Bowls team in need of funds Namibian bowls players need financial assistance ahead of their trip to New Zealand for the World Bowls Championship next month.The World Bowls Championship will be held from 23 November to 13 December in Christchurch.
The Namibia Bowls Association (NBA) held a fundraising event in September with the aim of raising money for its two national teams to travel to the competition.
Despite their efforts in raising N$60 000 for the trip, the team still needs N$180 000 if they are to travel and participate in the championship.
Anjuleen Viljoen of the NBC said they still need money for their accommodation in New Zealand.
“At the moment, we managed to raise money at the fundraising which is still not enough.
“We also got N$20 000 from our federation and the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) paid for our flight tickets and visas, but we still have that huge amount left to settle for our accommodation.”
Viljoen added that bowls is not played by many Namibians but they are working hard to make the sport one of the best in the country.
“We have two teams, a ladies'' team and a men''s team. In 2014, we participated at the Commonwealth Games where we just missed out on a bronze medal but this year we competed at an African competition where we won medals.
“We are now looking forward to competing well again at the world stage and possibly win medals.”
Eight athletes and a team manager will travel to New Zealand.
The women''s team will compete in three disciplines while the men''s team will compete in two.
Those in a position to help the teams should contact the NBA.