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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Namibia women's national football team.

Namibia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Brave Warriors
AssociationNamibia Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachBobby Samaria
CaptainPetrus Shitembi
Most capsDenzil Haoseb (75)
Top scorerRudolf Bester (13)
Home stadiumIndependence Stadium
FIFA codeNAM
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 97 Increase 9 (20 June 2024)[1]
Highest68 (November 1998)
Lowest167 (July 2006)
First international
South Africa South-West Africa 0–1 Angola 
(Namibia; 16 May 1989)
Biggest win
 Namibia 8–2 Benin 
(Windhoek, Namibia; 15 July 2000)
 Namibia 6–0 Botswana 
(Windhoek, Namibia; 25 August 1996)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 7–1 Namibia 
(Cairo, Egypt; 8 November 1996)
 Egypt 8–2 Namibia 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 13 July 2001)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 1998)
Best resultGroup stage (1998, 2008, 2019)
African Nations Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2018)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances19 (first in 1997)
Best resultChampions (2015)
Medal record
COSAFA Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 South Africa
Silver medal – second place 1997 Southern Africa
Silver medal – second place 1999 Southern Africa

The Namibia national football team represents Namibia in men's international football and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association.[3] They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cups but have made three appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

History

Namibia played its first international under the name South-West Africa on 16 May 1989 at home against neighbouring 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 next contests were played in Lesotho, where they lost 2–0 to their hosts on 1 August 1992, but gained their first ever draw in a 2–2 tie against the same opposition the very next day. Namibia's first win came on 1 July 1994 in a 1–0 victory away over Botswana in a friendly. 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.[4]

Namibia has made three appearances in the African Cup of Nations, going out in the first round in all three competitions. 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. In 2019, they lost all their group games scoring only a single goal. They lost to Morocco 1–0, and suffered the same loss to South Africa before losing to Ivory Coast 4–1.[citation needed]

The most capped player of the Brave Warriors is retired midfielder Ronald Ketjijere with 74 caps while Rudolf Bester is the all-time top goalscorers with 13 goals.[5][6]

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to Italy 1990 Part of  South Africa Part of  South Africa
United States 1994 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 0 12
France 1998 8 2 2 4 9 18
South Korea Japan 2002 10 1 3 6 7 27
Germany 2006 2 0 1 1 1 4
South Africa 2010 6 2 0 4 7 12
Brazil 2014 8 3 2 3 10 4
Russia 2018 4 1 1 2 3 5
Qatar 2022 8 3 2 3 9 11
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total – 0/22 – – – – – – 50 12 11 27 46 93

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 to Algeria 1990 Part of  South Africa
Senegal 1992 to Tunisia 1994 Did not enter
South Africa 1996 Did not qualify
Burkina Faso 1998 Group stage 14 3 0 1 2 7 11
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Did not qualify
Mali 2002
Tunisia 2004
Egypt 2006
Ghana 2008 Group stage 10 3 0 1 2 2 7
Angola 2010 Did not qualify
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012
South Africa 2013
Equatorial Guinea 2015
Gabon 2017
Egypt 2019 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 1 6
Cameroon 2021 Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 2023 To be determined
Total Group stage 3/33 9 0 2 7 10 24

African Nations Championship record

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not qualify
Sudan 2011
South Africa 2014
Rwanda 2016
Morocco 2018 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 3 3
Cameroon 2020 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 0 4
Algeria 2022 To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 2/5 7 2 2 3 3 7

COSAFA Cup record

Main article: COSAFA Cup
COSAFA Cup record
Year Rank Pld W D L GF GA
1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa 2008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zambia 2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa 2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Namibia 2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa 2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0/19 - - - - - -

