Namibia Sports Commission

Namibia Sports Commission
Namibia Sports Commission
LocationOmuramba Road, Windhoek
Chairperson
Simataa Mwiya
Budgetabout NAD 10,6 Million
2020/2021
Websitehttp://www.namibiasport.gov.na]
Remarksfounded 2003

The Namibian Sports Commission (NSC) is the umbrella and regulatory organisation of all sport codes, based in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is a governmental institution advising, and taking orders from, the Minister of Youth and Sport. It was established by the Government Gazette on 27 August 2003.

Sports Codes

The Sports Commission is responsible (as of August 2020) for 49 recognised sports, which have been divided into three categories since 1 August 2018 and are therefore publicly funded in descending order:

  1. National sport codes: Soccer, Netball and Rugby
  2. Priority sports codes: Boxing, Wrestling, Athletics and Paralympic Sports
  3. Development sports codes: amongst others Cricket

Duties

The main tasks of the Namibian Sports Commission are:

Structure

The Namibian Sports Commission is headed by a chief administrator, currently Simataa Mwiya and a head of finance and administration. There are also nine members or commissioners in the Sports Commission, including chairperson Joel Matheus and deputy chairperson Alna Similo. All members are appointed by the Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service. Each committee member is assigned to a sports code.

Committees

Part of the NSC administration is made up of five sports committees to which different tasks are assigned.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "Promulgation of Namibia Sports Act, 2003 (Act No. 12 of 2003), of the Parliament" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3050. Government of Namibia. 27 August 2003.
  2. ↑ Cabinet approves categorisation of sports codes. Namibia Press Agency, 2 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Matheus calls on leadership to focus on talent identification". The Namibian. 17 March 2020.

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