Debmarine netball championship launched
The third edition of the Debmarine Namibia Senior Regional Netball Championship was launched in Windhoek on Wednesday by Netball Namibia (NN).
This year's championship is scheduled to take place from 30 August to 1 September 2019 at the Khomasdal netball courts.
Speaking during the launch, NN secretary-general Imelda Neronga said they are going to host the championship in Windhoek this year, because they want it to get the publicity it deserves.
“When we started this championship in 2017, we held it in Windhoek, but because we want to decentralise the sport, we last year hosted it at the Tamariskia sports grounds in Swakopmund.
“We are this year in our final sponsorship agreement with Debmarine; that is why we decided to bring the games back to Windhoek, so the sponsors can see what they have done to improve netball in the country,” Neronga said.
She added since the inception of the tournament the national selectors have managed to select players from other regions for the senior national netball team, as players have received much-needed exposure they during the championship.
The winner of the championship will receive N$30 000, gold medals and a floating trophy, while the second- and third-placed teams will walk away with N$15 000 and N$9 000, respectively.
The regional teams have been placed in two pools.
Pool A consists of Hardap, Kavango East, Oshana, Kunene, Ohangwena, Zambezi and
//Karas while Pool B is comprised of the Omusati, Khomas, Erongo, Otjozondjupa, Kavango West, Oshikoto and Omaheke.
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This year's championship is scheduled to take place from 30 August to 1 September 2019 at the Khomasdal netball courts.
Speaking during the launch, NN secretary-general Imelda Neronga said they are going to host the championship in Windhoek this year, because they want it to get the publicity it deserves.
“When we started this championship in 2017, we held it in Windhoek, but because we want to decentralise the sport, we last year hosted it at the Tamariskia sports grounds in Swakopmund.
“We are this year in our final sponsorship agreement with Debmarine; that is why we decided to bring the games back to Windhoek, so the sponsors can see what they have done to improve netball in the country,” Neronga said.
She added since the inception of the tournament the national selectors have managed to select players from other regions for the senior national netball team, as players have received much-needed exposure they during the championship.
The winner of the championship will receive N$30 000, gold medals and a floating trophy, while the second- and third-placed teams will walk away with N$15 000 and N$9 000, respectively.
The regional teams have been placed in two pools.
Pool A consists of Hardap, Kavango East, Oshana, Kunene, Ohangwena, Zambezi and
//Karas while Pool B is comprised of the Omusati, Khomas, Erongo, Otjozondjupa, Kavango West, Oshikoto and Omaheke.
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