Namibia national football team

The Namibia national football team represents Namibia in men's international football and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association.[2] 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).

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Namibia women's national football team.
Namibia
Nickname(s)Brave Warriors
AssociationNamibia Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachBobby Samaria
CaptainPetrus Shitembi
Most capsJohannes Hindjou (69)
Top scorerRudolf Bester (13)
Home stadiumIndependence Stadium
FIFA codeNAM
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 119 (10 December 2020)[1]
Highest68 (November 1998)
Lowest167 (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)
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)

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.[3]

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.

The most capped player of the Brave Warriors is retired midfielder Johannes Hindjou with 69 caps and Rudolf Bester is the all-time top goalscorer with 13 goals.[4]

Honours
COSAFA Cup

Competitive record

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
1930 to 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
1994 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 0 12
1998 8 2 2 4 9 18
2002 10 1 3 6 7 27
2006 2 0 1 1 1 4
2010 6 2 0 4 7 12
2014 8 3 2 3 10 4
2018 4 1 1 2 3 5
2022 To be determined
2026 To be determined
Total - 0/21 - - - - - - 42 9 9 24 37 82

Africa Cup of Nations record
Africa Cup of Nations record
Host nation(s) / Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1957 to 1990Part of  South Africa
1992 to 1994 Did not enter
1996 Did not qualify
1998 Group stage 14 3 0 1 2 7 11
2000 Did not qualify
2002
2004
2006
2008 Group stage 10 3 0 1 2 2 7
2010 Did not qualify
2012
2013
2015
2017
2019 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 1 6
2021 To be determined
2023 To be determined
Total Group stage 3/32 9 0 2 7 10 24

African Nations Championship record
African Nations Championship
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2009Did not qualify
2011
2014
2016
2018Quarter-finals7th421133
2020Group stage15th301204
2022To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 2/5 7 2 2 3 3 7

COSAFA Cup
Main article: COSAFA Cup
COSAFA Cup Record
Year Rank Pld W D L GF GA
1997 0000000
1998 0000000
1999 0000000
2000 0000000
2001 0000000
2002 0000000
2003 0000000
2004 0000000
2005 0000000
2006 0000000
2007 0000000
2008 0000000
2009 0000000
2013 0000000
2015 0000000
2016 0000000
2017 0000000
2018 0000000
2019 0000000
Total 0/19 ------

Head-to-head record against other nations

Updated on 17 November 2019 after match against  Guinea[5]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Algeria400407−7
 Angola13067919−10
 Benin210184+4
 Botswana1921071819−1
 Burkina Faso3003211−9
 Burundi2101440
 Chad3201440
 Cameroon200205−5
 Comoros531182+6
 Congo410317−6
 Djibouti220040+4
 DR Congo311174+3
 Egypt6015623−17
 Eritrea220041+3
 Ethiopia220042+2
 Gabon2020220
 Gambia4211550
 Ghana200202−2
 Guinea8026215−13
 Guinea-Bissau201101−1
 India100102−2
 Ivory Coast6213813−5
 Kenya640253+2
 Lebanon1010110
 Lesotho1144312120
 Liberia1121220
 Libya2101220
 Madagascar7313910−1
 Malawi158342015+5
 Mali411235−2
 Mauritius420254+1
 Morocco7016215−13
 Mozambique179532413+11
 Niger310223−1
 Nigeria401318−7
 Rwanda403136−3
 Saudi Arabia200213−2
 Senegal5005116−15
 Seychelles6330124+8
 South Africa9126817−9
 Eswatini814379−2
 Tanzania302113−2
 Tunisia300318−7
 Zambia2021081126−15
 Zimbabwe126062325−2
Total2536769117252362−110

    Results and fixtures

    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

    2019
    9 November 2019 Friendly Namibia  0–2  Zambia Katutura, Namibia
    Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium
    13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) 2021 AFCONQ Namibia  2–1  Chad Windhoek, Namibia
    18:00 UTC+2
    		Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium
    17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) 2021 AFCONQ Guinea  2–0  Namibia Conakry, Guinea
    16:00 UTC±0
    		Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre

    Players

    Current squad

    The following players were selected for a friendly against South Africa on 10 October 2020.

    Caps and goals as of 11 October 2020 after the game against South Africa.

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1GK Virgil Vries (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 35 0 Moroka Swallows F.C.
    1GK Lloyd Kazapua (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 22 0 Baroka FC
    1GK Ratanda Mbazuvara (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 4 0 African Stars
    2DF Denzil Haoseb (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 63 0 Highlands Park
    2DF Larry Horaeb (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991 56 0 Tura Magic
    2DF Ananias Gebhardt (1988-09-08) 8 September 1988 43 2 Baroka FC
    2DF Chris Katjiukua (1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 36 2 Black Leopards
    2DF Riaan Hanamub (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 25 0 Chippa United F.C.
    2DF Vitapi Ngaruka (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 13 1 Black Africa
    2DF Kleopas Nuukushu (1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 0 0 Eleven Arrows
    3MF Dynamo Fredericks (1992-04-04) 4 April 1992 29 1 Black Africa
    3MF Emilio Martin (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 17 0 Black Africa
    3MF Joslin Kamatuka (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 14 2 Unattached
    3MF Marcel Papama (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 14 0 African Stars
    3MF Immanuel Heita (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 12 0 Black Africa
    3MF Alfeus Handura (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 3 0 African Stars
    3MF Gustav Isaak (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 2 0 African Stars
    3MF Llewelyn Stanley (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 6 0 United Africa Tigers
    4FW Peter Shalulile (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 36 8 Mamelodi Sundowns
    4FW Absalom Iimbondi (1991-10-11) 11 October 1991 34 4 United Africa Tigers
    4FW Isaskar Gurirab (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 8 2 Life Fighters
    4FW Elmo Kambindu (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 7 3 Mighty Gunners
    4FW Salomon Omseb Unknown 0 0 Tura Magic

    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 6 0 Royal Eagles F.C. v.  Guinea, 17 November 2019
    DF Teberius Lombard (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 21 0 Zanaco v.  Guinea, 17 November 2019
    DF Benjamin Nenkavu (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 13 2 Buildcon v.  Guinea, 17 November 2019
    DF Ivan Kamberipa (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 8 0 African Stars v.  Guinea, 17 November 2019
    DF Ryan Nyambe (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 6 0 Blackburn Rovers v.  Guinea, 17 November 2019
    MF Petrus Shitembi (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 65 4 Terengganu FC v.  Guinea, 17 November 2019
    MF Deon Hotto (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 50 10 Bidvest Wits v.  Guinea, 17 November 2019
    MF Wangu Gome (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 33 0 Alashkert v.  Guinea, 17 November 2019
    FW Benson Shilongo (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 30 9 Ismaily SC v.  Guinea, 17 November 2019
    FW Panduleni Nekundi (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 9 2 African Stars v.  Guinea, 17 November 2019

    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.

    Previous squads
    Africa Cup of Nations Squads

    References
    1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
    2. "Namibian football on the rise – ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
    3. "Namibia International Matches". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
    4. "Senior Men (Brave Warriors)". nfa.org.na. Namibia Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
    5. "World Football Elo Ratings: Namibia". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

    External sources
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