OPUWO: Omaheke United and Opuwo-based Extreme Tutorials netball club clinched the football and netball categories of the second edition of the Opuwo Mayoral Cup on Sunday. The tournament featured 24 football and seven netball teams, with four in the tag-of-war category and six in the Legends football division. Speaking after the final game on Sunday, Kunene regional governor Maruis Sheya commended the tournament organisers for putting on an exceptional showpiece that went off without a hitch. Such events, he noted are important as they keep the youth together and from engaging in illegal activities while growing grassroots sports. 'The efforts of the mayor are seen, including the impact on sports is felt on the ground, therefore let's grow this collectively,' he noted. The spectators were treated to an exciting final in the netball category, with two teams from the same unit competing in the final game, where Extreme Tutorials reigned supreme after edging their counterparts Opuwo Extreme Dreamers and walk ing away with N.dollars 10,000. The runner-up pocketed N.dollars N.dollars 5 000, Opuwo Rebels and NamWater received N.dollars 2 500 each for their efforts as semi-final losers. The host, Opuwo Town Council (OTC) B-team, won the tag-of-war category, defeating NamWater's B-team and went away with N.dollars 2 500, while Namwater-B received N.dollars 1000. The semi-finalists, NamWater A and OTC A, both settled for N.dollars 800. Ruacana Legends won the legends football category by defeating Onjose Jongua 1-0 in the final, collecting N.dollars 5000; Onjose Jongua Legends got N.dollars 2500; while Opuwo Legends and OTC equally shared N.dollars 2500 as semi-final losers. The football category witnessed some delightful encounters in the semi-final round, notably the game between Omaheke United and Kunene Namibian Police (NamPol), in which Omaheke won 4-0 on penalties after a goalless draw in normal time. Opuwo United failed to capitalise on their home advantage, losing to Power Boys in a 4-3 penalty shootout af ter a 1-1 draw in regulation time. The final saw the boys from Omaheke dominate play and put the game away in the 70th minute with a magnificent free kick to win the trophy and N.dollars 30 000. Power Boys won N.dollars 15 000 as the runner-up, while Opuwo United and Kunene NamPol lost in the semi-finals to home N.dollars 5 000. Source: The Namibia Press Agency
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