Namibia names team for African champs 

Namibia will send 25 athletes to Douala, Cameroon, to compete in the African Senior Championships from 21 to 26 June.

Christine Mboma is arguably the standout name on the Athletics Namibia list, with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver-medallist pencilled in to run in the women’s 100m and 4x100m.

It remains to be seen whether she can challenge for the podium given that she only recently returned to the track following a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Her times since returning do not suggest she will medal, however, Mboma’s team has maintained that she is a work in progress.

The event doubles as a qualifier for the Paris Olympics, providing an added incentive for Mboma and the likes of Gilbert Hainuca, who recently ran the 100m in under 10 seconds for the first time in his career when posting a wind-aided 9,86 seconds to win the Namibia National Senior Championships men’s gold.

Other notable names in the team include 400m specialist Ivan Geldenhuys, who narrowly missed out on the Commonwealth Games final a year ago, American-based sprinter Sade de Sousa, experienced triple-jumper Roger Haitengi, and 800m national champion David Dam.

The full team is as follows:

Women: Sade de Sousa 100m, 4X100m, Christine Mboma 100m, 200m, 4x100m, Ndawana Haitembu 100m, 200m, 4x100m, Jade Nangula 200m, 4x100m, Johanna Ludgerus 4x100m, Katjazoo Kambiri 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m mixed, Napuumue Hengari 400m, 4x400m Mixed, and Hanganeni Fikunawa 4x100m.

Men: Gilbert Hainuca 100m, 200m, 4x100m, Gregor Appols 100m, 4x100m, Hatago Murere 100m, 200m, 4x100m, Elvis Gaseb 200m, 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m, Ivan Danny Geldenhuys 400m, 4x400m, Elton //Hoeseb, 400m, 4x100m, 4×400, Dam David 800m, Andre Retief 400mh, 4x400m, Lionel Coetzee long jump, Roger Haitengi triple jump, Cornelius Khun shotput, Ryan Williams discus, Onesmus Nekundi 4x100m, Mahmad Bock 4×400, 4×400 mixed, Ezra Nakale 4×400, 4×400 mixed and Tjimatjitua Kuhanga 4x400m mixed.