Kavango East and Omusati region secured their spots in the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup 2024 football division final after successfully overcoming their opponents in the semi-finals on Sunday afternoon. The 22nd edition of the Under-20 netball and football competition is being held in the cattle town of Gobabis from 29 March to 01 April at the Legare Stadium. On Sunday afternoon, Omusati became the first region to secure its berth in the final after outclassing 10-men Oshikoto in the opening semi-final witnessed by thousands of spectators. In a game of two halves, Omusati dominated the first half of the match, while Oshikoto came out as the more dominant outfit in the second half. In the second semi-final of the day, Kavango East clashed with the host region Omaheke. The host region put up an impressive display in front of their supporters who cheered behind their team throughout the match. As the odds stood against the Kavango East team, the home team opened the scoring and maintained possession throu ghout the first half of the match, which ended 1-0. But the second half saw the Kavango East boys pushing their opponents from the start of that half until the end, where they finally managed to find the back of the net with just a minute left in the game. With the equaliser by the Kavango East region, it was left to the penalty shootout that saw Kavango East eliminate the host region with a 3-2 score line. Kavango East will now meet Omusati in the football final, which is slated for Monday afternoon at the Legare Stadium. Kavango West won the football division of the competition in 2023 while Khomas won the netball section in the 21st edition held in Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region. Source: The Namibia Press Agency
Kavango East and Omusati to clash in Newspaper final
Kavango East and Omusati region secured their spots in the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup 2024 football division final after successfully overcoming their opponents in the semi-finals on Sunday afternoon. The 22nd edition of the Under-20 netball and football competition is being held in the cattle town of Gobabis from 29 March to 01 April at the Legare Stadium. On Sunday afternoon, Omusati became the first region to secure its berth in the final after outclassing 10-men Oshikoto in the opening semi-final witnessed by thousands of spectators. In a game of two halves, Omusati dominated the first half of the match, while Oshikoto came out as the more dominant outfit in the second half. In the second semi-final of the day, Kavango East clashed with the host region Omaheke. The host region put up an impressive display in front of their supporters who cheered behind their team throughout the match. As the odds stood against the Kavango East team, the home team opened the scoring and maintained possession throu ghout the first half of the match, which ended 1-0. But the second half saw the Kavango East boys pushing their opponents from the start of that half until the end, where they finally managed to find the back of the net with just a minute left in the game. With the equaliser by the Kavango East region, it was left to the penalty shootout that saw Kavango East eliminate the host region with a 3-2 score line. Kavango East will now meet Omusati in the football final, which is slated for Monday afternoon at the Legare Stadium. Kavango West won the football division of the competition in 2023 while Khomas won the netball section in the 21st edition held in Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region. Source: The Namibia Press Agency
Moroccan Observatory to Combat Defamation, Extortion Created
Rabat - The announcement of the creation of the Moroccan Observatory to combat defamation and extortion was made at a conference held on Saturday evening in Rabat by the "Barlamane.com" news website. Held under the theme "Defamation and just national causes, from constraint to opportunity", the conference was attended by Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, and an array of researchers, jurists and personalities from various backgrounds. The Moroccan Observatory to combat defamation and extortion will be responsible for dealing with issues relating to these two phenomena on a national scale, and for detecting practices aimed at undermining just national causes. In this regard, Karima Sellam, chairwoman of the Observatory's preparatory committee, said that the new structure aims to detect and monitor defamation practices and extortion operations, as well as untruths aimed at undermining just national causes, led by the issue of the Kingdom's territorial integrity. Sellam, a l awyer at the Casablanca Bar, told MAP that the Moroccan Observatory to combat defamation and extortion aims to counteract "fake news", which is likely to damage individuals and national institutions, and belittle Morocco's efforts and achievements in various fields. She added that the phenomenon of defamation bothers the recipient because of its negative effects, noting that this issue has become more acute in the wake of the digital revolution and easy access to the virtual world. Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse
Fencing: Morocco’s Houssam El Kord Qualifies for Paris-2024 Olympic Games
Rabat - Moroccan fencer Houssam El Kord has qualified for the Paris-2024 Olympic Games, the Moroccan National Olympic Committee (CNOM) announced on Saturday. This is the Moroccan fencer's second qualification for the Olympic Games after Tokyo-2020. To date, Morocco has qualified for the Paris-2024 Olympic Games in 13 sports, namely athletics, rowing, boxing, breakdance, canoeing, cycling, football, surfing, taekwondo, shooting sports, equestrian sports, wrestling and fencing. Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse