Namibia national football team

Namibia

Nickname(s)

Brave Warriors

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

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

135

1 (5 May 2016)

Highest

68 (November 1998)

Lowest

167 (July 2006)

Elo ranking

Current

128

Highest

100 (12 September 1998)

Lowest

165 (22 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 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.

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

COSAFA Cup

Winner: 2015
Runners-up: 1997, 1999

Competitive record

World Cup

1930 to 1990 – Did not enter
1994 to 2018 – Did not qualify

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	Namibia	Ashanti, Ghana
16:00 UTC+0	Baffour 90'+3'	Report		Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

9 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Gambia	1–1	Namibia	Bakau, Gambia
17:00	Jammeh 78		Staphanus 61	Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Ousamame Karembe

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Burundi in March 2016.

Caps & goals as of 29 March 2016.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Maximilian Mbaeva	(1989-04-14) 14 April 1989	9	0	Golden Arrows
1GK	Charles Uirab	(1985-03-10) 10 March 1985	2	0	Orlando Pirates Windhoek

2DF	Willem Mwedihanga	(1986-01-07) 7 January 1986	41	0	University of Pretoria
2DF	Denzil Haoseb	(1987-01-22) 22 January 1987	39	0	Black Africa
2DF	Chris Katjiukua	(1986-10-25) 25 October 1986	28	1	Golden Arrows
2DF	Ferdinand Karongee	(1984-01-27) 27 January 1984	2	0	Tigers
2DF	Edmund Kambanda	(1993-02-25) 25 February 1993	2	0	UNAM

3MF	Petrus Shitembi	(1992-05-11) 11 May 1992	40	3	AmaZulu
3MF	Ronald Ketjijere	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983	38	0	University of Pretoria
3MF	Willy Stephanus	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991	37	3	Black Africa
3MF	Heinrich Isaacks	(1985-03-05) 5 March 1985	36	4	UNAM
3MF	Deon Hotto	(1991-10-29) 29 October 1991	26	7	Golden Arrows
3MF	Peter Shalulile	(1992-07-24) 24 July 1992	15	2	Highlands Park
3MF	Absalom Iimbondi	(1991-10-11) 11 October 1991	5	0	Tigers
3MF	Dynamo Fredericks	(1992-04-04) 4 April 1992	2	0	Black Africa
3MF	Immanuel Heita	(1992-04-20) 20 April 1992	2	0	Black Africa

4FW	Benson Shilongo	(1992-12-27) 27 December 1992	15	7	Gaborone United
4FW	Hendrik Somaeb	(1985-09-29) 29 September 1985	14	2	Free State Stars
4FW	Terdius Uiseb	(1994-05-08) 8 May 1994	1	0	Orlando Pirates Windhoek

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
GK	Edward Maova	(1993-07-26) 26 July 1993	0	0	Civics	v. Congo, 17 May 2014 (preliminary squad)^[4]
GK	Charles Uirab	(1993-07-07) 7 July 1993	0	0	Orlando Pirates	v. Congo, 17 May 2014 (preliminary squad)
GK	Lloyd Kazapua	(1989-03-25) 25 March 1989	2	0	United Africa Tigers	v. Tanzania, 5 March 2014
GK	Athiel Mbaha	(1976-12-05) 5 December 1976	34	0	United Africa Tigers	v. Ghana, 4 January 2014

DF	Angula da Costa	(1987-03-17) 17 March 1987	23	0	Black Africa
DF	Freedom Puriza	(1986-06-22) 22 June 1986	14	0	African Stars
DF	Dennis Ngueza	(1985-03-23) 23 March 1985	3	0	African Stars	v. Congo, 17 May 2014 (preliminary squad)
DF	Larry Horaeb	(1991-11-12) 12 November 1991	22	0	AmaZulu	v. Tanzania, 5 March 2014
DF	Treasure Kauapirura	(1990-04-05) 5 April 1990	1	0	United Africa Tigers	v. Tanzania, 5 March 2014

