{"id":48090,"date":"2023-06-27T17:39:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/befree-engages-youth-through-sports"},"modified":"2023-06-27T18:00:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T18:00:31","slug":"befree-engages-youth-through-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/befree-engages-youth-through-sports","title":{"rendered":"#BeFree engages youth through sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>The #BeFree Ballers hosted a 7-a-Side hybrid football tournament on Saturday at the Ella Du Plessis High School sports stadium for young male and female sports stars.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Minister of Sports, Youth and National Service, Emma Kantema-Gaomas, said young men and women should not think their parents are punishing them by keeping them home and away from<\/p>\n<p>drugs. \u201cParental involvement is crucial, especially when it comes to issues involving children committing suicide,\u201d Kantema-Gaomas said. Kantema-Gaomas further added that instead of speculating, everyone should join the fight against drug abuse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to really spend time and interrogate ourselves; we need to motivate our children; we need to speak to them on a daily basis,\u201d Kantema-Gaomas said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the same event was David Emvula, a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist at the Lady Pohamba Private Hospital, who highlighted the dangers associated with drug usage and urged the youth to stay away from smoking hookah pipes and marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSportspersons will be banned from sports if they use substances, such as steroids, which is why future athletes must discover themselves and stay away from drugs. Steroids may be advantageous in the short term, but they will cause irreversible damage to an athlete in the long run,\u201d Emvula cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>According to the newly crowned Women\u2019s Super League champion, Tura Magic Football Club\u2019s Thomalina Adams, men in football make more money than women; more men travel to foreign nations to play football, and only a few women go abroad.<\/p>\n<p>She also stated that she is happy with the regional women\u2019s league that is set to kick off in July. \u201cWith this league, hopefully, there will be fewer teenage pregnancies and substance abuse because the young stars will be more involved in sports,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kaarina Iita, the Head of Programmes at #BeFree, the aim of the event was to educate and empower young professionals in the sports fraternity by offering guidance and support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tournament offers a judgement-free platform for open dialogue, where the youth can foster a community of self-awareness and understanding of sexual and reproductive health rights,\u201d Iita said.<\/p>\n<p><b>Source: neweralive<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. The #BeFree Ballers hosted a 7-a-Side hybrid football tournament on Saturday at the Ella Du Plessis High School sports stadium for young male and female sports stars. 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