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After having beaten Nepal in their first game in the current ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 taking place in Holland, Namibia found the going harder against the hosts on Saturday. Having won the toss Namibia chose to field first, restricting the Netherlands to 251/6 in their 50 overs. Captain Scott Edwards, batting in the middle order, and opening batter Max O’Dowd contributed 30 and 39 respectively but it […]

The Capricorn Eagles have had a very successful run at the current Women's T20 Quadrangular Series taking place in Windhoek. The team started their campaign with a 9 wicket victory against Tanzania before winning their first ever super over to beat Uganda after a tied game and then beating Hong Kong – China by 5 wickets. On Saturday the Eagles faced Tanzania for the second time, once again beating the […]

Things were close between Namibia and Uganda in the third game of the Women's T20 Quadrangular Series on Wednesday morning. Uganda won the toss and decided to put Namibia in to bat, restricting the hosts to 123/7 with captain Sune Wittman contributing 24 runs from 24 balls and Jurriene Arrasta Diergaardt high scoring with 36 runs from 33 balls. Diergaardt was also instrumental in the Capricorn Eagles’ bowling attack, taking […]

Namibia's top Genesis Archery athletes are preparing to compete at the upcoming Genesis Archery Africa Tournament in Botswana from 12–16 August 2026, with teams representing the country in both the National and Development divisions. Speaking ahead of the tournament, Norman Lucas, Sports Coordinator for Hardap School Sport and Vice President of Genesis Archery Namibia, said the goal is to ensure every selected athlete has the opportunity to represent Namibia. "We […]

Namibia beat Nepal by 8 wickets in their first game of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series that is taking place in the Netherlands, successfully chasing down Nepal’s 157 with 78 balls to spare. Having won the toss, Namibia’s men’s team, like the women’s team earlier in the day, chose to field first. JJ Smit led the bowling attack, finishing with figures of 6 for 27, including […]

The Capricorn Eagles took on Tanzania in the second game of the Women's T20 Quadrangular Series that is taking place in Windhoek. Having won the toss, Namibia chose to field first, bowling the visitors out for 95. Victoria Hamunyela was the cream of Namibia’s bowlers, taking 2 wickets while only conceding 6 runs in the 4 overs she bowled, with Wilka Mwatile also taking 2 wickets, conceding only 14 runs. […]

Cricket Namibia is proud to welcome Uganda, Tanzania, and Hong Kong to Windhoek for the Capricorn Eagles Series, an international Women’s T20I tournament taking place from 21 to 30 July 2026 at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground and HP Oval. The tournament will see the Capricorn Eagles take on three quality international opponents in a series that promises exciting cricket while providing valuable preparation ahead of future ICC competitions. Fans […]