Where sport meets the dunes

Mariselle Stofberg
2019

The sixth annual Buco Desert Sport Festival took place from 19 to 23 March at the Walvis Bay Private High School sports field, with more than 650 athletes taking part.

This year, nine Namibian and eight South African schools participated in netball, hockey and rugby.

What does 2020 look like?

Dates: 24 to 28 March

Sport codes? Netball, rugby and hockey for u19 teams

Aim? This is a festival and not a cup, meaning that the idea is to foster relationships, celebrate sport, build spirit and provide a platform for schools to celebrate sport in a friendly manner.

Logistics? Games take place on the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Traditionally, the Thursday is a rest day to allow teams to recuperate and spend time with rugby legends who visit them from South Africa. Teams also have team building events, which include amongst others, quad biking, dune boarding, training sessions with legends and much more.

Attendance? Thus far, six South African and eight Namibian schools have already confirmed their attendance, with more expected to do so.