Namibia Builds FIFA-Compliant Omaruru Stadium to Boost Sports

While African countries like Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania co-hosting the African Cup of Nations, Namibia had also strengthened its position with a massive 28-center sports infrastructural haul across all 14 regions of its land.across all 14 regions of its land.

With a vision of transforming Namibia as the next sports hub, a FIFA-compliant stadium is being built, the announcement of which was made by Mustapha Beraff, the president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and member of the International Olympic Committee.

“The football field in Omaruru will provide young Namibians with improved opportunities to participate in organized sport within their communities and to develop their talents in a structured environment,” he said.

The N$9-million project shall be located at the OlympAfrica Centre at Omaruru. While the other 28 centers of sports were being built under a 2-tiered model with the center giving policy insights and implementation being at the disposal of the locals, the model for the current project is also two-tiered.It shall be built under FIFA, providing the support and technical expertise to the project in order to make it compliant with international standards, while the implementation shall be looked into by ANOCA working with the National Olympic Committee.

The initiative is the outcome of a strong cooperative partnership between the Olympic Movement in Namibia and wider Africa. This facility being constructed at Omaruru shall provide the needed exposure to young Namibians and increase grassroots-level athletic participation. It shall provide accessibility to quality infrastructure for all the local athletes, thereby giving them the opportunity to embrace the values of sports.