Namibia: 200 girls, six countries, one trophy and one big goal: kick out HPV – Sport

On the sidelines of a CAF girls football tournament in Zimbabwe this month, 200 talented young players gathered to take a shot at one major goal: ending cervical cancer.

At only 15, Negumbo Shekupe, a Namibian footballer, is already playing to inspire change.

One of about 200 young female players representing six countries at the CAF u17 Girls Integrated Football Tournament (GIFT) Zimbabwe 2025, which took place between the 8th and 18th of this month, Shekupe’s ambitions are not…