Samora Machel football field gets levelled
The Samora Machel football field situated at the Hakahana threeway in Katutura got a facelift from Welwitschia Construction over the past week. The field, which is not regarded as a stadium by the City of Windhoek, attracts many spectators from nearby locations such as Wanaheda, Havana, Greenwell, Goreangab and Hakahana when football matches are hosted there.
The Samora Machel Informal Settlement Soccer League hosts 18 football teams. Welwitschia Construction, which is currently engaged in construction at Ongos
Valley, came to the rescue of the league administrator in upgrading the unlevelled field as part of their social responsibilities.
Emrich Hamata, a member of the committee that runs the informal settlement league, told Nampa on Tuesday that negotiation
with Ongos Valley to upgrade their sloppy pitch was initiated by their administrator and coordinator.
“Boma Kandjambanga,
our league administrator and coordinator, approached Ongos Valley to level the ground and they agreed to do it for free,” he said.
Hamata added that it was dangerous to play on the unlevelled pitch as players get injured when they fall, hence the decision by the Samora Machel Informal Soccer League management committee to approach the local contractor for assistance.
“We spoke to the City of Windhoek before about this field, but they never came back to us despite them sponsoring the Kasi Cup tournament,” Hamata said. When this agency visited the site, it found Welwitschia Construction busy levelling the ground with their machinery.
Meanwhile, Brave United owner Fillemon Mulukeni said they were in need of the field and they are happy that the uneven soccer field got a facelift, which was long overdue.