Namibia at the 2023 African Games

Namibia competed at the 2023 African Games held from 8 to 23 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana. Namibia competed in 7 sports.^[1][2]

Namibia at the 2023 African Games
Flag of Namibia
IOC code	NAM
NOC	Namibia National Olympic Committee
in Accra, Ghana 8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) – 23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)
Competitors	80 in 7 sports
Medals Ranked 23rd	Gold 1 Silver 4 Bronze 5 Total 10
African Games appearances (overview)
1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Ronan Wantenaar	Swimming	Men's 100 metre breaststroke	10 March
Silver	Xander Skinner	Swimming	Men's 100 metre freestyle	9 March
Silver	Ronan Wantenaar	Swimming	Men's 200 metre breaststroke	11 March
Silver	Anri Krugel	Cycling	Women's elites	12 March
Silver	Namibia	Cricket	Men's tournament	23 March
Bronze	Jessica Humphrey	Swimming	Women's 200 metre backstroke	10 March
Bronze	Abraham Ester	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 57 kg	10 March
Bronze	Xander Skinner	Swimming	Men's 50 metre freestyle	13 March
Bronze	Ryan Williams	Athletics	Men's discus throw	18 March
Bronze	Gilbert Hainuca	Athletics	Men's 100 metres	19 March

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 2023 African Games

Men's

Main article: Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Zimbabwe Emerging	3	3	0	0	0	6	1.600	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Namibia	3	1	2	0	0	2	0.195
3	Tanzania	3	1	2	0	0	2	−0.220
4	Nigeria	3	1	2	0	0	2	−1.158

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[3]

17 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Zimbabwe Emerging  197/6 (20 overs)	v	Namibia 162/8 (20 overs)
Brian Bennett 65 (39) Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 2/27 (4 overs)		Malan Kruger 46 (23) Tashinga Musekiwa 3/29 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe Emerging won by 35 runs Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Stacy Lackay (SA) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Owen Muzondo (Zim)

• Zimbabwe Emerging won the toss and elected to bat.

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18 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Namibia  121/7 (20 overs)	v	Nigeria 126/7 (20 overs)
Dylan Leicher 42* (41) Isaac Danladi 2/10 (4 overs)		Isaac Danladi 28 (21) Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 3/20 (4 overs)

Nigeria won by 3 wickets Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Patric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match: Isaac Danladi (Nga)

• Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jan Balt, Simon Shikongo and Gerhard Janse van Rensburg (Nam) all made their T20I debuts.

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20 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Tanzania  71/9 (20 overs)	v	Namibia 72/3 (12.3 overs)
SanjayKumar Thakor 15 (28) Ben Shikongo 2/9 (4 overs)		JP Kotze 21* (22) Ally Kimote 2/20 (3.3 overs)

Namibia won by 7 wickets Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Ben Shikongo (Nam)

• Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.

Women's

Main article: Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	South Africa Emerging	3	2	1	0	0	4	1.887	Advanced to the knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	1	1	0	1	3	0.778
3	Tanzania	3	1	1	0	1	3	−1.130
4	Namibia	3	1	2	0	0	2	−1.421

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[4]

7 March 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Namibia  89/7 (20 overs)	v	South Africa Emerging 29/4 (6 overs)
Wilka Mwatile 37 (41) Jemma Botha 2/9 (2 overs)		Miane Smit 12* (11) Kayleen Green 3/6 (2 overs)

Namibia won by 1 run (DLS method) Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Adil Kassam (Tan) Player of the match: Kayleen Green (Nam)

• South Africa Emerging won the toss and elected to field.
• No further play was possible due to rain.

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8 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Nigeria  111/6 (20 overs)	v	Namibia 56 (18.4 overs)
Salome Sunday 40 (36) Kayleen Green 2/19 (4 overs)		Yasmeen Khan 17 (19) Usen Peace 3/5 (4 overs)

Nigeria won by 55 runs Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Stacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Usen Peace (Nga)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.

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10 March 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Namibia  103 (20 overs)	v	Tanzania 107/9 (18.4 overs)
Yasmeen Khan 48 (45) Agnes Qwele 3/19 (3 overs)		Saum Mtae 41 (30) Jurriene Diergaardt 2/6 (2 overs)

Tanzania won by 1 wicket Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Stacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Saum Mtae (Tan)

• Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. "Namibia off to Africa Games". The Namibian. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
2. "It's all systems go for Team Namibia – Musutua". New Era. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
3. "African Games 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
4. "Women's African Games 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

External links

• African Games Namibia