{"id":59983,"date":"2023-12-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/?guid=db44b5473f15235e149f2c3c96db0038"},"modified":"2023-12-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T00:00:00","slug":"otjiungukua-wins-inaugural-nanaki-kandjii-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/otjiungukua-wins-inaugural-nanaki-kandjii-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Otjiungukua wins inaugural Nanaki Kandjii Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nOPUWO: The Otjiungukua netball and football teams maintained their dominance in Omongua Sports Events after winning the Nanaki Kandjii Cup on Monday at Okomukaru.<\/p>\n
The tournament, which ran from Saturday to Monday, was held in memory of the late Nanaki Kandjii, who was the president of the Omongua Netball and Football Association.<\/p>\n
According to the tournament’s organiser, Metarere Kazeurua, the late Kandjii played a significant role in the association’s activities, and they honour him for his devotion and support.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Kazeurua told Nampa that the competition went well and that the top eight teams in the football categories were all honoured.<\/p>\n
In the netball category, the Otjiungukua netball team defeated Ombero by 16 goals to 10 in the semi-final before defeating Four Stars netball team from Omitivine by 24 goals to 21 in the final game of the tournament to win the maiden edition of the annual tournament.<\/p>\n
Four Stars defeated Kajalami 36-18 on their way to the final.<\/p>\n
As victors, the Otjiungukua netb
\nall team received N.dollars 5 000 and a trophy, while the runner-up, Four Stars, received N.dollars 2 500. As losing semifinalists, the Ombero and Kajalami netball teams each received N.dollars 1 250.<\/p>\n
The football category witnessed some mouthwatering performances with more than 40 teams vying for the top spot.<\/p>\n
However, it was Otjiungukua Football Club that came out victorious after beating Gauteng FC by a 1-0 scoreline.<\/p>\n
As champions, Otjiungukua FC walked away with N.dollars 11 000 and a trophy, Gauteng FC as runner-up pocketed N.dollars 6 500, while Otjituve FC and Otjeue City FC both received N.dollars 3 500 as losing semi-finalists.
\nSource: The Namibia Press Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
OPUWO: The Otjiungukua netball and football teams maintained their dominance in Omongua Sports Events after winning the Nanaki Kandjii Cup on Monday at Okomukaru.<\/p>\n
The tournament, which ran from Saturday to Monday, was held in memory of the late Nanak…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n