Head-to-head record against other nations

Updated on 17 November 2019 after match against  Guinea[7]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Algeria 4 0 0 4 0 7 −7
 Angola 13 0 6 7 9 19 −10
 Benin 2 1 0 1 8 4 +4
 Botswana 19 2 10 7 18 19 −1
 Burkina Faso 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9
 Burundi 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
 Chad 3 2 0 1 4 4 0
 Cameroon 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5
 Comoros 5 3 1 1 8 2 +6
 Congo 4 1 0 3 1 7 −6
 Djibouti 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
 DR Congo 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3
 Egypt 6 0 1 5 6 23 −17
 Eritrea 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
 Ethiopia 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2
 Gabon 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
 Gambia 4 2 1 1 5 5 0
 Ghana 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2
 Guinea 8 0 2 6 2 15 −13
 Guinea-Bissau 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1
 India 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Ivory Coast 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5
 Kenya 6 4 0 2 5 3 +2
 Lebanon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Lesotho 11 4 4 3 12 12 0
 Liberia 1 1 2 1 2 2 0
 Libya 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
 Madagascar 7 3 1 3 9 10 −1
 Malawi 15 8 3 4 20 15 +5
 Mali 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2
 Mauritius 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1
 Morocco 7 0 1 6 2 15 −13
 Mozambique 17 9 5 3 24 13 +11
 Niger 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1
 Nigeria 4 0 1 3 1 8 −7
 Rwanda 4 0 3 1 3 6 −3
 Saudi Arabia 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2
 Senegal 5 0 0 5 1 16 −15
 Seychelles 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8
 South Africa 9 1 2 6 8 17 −9
 Eswatini 8 1 4 3 7 9 −2
 Tanzania 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2
 Tunisia 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7
 Zambia 20 2 10 8 11 26 −15
 Zimbabwe 12 6 0 6 23 25 −2
Total 253 67 69 117 252 362 −110

Results and fixtures

Main article: Namibia national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

28 March 2021 (2021-03-28) 2021 AFCONQ Namibia  2–1  Guinea Windhoek, Namibia
15:00 UTC+2 Shalulie 45+2', 77' Report Kane 17' Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
7 July 2021 (2021-07-07) 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B Senegal  1–2  Namibia Port Elizabeth, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2 Diène 17' Report Papama 13'
Kambindu 50'		 Stadium: Wolfson Stadium
Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
11 July 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B Namibia  2–0  Zimbabwe Port Elizabeth, South Africa
14:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
13 July 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B Malawi  1–1  Namibia Port Elizabeth, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2 M. Mhone 73' Report E. Kambindu 53' Stadium: Wolfson Stadium
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
14 July 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B Mozambique  1–0  Namibia Port Elizabeth, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Wolfson Stadium
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group H Namibia  1–1  Congo Johannesburg, South Africa
 Report
Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
5 September 2021 (2021-09-05) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group H Togo  0–1  Namibia Lomé
Report
Stadium: Stade de Kégué
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
9 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Senegal  4–1  Namibia Thiès, Senegal
19:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior
Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
12 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Namibia  1–3  Senegal Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Youssouf Athoumani (Comoros)
11 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Congo  1–1  Namibia Brazzaville
 Report
Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
15 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Namibia  0–1  Togo Johannesburg, South Africa
Report
Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Virgil Vries (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) 39 0 South Africa Moroka Swallows F.C.
1GK Lloyd Kazapua (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35) 31 0 South Africa Cape Umoya United
1GK Ndisiro Kamaijanda (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 24) 2 0 Namibia Black Africa
1GK Calvin Spiegel (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Namibia Blue Waters
1GK Mbemutjiua Mata (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Namibia Young Africans
2DF Larry Horaeb (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991 (age 32) 61 0 Namibia Tura Magic
2DF Riaan Hanamub (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29) 32 0 South Africa Chippa United F.C.
2DF Charles Hambira (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 34) 24 3 Namibia Tura Magic
2DF Ivan Kamberipa (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30) 19 0 Namibia African Stars
2DF Aprocius Petrus (1999-10-09) 9 October 1999 (age 24) 18 0 Namibia Eleven Arrows
2DF Immanuel Heita (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 32) 14 0 Namibia Black Africa
2DF Ryan Nyambe (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 26) 9 0 England Blackburn Rovers
2DF Lubeni Haukongo (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 23) 2 0 South Africa Chippa United F.C.
2DF Kennedy Amutenya (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Botswana Gaborone United
2DF Riddick Gariseb 0 0 Namibia Mighty Gunners
3MF Denzil Haoseb (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 33) 75 0 South Africa Polokwane City
3MF Deon Hotto (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 (age 33) 61 10 South Africa Orlando Pirates
3MF Willy Stephanus (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 33) 58 3 Zambia Lusaka Dynamos
3MF Absalom Iimbondi (1991-10-11) 11 October 1991 (age 32) 47 4 Namibia United Africa Tigers
3MF Dynamo Fredericks (1992-04-04) 4 April 1992 (age 32) 38 1 Namibia Black Africa
3MF Marcel Papama (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 (age 28) 24 1 Namibia African Stars
3MF Alfeus Handura (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 (age 30) 14 0 Namibia African Stars
3MF Wesley Katjiteo (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 (age 34) 14 0 Namibia Black Africa
3MF Ambrosius Amseb (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 (age 30) 6 0 Namibia African Stars
3MF Wendell Rudath (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 28) 5 0 Namibia Black Africa
3MF Prins Tjiueza (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Namibia Blue Waters
4FW Peter Shalulile (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31) 45 12 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
4FW Elmo Kambindu (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31) 22 8 Namibia Mighty Gunners
4FW Joslin Kamatuka (1991-07-27) 27 July 1991 (age 32) 19 3 South Africa Baroka

