Namibia Football Association

Namibia Football Association
CAF

Founded	1990
FIFA affiliation	1992
CAF affiliation	1990 (Associate member),^[1] 1992
President	John Muinjo

The Namibia Football Association (NFA) is the governing body of football in Namibia. It was founded in 1990, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1992. It organizes the national football league and the national team. Its aim is to create a football culture and industry that provides entertainment and economical benefits for all; to become a dominant national association within the confederation via the professionalism of the game's administration; to promote education and development programmes in all aspects of the game, particularly regarding youth and women's football; and to provide a force for cohesion in society.^[2]

Its Mission:

Promoting and facilitating the development of football through sustainable structures and training initiatives;
Engage in pro-active dialogue with the government to cultivate recognition of the game as a national asset;
Create a mutual beneficial relationship with the corporate world.
Create the image of being a transparent, stable and progressive organization;
Do all it can to engage its national teams and clubs in international competitions and in doing so contribute to rise of Africa as a football powerhouse.^[3]

The Leagues

Namibia Primer League
Namibia Premier League
Northern Stream First Division
Southern Stream First Division

References

↑ CAF and FIFA, 50 years of African football - the DVD, 2009, Namibia Correspondence 7 May 1990
↑ http://www.nfa.org.na/about
↑ http://www.nfa.org.na/about

External links

Official website
Namibia at the FIFA website
Namibia at CAF Online
Namibia Football Association at the Namibia Sports Commission

Football in Namibia

Namibia Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Namibia Premier League

Women	Namibia Women's Super League

Domestic cups

Men	NFA Cup Namibian Newspaper Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

National Members of the Confederation of African Football

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo DR Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Réunion^† Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan South Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zanzibar^† Zimbabwe

^†Associate member of CAF.

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