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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>The 8th edition of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) Sports Games, themed \u2018Unity Through Sports\u2019, will commence in the Oshana region on Friday.<\/p>\n Various teams from NDF\u2019s formations and units will compete in eight sports codes, namely boxing, football, netball, volleyball, chess, athletics, pool table and a newly-introduced sport, catapult.<\/p>\n A catapult uses elastic strings, attached to a Y-shaped piece of wood and a leather cloth to launch a stone at high speed towards an object from a distance.<\/p>\n Speaking to New Era Sport, the chairperson of the organising committee of NDF Sports Events, Paulus Ali Nuumbembe, said the week-long competition will take place at Oshakati Independence Stadium, Ongwediva Tennis Court, as well as Embandu Stadium.<\/p>\n He said these games are a platform where NDF members are selected to represent the force at national and international events.<\/p>\n \u201cSport is a very important component in our force, and members must use these games as an opportunity to expose their talent and represent the country at the top level,\u201d Nuumbembe said.<\/p>\n The event will start with a street march by NDF members on Friday morning.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will be marching with NDF\u2019s Brass Band from the Leo Shoopala location to the Oshakati Independence Stadium to commence with the official opening of the games,\u201d Nuumbembe highlighted.<\/p>\n The winners will receive cash prizes, trophies and medals in the various categories.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are ready; most teams have already arrived; thus, community members should come and support this event, which is free of charge at the gate. The NDF\u2019s music band will also entertain the audience at the stadium,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Last year\u2019s event was held in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.<\/p>\n The 261 Motorised Infantry Brigade won the football competition last year, whereas Composite Depot clinched the netball category.<\/p>\n The Special Forces scooped the boxing accolade, while the 21 Motorised Infantry Brigade won the pool table, volleyball and chess top honours.<\/p>\n Defence Headquarters will defend the athletic award in the female category, whereas the 12th Motorised Infantry Brigade won the male accolade.<\/p>\n The games are expected to end on Friday 11 August 2023.<\/p>\n For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Zebaldt Ngaruka Africa-Press – Namibia. The 8th edition of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) Sports Games, themed \u2018Unity Through Sports\u2019, will commence in the Oshana region on Friday. Various teams from NDF\u2019s formations and units will compete in eight sports codes, namely boxing, football, netball, volleyball, chess, athletics, pool table and a newly-introduced sport, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":50514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[234,236,233],"class_list":["post-50515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-namibia","tag-namibia"],"yoast_head":"\n