Dear Cross Country Community, Now that the autumn FIS Cross Country Committee meetings are over, and we have confirmed the World Cup calendar for 2020-21, you can find all finalized selection criteria for World Cup, the Oberstdorf Nordic World Championships, the World Junior and U23 World Champs, the U18 Nordic Nations Championships, etc. here: https://usskiandsnowboard.org/sport-programs/criteria With the cancellation of the USA SuperTour Continental Cup Series for 2020-21, the FIS Cross Country Committee has granted.
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) Ordinary Congress approved the proposed football season dates and also confirmed the appointment of three seniors’ officers at the secretariat.
Top of the agenda on Saturday, 5 December was the Constitutional changes to incorporate the Namibia Football Premier League (NFPL) and this was adopted by Congress.
Fourteen of the countries elite soccer clubs have applied for membership to the NFPL and they’re: Black Africa, Citizen, Young African, Civics, African Stars, Orlando Pirates, Blue Waters, Young Brazilians, Tura Magic, Mighty Gunners, Okahandja United, Life Fighters, Tigers and Julinho Sporting.
Notably Congress also confirmed the appointment of Franco Cosmos as the Secretary General of the Football Association while Jacqui Shipanga is the new Technical Director and Mabos Vries is the NFPL Director, subject to personal terms.
England’s World Cup-winning fly-half Jonny Wilkinson retired from international rugby on this day in 2011.
Wilkinson will always be remembered for his drop goal which secured victory in the final seconds of the 2003 World Cup final against Australia.
Just 17 seconds from the end of extra time, he kicked a drop goal which broke Australian hearts in Sydney and handed England their first Rugby World Cup trophy.
Jonny Wilkinson kicks the winning drop goal to clinch the Rugby World Cup for England (David Davies/PA)
The Surrey-born player also won 91 England caps, plus six for the British and Irish Lions, scoring 1,246 Test points including a record 36 drop goals and boasts the most points accumulated by a player at World Cups with 277.