18.04.2011 - The President of the German Basketball Federation in Namibia

From 19 to 22 April 2011 Mr Ingo Weiss, President of the German Basketball Federation (DBB), Chairperson of the German Sports Youth (dsj), Committee member of the German
Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and Chairperson of the Youth Commission
of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) will be in Windhoek on a visit.

During his stay Mr Weiss will meet with the Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture, Honourabe Kazenambo Kazenambo, with the executive committe of the Nambian Basketball Federation and with the Namibian National Olympic Committee.

His visit marks the first anniversay of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Namibian and German governments a year ago in which the two sides agreed on technical co-operation in the field of basketball. Based on this agreement the German basketball expert, Mr Frank Albin, was assigned to the Namibian Basketball Federation for a long-term project of three years.

Mr. Weiss is accompanied by, amongst others, Mr Joachim Spaegele, President of the Basketball Association of Baden-Württemberg and Mr Gerhard Hägele, a sponsor of the Katutura Basketball Artist School.