Clash of the titans as the 2018 Bank Windhoek NVF Cup reaches its final stage

WINDHOEK, SEPT. 26 – The second and final round of the 2018 Bank Windhoek Namibia Volleyball Federation’s (NVF) Cup, will take place on Saturday, 29 and Sunday, 30 September 2018. The two-day sporting event, will be held at the Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) and University of Namibia’s Main Campus in Windhoek.
The tournament which comprises the top teams from all five NVF affiliated Associations inclusive of gender, allows teams to battle it out for a chance to represent Namibia at the annual Zone VI Club Championships scheduled to take place in Durban, South Africa, later this year.
During the tournament’s road to the finals, a total of 12 male and eight female teams competed in the group stage round that took place in Rundu last month. “It was evident that the level of the competition throughout the years has rapidly increased. We are expecting a high level of performance from all participating teams this weekend,” said NVF’s President, Hillary Dux Imbuwa.
The opening game the men’s quarter final, will be between the champions of the Central Volleyball Association (CVA), NamPower VC, who will take on the champions from the Zambezi Volleyball Association, Katima Mulilo UNAM VC. The Far Northern Champions, Six Stars VC, will take on UNAM Main Campus VC, with the Erongo Nampol VC facing Eleven Warriors VC, while Khomas Nampol VC will play against the Vipers VC from the Kavango Volleyball Associations.
In the Female Category semi-final, CVA Champions, NDF VC, will take on Oshikoto NamPol while the Far Northern Champions, Oshana NamPol VC, will take on Revivals VC. This will be the battle between the top two teams from the Central Volleyball Association and the Far Northern Volleyball Association.
“We would like to once again thank our official partner, Bank Windhoek, for your loyal and continued support. To the nation at large, we encourage you to come and enjoy the best of Namibia Volleyball with us,” said Imbuwa.
Both winners in each category will walk away with a cash price of N$10 000, gold medals plus a floating trophy. The runner up will walk away with N$8 000 and silver medals, while the third price will win N$6 000 and bronze medals.
The 2018 Bank Windhoek Namibia NVF Cup, will start off with a volleyball parade from the United Nations (UN) Plaza in Katutura at 07:00 to the SKW Sports ground. This will then be followed by the official opening at 08:00, with the first game slated to kick off the battle of the titans at 09:00. – NDN Staffer