MF	Neville Tjiueza	(1993-09-06) 6 September 1993	11	1	Tura Magic	v. Congo, 17 May 2014 (preliminary squad)
MF	Bryan Bantam	(1986-12-03) 3 December 1986	8	0	Black Africa	v. Tanzania, 5 March 2014
MF	Eric Kahua		0	0	Orlando Pirates	v. Tanzania, 5 March 2014
MF	Manfred Starke	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991	2	0	Hansa Rostock	v. Tanzania, 5 March 2014 (withdrew)^[5]
MF	Pineas Jacob	(1985-10-29) 29 October 1985	19	1	AmaZulu	v. Ghana, 4 January 2014
MF	Heinrich Isaacks	(1985-03-05) 5 March 1985	23	4	Maritzburg United
MF	Willy Stephanus	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991	22	1	Krabi
MF	Emilio Martin	(1990-08-15) 15 August 1990	6	0	Black Africa
MF	Hendrik Somaeb	(1985-09-29) 29 September 1985	4	0	Blue Waters

FW	Theophilus Tsowaseb	(1989-07-02) 2 July 1989	1	0	Orlando Pirates	v. Ghana, 4 January 2014
FW	Rudolf Bester	(1983-07-19) 19 July 1983	39	12	Golden Arrows
FW	Lazarus Kaimbi	(1988-08-12) 12 August 1988	20	5	Bangkok Glass
FW	Tangeni Shipahu	(1987-09-03) 3 September 1987	16	2	Krabi
FW	Jerome Louis	(1987-09-23) 23 September 1987	12	0	Township Rollers
FW	Panduleni Nekundi	(1988-09-14) 14 September 1988	2	1	United Africa Tigers

Previous squads

Africa Cup of Nations quads

Managers

Namibia national football team – managers

Muinjo (xxxx–xx) Mogane (xxxx–98) Ngubane (1998) Boois (1998–1999) Überjahn (1999–xx) Katjiuongua (xxxx–2000) Richter (2000) Dumitru (2000–01) Bamfuchile (2006–07) Schans (2007–08) Saintfiet (2008–10) Isaacs^c (2010–2011) Isaacs (2011) Kaanjuka (2011–13) Palmgren (2013) Mannetti (2013–15) Kanalelo (2015–) (c) = caretaker manager

References

↑ "Namibian football on the rise – ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
↑ "Namibia International Matches". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
↑ http://www.nfa.org.na/?q=national_team
↑ "Warriors determined to control destiny". Namibia Football Association. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
↑ "Withdrawals hit Warriors ahead of Tanzania clash". Namibia Football Association. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

External sources

Namibia at FIFA.com
Namibia Football Association official website

National sports teams of Namibia

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Olympics Paralympics Commonwealth Games

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 Women's football

National football teams of Africa (CAF)

North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia

West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹

Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe

Non-regional Members	Réunion¹

¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

Finalists

2008 Africa Cup of Nations finalists

Champions	Egypt

Runners-up	Cameroon

Third place	Ghana

Fourth place	Ivory Coast

Eliminated in quarter-finals	Angola Guinea Nigeria Tunisia

Eliminated in group stage	Benin Mali Morocco Namibia Senegal South Africa Sudan Zambia

Qualification Squads

Squads

Namibia squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations

1 Kanalelo 2 Haraseb 3 Njambari 4 Ananias 5 Tjihero 6 Goraseb 7 de Gouveia 8 Uri Khob 9 Van Wyk 10 Mannetti 11 Auchumeb 12 Ouseb 13 Uutoni 14 Goagoseb 15 Hindjou 16 Andjamba 17 Nauseb 18 Shivute 19 Gariseb 20 Angula 21 Bruwer 22 Jossop Coach: Mogane

Namibia squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations

1 Mbaha 2 Baisako 3 Toromba 4 Ngarizemo 5 Gariseb 6 April 7 Benjamin 8 Risser 9 Swartbooi 10 Shatimuene 11 Plaatjies 12 Katupose 13 Pienaar 14 Brendell 15 Bester 16 Shiningayamwe 17 Jacobs 18 Nakuta 19 Kaimbi 20 Jacob 21 Kambonde 22 Ngatjizeko 23 Tjihonge Coach: Schans

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