NDF 211 Battalion concludes mini-league
NAMPA
The 211 Battalion last week Wednesday concluded its mini-league with a final soccer match played before the awards presentation ceremony at Windhoek Technical High School (HTS).
The 211 Battalion is a Namibian Defence Force unit based at Tobias Hainyeko Garrison, formerly known as Suiderhof Military Base, in Windhoek.
Its sub-units (companies) competed against each other in the mini-league. The league started on 22 May 2019 comprising of soccer, netball, volleyball and pool, with the aim of keeping men and women in uniform physically fit.
In his keynote address the commanding officer of 211 Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Jose, said the introduction of the mini-league bore fruit and as a result, the unit soccer team managed to win the 21 Brigade general-officer Commanding Annual Tournament earlier this year without any doubt.
Jose thanked and presented Nedbank Namibia and HTS with trophies for their support throughout the league in producing fit and dedicated sportsmen and women.
Nedbank sponsored 211 Battalion with sports gear and items including trophies, balls, medals and bags worth over N$50 000 while HTS made its sport facilities available.
A head of department at the school, Ronelle Bezuidenhout, said it was a win-win situation for both parties going into such a fruitful sports partnership, adding that the school was looking forward in assisting the soldiers with the sport facility in 2020.
Nedbank Namibia’s head of marketing and communication, Gernot de Klerk, said engaging members of the Namibian Defence Force through sports was a source of pride for the bank as sports contribute to the wellbeing of soldiers in protecting Namibia.
The sport officer of 211 Battalion, Hilarius Hasheela, said the players’ fitness level and the promotion of comradeship among them were superb, noting that 2020 would be another spectacular sporting year for the unit.
The league was closed with a final soccer match where Fire Support Company beat Bravo Company 2-1 before being crowned 2019 mini-league champions.
Fire Support were also crowned the volleyball champions while Headquarters Company took the netball trophy.
The Veterans were crowned champions in the pool table competition.
The 211 Battalion last week Wednesday concluded its mini-league with a final soccer match played before the awards presentation ceremony at Windhoek Technical High School (HTS).
The 211 Battalion is a Namibian Defence Force unit based at Tobias Hainyeko Garrison, formerly known as Suiderhof Military Base, in Windhoek.
Its sub-units (companies) competed against each other in the mini-league. The league started on 22 May 2019 comprising of soccer, netball, volleyball and pool, with the aim of keeping men and women in uniform physically fit.
In his keynote address the commanding officer of 211 Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Jose, said the introduction of the mini-league bore fruit and as a result, the unit soccer team managed to win the 21 Brigade general-officer Commanding Annual Tournament earlier this year without any doubt.
Jose thanked and presented Nedbank Namibia and HTS with trophies for their support throughout the league in producing fit and dedicated sportsmen and women.
Nedbank sponsored 211 Battalion with sports gear and items including trophies, balls, medals and bags worth over N$50 000 while HTS made its sport facilities available.
A head of department at the school, Ronelle Bezuidenhout, said it was a win-win situation for both parties going into such a fruitful sports partnership, adding that the school was looking forward in assisting the soldiers with the sport facility in 2020.
Nedbank Namibia’s head of marketing and communication, Gernot de Klerk, said engaging members of the Namibian Defence Force through sports was a source of pride for the bank as sports contribute to the wellbeing of soldiers in protecting Namibia.
The sport officer of 211 Battalion, Hilarius Hasheela, said the players’ fitness level and the promotion of comradeship among them were superb, noting that 2020 would be another spectacular sporting year for the unit.
The league was closed with a final soccer match where Fire Support Company beat Bravo Company 2-1 before being crowned 2019 mini-league champions.
Fire Support were also crowned the volleyball champions while Headquarters Company took the netball trophy.
The Veterans were crowned champions in the pool table competition.
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