Full name | Tigers Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Ingweinyama | ||
Founded | 1927 | ||
Ground | Sam Nujoma Stadium Windhoek, Namibia | ||
Capacity | 10,300 | ||
Manager | James Britz | ||
League | Namibia Premiership | ||
2023–24 | 7th | ||
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