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Namibia in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Edward Maova (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 29) 7 0 South Africa TS Sporting v.  Guinea, 28 March 2021
GK Ratanda Mbazuvara (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 34) 4 0 Namibia African Stars v.  Guinea, 28 March 2021
DF Ananias Gebhardt (1988-09-08) 8 September 1988 (age 35) 50 2 South Africa Baroka FC v.  Senegal, 12 October 2021
DF Teberius Lombard (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 33) 22 0 Zambia Zanaco v.  Togo, 5 September 2021
DF Vitapi Ngaruka (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 (age 28) 16 1 Namibia Black Africa v.  Guinea, 28 March 2021
DF Amazing Kandjii (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Namibia Tura Magic v.  Guinea, 28 March 2021
DF Emilio Martin (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 33) 19 0 Namibia Black Africa CHAN 2020
MF Wangu Gome (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31) 33 0 Armenia Alashkert v.  Guinea, 28 March 2021
MF Manfred Starke (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33) 7 1 Germany FSV Zwickau v.  Guinea, 28 March 2021
MF Petrus Shitembi (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 32) 70 4 Bangladesh Saif v.  Guinea, 28 March 2021
FW Benson Shilongo (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 32) 34 9 Egypt Ismaily v.  Senegal, 12 October 2021
FW Isaskar Gurirab (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 26) 12 2 Morocco Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi v.  Senegal, 12 October 2021
FW Junias Theophilus (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 32) 12 0 Ethiopia Welwalo Adigrat University 2021 COSAFA Cup
FW Salomon Omseb (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 32) 3 0 Namibia Tura Magic 2021 COSAFA Cup
FW Deryl Goagoseb (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31) 3 0 Namibia Black Africa v.  Guinea, 28 March 2021

DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

Player records

As of 15 November 2021
Players in bold are still active with Namibia.

Previous squads

Africa Cup of Nations Squads

Honours

COSAFA Cup

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Namibian football on the rise – ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Namibia International Matches". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Senior Men (Brave Warriors)". nfa.org.na. Namibia Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Ketjijere aiming to go out with a bang". namibian.com.na. The Namibian. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  7. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Namibia". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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