Namibia national football team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | Brave Warriors | ||
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Association | Namibia Football Association | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Head coach | Ricardo Mannetti | ||
Captain | Ronald Ketjijere | ||
Most caps | Johannes Hindjou (69) | ||
Top scorer | Rudolf Bester (13) | ||
Home stadium | Independence Stadium | ||
FIFA code | NAM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 129 ![]() |
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Highest | 68 (November 1998) | ||
Lowest | 167 (July 2006) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Namibia; May 16, 1989) |
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Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 1998) | ||
Best result | Round 1; 1998 & 2008 |
The Namibia national football team, nicknamed the Brave Warriors, is the national association football team of Namibia and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association.[1] They have never qualified for the World Cup but have made two appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations.
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History
Namibia played its first international under the name South-West Africa on 16 May 1989 at home against neighboring Angola and lost 1–0. On 23 March 1990, only two days after gaining independence from South Africa, they hosted neighbour Zimbabwe and lost 5–1. On 7 June they lost a home friendly 2–1 to Mauritius. Namibia's first ever away matches were played in Lesotho, where they lost 2–0 to their hosts on 1 August 1992, and then gained their first ever draw in a 2–2 game against the same opposition the very next day. On 17 May 1998, Namibia played their first match outside of Africa and against non-African opposition, losing 2–1 in a friendly in France against Saudi Arabia.[2]
Namibia has made two appearances in the African Cup of Nations, both times going out in the first round. In 1998, Namibia lost to Ivory Coast 4–3 and drew Angola 3–3 before losing to South Africa 4–1. In 2008, Namibia lost to Morocco 5–1 and to Ghana 1–0 but drew Guinea 1–1 in their last match.
The most capped player of the Brave Warriors is retired midfielder Johannes Hindjou with 69 caps and Rudolph Bester is the all-time top goalscorer with 13 goals.[3]
Honours
Competitive record
World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations
- 1957 to 1994 – Did not enter
- 1996 – Did not qualify
- 1998 – Round 1
- 2000 to 2006 – Did not qualify
- 2008 – Round 1
- 2010 to 2015 – Did not qualify
Results and fixtures
The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.
25 March 2015 International Friendly | Ghana ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Ashanti, Ghana |
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16:00 UTC+0 | Baffour ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi |
9 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Gambia ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Bakau, Gambia |
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17:00 | Jammeh ![]() |
[1] | Staphanus ![]() |
Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Ousamame Karembe |
Players
Current squad
The following 20 players have been named in the squad for the upcoming friendly against Ghana on 25 March 2015.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of March 5, 2014.
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Recent call-up
The following players have been called up to the Namibia squad during the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Edward Maova | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Charles Uirab | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Lloyd Kazapua | 25 March 1989 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Athiel Mbaha | 5 December 1976 | 34 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Angula da Costa | 17 March 1987 | 23 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Freedom Puriza | 22 June 1986 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Dennis Ngueza | 23 March 1985 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Larry Horaeb | 12 November 1991 | 22 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Treasure Kauapirura | 5 April 1990 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Neville Tjiueza | 6 September 1993 | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Bryan Bantam | 3 December 1986 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Eric Kahua | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Manfred Starke | 21 February 1991 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Pineas Jacob | 29 October 1985 | 19 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Heinrich Isaacks | 5 March 1985 | 23 | 4 | ![]() |
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MF | Willy Stephanus | 26 June 1991 | 22 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Emilio Martin | 15 August 1990 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Hendrik Somaeb | 29 September 1985 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Theophilus Tsowaseb | 2 July 1989 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Rudolf Bester | 19 July 1983 | 39 | 12 | ![]() |
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FW | Lazarus Kaimbi | 12 August 1988 | 20 | 5 | ![]() |
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FW | Tangeni Shipahu | 3 September 1987 | 16 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Jerome Louis | 23 September 1987 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Panduleni Nekundi | 14 September 1988 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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Previous squads
- Africa Cup of Nations quads
Managers
References
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External sources
- Namibia at FIFA.com
- Namibia Football Association official website
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