, Linyanti took home N$1 200 and a trophy for ending first in the event, in which only three teams competed.Kikiya-Sabelo were second and walked away with N$700, while Amakhosi landed N$500.The tournament was sponsored by Nickey Mutame and Chrizo Mavuna, who donated N$3 000 each.The club did very well during the 2006 Indoor season.Five teams competed in the 2006 league with the men’s premier team (known as the Giants) winning the indoor title for a sixth consecutive year while the other two men’s teams, Pepsi Unam and Unam Rookies, managed second places in their respective categories.Hoppers finished third in the women’s premier league while Unam 2 finished runners-up in the women’s first league category.Contact Erwin Handura at 081 124 8249 for more information.Blue Waters’ Geingob still recovering BLUE Waters defender Bullet Geingob is still recovering from the serious head injury he sustained during the First National Bank (FNB) Cup semi-final clash against Civics late last year.Geingob suffered a concussion when he collided with Civics defender Franklin April at the Independence stadium and was soon after admitted to the Windhoek Central Hospital.Blue Waters spokesman Tostao Imbili said Geingob is recovering well but will only resume his duties with the ‘Birds’ at the end of March this year.”He is still on medication and has not complained of any pain,” said Imbili.- Nampa Black Tiger FC wins in Caprivi BLACK Tiger Football Club from Itaala village were crowned as the champions of the Linyanti Community Cup which was played in the Caprivi Region last December.Black Tiger defeated Barcelona 3-0 in the final.They received N$1 500 and a trophy, while the runners-up, Barcelona, got N$1 000.Magic Score FC of Kikiya-Sabelo or Kisako village were in third spot with a prize of N$800 after defeating Sampisi 2-0 in the third- and fourth-place playoff.About 12 football teams took part in the tournament.In netball, Linyanti took home N$1 200 and a trophy for ending first in the event, in which only three teams competed.Kikiya-Sabelo were second and walked away with N$700, while Amakhosi landed N$500.The tournament was sponsored by Nickey Mutame and Chrizo Mavuna, who donated N$3 000 each.