WINDHOEK: The fourth edition of the Harders Cup will be held this September, with organisers announcing that over 20 teams will be competing for top honours at this year’s championship.

The Lderitz-based football tournament, which commenced in 2017, has expanded into a regional competition, with 20 teams from the ||Kharas Region set to compete for top honours.

The date for the fourth edition of the Harders Cup is set for Friday, 20 September to Sunday, 22 September 2024. In 2020 the competition took a hiatus due to COVID-19 and a lack of sponsorship.

A statement availed to Nampa on Saturday by Harders Cup’s executive chairperson and founder Tim Ekandjo said this year’s event will be hosted at a total of N.dollars 1.7 million.

‘The gala dinner raised an amount of N.dollars 320 000 in pledges with its founder Tim Ekandjo and Debmarine each pledging N.dollars 100 000 followed by Seaflower and Namdeb with N.dollars 50 000 each and the Lderitz Mayoral Fund and Naftal Trading each at N.dollars 10 000,’ read the
statement.

It further stated that the prize monies have been doubled making it the third biggest event in Namibia with N.dollars 420 000 in prize monies.

‘The winner will receive N.dollars 200 000, silver medallist N.dollars 100 000, bronze N.dollars 50 000 and fourth place N.dollars 30 000 while the Top Goal Scorer and Player of the Tournament will each receive N.dollars 20 000,’ it said.

Ekandjo said each team competing in the tournament will receive a new kit.

‘The Harders Cup will also give one deserving student a bursary every year. As usual, the event will conclude with the much-anticipated Harders Music Bash which will see over 10 artists on stage,’ he said.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency