{"id":37346,"date":"2026-06-17T11:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=37346"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:27:06","slug":"namibia-bags-double-bronze-at-african-volleyball-qualifiers-after-20-year-absence","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/namibia-bags-double-bronze-at-african-volleyball-qualifiers-after-20-year-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"Namibia bags double bronze at African volleyball qualifiers after 20-year absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Namibia\u2019s national men\u2019s and women\u2019s volleyball teams have capped off a historic return to the international arena by scooping bronze medals at the Confederation of African Volleyball Zone VI Olympic Games Qualifiers in Harare, Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The double podium finish marks an incredible comeback for the country, turning heads in what was Namibia\u2019s first competitive appearance on the international circuit in nearly two decades.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Namibian men secured their bronze with a clinical 3-0 demolition of Malawi in their third-place playoff. It was a sweet recovery for the side, who had a tough run in the group stages following straight 3-0 losses to both Zambia and the tournament hosts, Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the women\u2019s side, Namibia repeated the trick against the same opposition, digging deep to defeat Malawi 3-1 in their bronze medal match. The women&#8217;s team showed serious grit throughout the campaign, having already outlasted Malawi in a 3-2 group-stage thriller before bouncing back from a 3-1 setback against Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Elated by the fairy-tale return, the Namibia Volleyball Federation has showered both squads with praise, hailing their podium finishes as a massive milestone for the sport&#8217;s revival in the country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8212;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32367,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-37346","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Namibia\u2019s national men\u2019s and women\u2019s volleyball teams have capped off a historic return to the international arena","published_date":"2026-06-17 11:08:35","news_description":"Namibia\u2019s national men\u2019s and women\u2019s volleyball teams have capped off a historic return to the international arena","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37347,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37346\/revisions\/37347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=37346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}