| Nickname(s) | Brave Warriors | |||
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| Association | Namibia Football Association | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Brian Isaacs | |||
| Home stadium | Independence Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | NAM | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 143 | |||
| Highest | 68 (November 1998) | |||
| Lowest | 167 (July 2006) | |||
| First international | ||||
 South-West Africa 0–1 Angola  (Namibia; May 16, 1989) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
 Namibia 8–2 Benin  (Windhoek, Namibia; 15 July 2000) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
 Egypt 7–1 Namibia (Cairo, Egypt; 8 November 1996) Egypt 8–2 Namibia (Alexandria, Egypt; 13 July 2001) | ||||
| 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 team of Namibia and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup but have made two appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Southern Stream first Division is one of the other national first division league and it consists of 12 clubs. The SSFD consist of clubs from the Khomas, Omaheke, Erongo, Hardap and Karas Regions and the winner of the league is promoted to the Namibia Premier League with last two teams related to the regional second divisions.
Competitive record edit
- COSAFA Cup :
- 2 Times Runners-up (1997 & 1999)
World Cup edit
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| Year | Result | Pos | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| 1930 to 1994 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1998 to 2010 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Africa Cup of Nations edit
| Year | Round |
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| 1957 to 1994 | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Round 1 |
| 2000 to 2006 | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Round 1 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Did not qualify |
Current players edit
The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Malawi on 6 July 2011.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| GK | Max Mbaeva | 8 September 1983 | 0 | 0 | African Stars
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| GK | Ephraim Tjihonge | 23 May 1986 | 11 | 0 | SK Windhoek
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| DF | Larry Horaeb | 0 | 0 | SK Windhoek
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| DF | Chris Katjiukua | October 25, 1986 | ? | 0 | Eleven Arrows
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| DF | Tiberius Lombard | 1 | 0 | Tura Magic
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| DF | Willem Mwedihanga | 1 | 0 | United Africa Tigers
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| DF | Dennis Tjetjinda | 0 | 0 | African Stars
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| MF | Ananias Gebhardt | 1 | 0 | United Africa Tigers
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| MF | Alfeus Handura | 1 | 0 | Tura Magic
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| MF | Denzil Haoseb | 4 | 0 | Black Africa
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| MF | Eslin Kamuhanga | ? | 1 | Ramblers
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| MF | Ronald Ketjijere | April 6, 1983 | 5 | 0 | African Stars
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| MF | Willy Stephanus | 1 | 0 | Black Africa
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| MF | Neille Tjiueza | 1 | 0 | Tura Magic
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| FW | Roger Katjiteo | March 26, 1983 | 2 | 0 | Black Africa
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| FW | Benson Shilongo | 1 | 0 | Ramblers
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| FW | Sydney Uri-Khob | 4 | 1 | Ramblers
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Managers edit
References edit
External sources edit
- Namibia at FIFA.com
- Namibia Football Association official website
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Category:African national association football teams
Category:National sports teams of Namibia