▪️The Zone 4 event will take place in Namibia’s northern province town of Katima Mulilo from May 3-11
April 24, 2026
The gloves are off and the stakes are high as Namibia prepares to host the prestigious IBA Africa Zone 4 Boxing Championships from May 3–11, 2026.
For nine intense days, the northern province town of Katima Mulilo will become the epicenter of regional pugilism, featuring the best emerging and established talent from across Southern Africa.
The Secretaty-General of IBA Africa Zone 4, Taolo Tlouetsile, confirmed Namibia will host the 2026 event for Southern African countries.
“I can confirm that the preparations are going well. We received positive feedback from NFs,” Taolo told boxersworld.co.ke in an interview from Botswana.
He went on: “We hope the turnout will be much better from the previous edition. We have the support from IBA Africa to train coaches and R & Js.” We’ll have certification courses for IBA Star 1 for coaches and the IBA Star 1 and 2 for R & Js.”
Taolo said the following eight countries have confirmed participation:
1. Namibia 🇳🇦 13 men and 8 women
2. Malawi 🇲🇼 3 men and 2 women, 1 manager and 1 coach
3. Lesotho 🇱🇸 8 men and 4 women, executive rep, 1 manager, and 3 coaches
4. Zambia 🇿🇲 9 men and 8 women
5. Seychelles 🇸🇨 4 men, and 2 coaches
6. Comoros 🇰🇲 waiting for their team list
7. Eswatini 🇸🇿 waiting for their list
8. SANABO 🇿🇦 waiting for their list
Defending champions Mozambique is among the six countries yet to confirm participation. Here they are:
1. Botswana 🇧🇼
2. Madagascar 🇲🇬
3. Mauritius 🇲🇺
4. Mozambique 🇲🇿
5. Angola 🇦🇴
6. Zimbabwe
Mozambique won the five-nation 2025 Zone 4 Championships in Maputo with 10 gold, five silver and three bronze medals. Eswatini placed second 5-3-8 followed by Botswana 2-2-3, Lesotho 2-1-5 and wooden spoonists Seychelles 1-1-0.
Glamour girls Alcinda Dos Santos and Rady Gramane and Armando Sigauque were among the international boxers who won the 10 gold medals.
Alcinda defeated Eswatini’s Lindelwa Fakundze at light-middleweight in the finals, middleweight Gramane beat compatriot Rabia Pedro and Sigauque outpointed Lesotho’s Toka Litabe..
Mozambique therefore enters the ring with a massive target on their back, having cemented their status as a regional powerhouse. However, Namibia—fueled by a passionate home crowd and a desire to dominate on home soil—promises to turn the ring into a fortress.
With local pride on the line and elite bragging rights at stake, this tournament is set to be a war for regional supremacy.
