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Namibia national football team

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

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 Cup but have made four appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Namibia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Namibia Warriors
AssociationNamibia Football Association (NFA)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachCollin Benjamin
CaptainPeter Shalulile
Most capsDenzil Haoseb (83)
Top scorerPeter Shalulile (16)
Home stadiumIndependence Stadium
FIFA codeNAM
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 113 Decrease 8 (24 October 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 6–0 Botswana 
(Windhoek, Namibia; 25 August 1996)
 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
Appearances4 (first in 1998)
Best resultRound of 16 (2023)
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
Silver medal – second place 2024 South Africa

History

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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 four appearances in the African Cup of Nations, going out in the first round in their first three competitions and going out in the Round of 16 in their fourth competition. 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 defender Denzil with 83 caps while Daniel Lombe is the all-time top goal scorer with 16 goals. He reached this milestone in a 1–1 draw against Cameroon in the AFCON qualifiers at Yaoundé on 24 March 2023.[5][6]

Namibia reached the Round of 16 for the first time in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, where they lost 3–0 against Angola.

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Namibia national football team results (2020–present)

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   Fixture

2023

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15 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Equatorial Guinea   0–3
Awarded[a]		   Namibia Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
14:00 UTC+1
  • Nsue   67'
 Report Stadium: Estadio de Malabo
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)
21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification São Tomé and Príncipe   0–2   Namibia Agadir, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Agadir Stadium
Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali)

2024

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8 January Friendly Ghana   0–0   Namibia Kumasi, Ghana
20:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Charles Benle Bulu (Ghana)
16 January 2023 AFCON GS Tunisia   0–1   Namibia Korhogo, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0 Report Hotto   88' Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Attendance: 13,991
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
21 January 2023 AFCON GS South Africa   4–0   Namibia Korhogo, Ivory Coast
 Report Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Attendance: 9,304
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
24 January 2023 AFCON GS Namibia   0–0   Mali San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
17:00 Report Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
Attendance: 15,231
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
27 January 2023 AFCON R16 Angola   3–0   Namibia Bouaké, Ivory Coast
 Report Stadium: Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 28,663
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
1 June Friendly Lesotho   1–1   Namibia
5 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Namibia   1–1   Liberia Johannesburg, South Africa
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
9 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Namibia   0–0   Tunisia Johannesburg, South Africa
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
28 June 2024 COSAFA Cup Angola   0–0   Namibia Gqeberha
18:00 Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
1 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Namibia   2–1   Lesotho Gqeberha
18:00
Report
Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium
3 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Namibia   3–1   Seychelles Gqeberha
15:00
Report
Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium
5 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Semi-final Mozambique   0–0
(2–4 p)		   Namibia Gqeberha, South Africa
18:00 Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Penalties
7 July 2024 COSAFA Cup F Angola   5–0   Namibia Gqeberha, South Africa
17:00
Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) 2024 African Nations Championship qualification Lesotho   1–0   Namibia Bloemfontein (South Africa)
 Report Stadium: Free State Stadium
3 November 2024 (2024-11-03) 2024 African Nations Championship qualification Namibia   v   Lesotho

Coaching history

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Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up to the 2024 COSAFA Cup.[8]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2024, after the match against Angola.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Kamaijanda Ndisiro (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 24) 6 0   African Stars
1GK Jonas Mateus (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28) 0 0   Ongos Valley
1GK Branco Rukoro (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Desert Rollers
2DF Aprocius Petrus (1999-10-09) 9 October 1999 (age 25) 36 0   Cape Town City
2DF Ivan Kamberipa (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30) 35 0   Orapa United
2DF Charles Hambira (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 34) 32 3   African Stars
2DF Erasmus Ikeinge (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29) 4 0   Khomas NAMPOL
2DF Ndjiraeree Maharero (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30) 2 0   African Stars
2DF Arend Abubakir (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Blue Waters
2DF Tuli Nashixwa (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Ramblers
3MF Edmund Kambanda (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31) 10 1   African Stars
3MF Romeo Kasume (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 27) 7 0   Liria Prizren
3MF Paulus Amutenya (2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 22) 6 0   UNAM
3MF Tjipe Karuuombe (2001-09-21) 21 September 2001 (age 23) 4 1   Dinamo Tblisi
3MF Simon Elago (2002-10-07) 7 October 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Tura Magic
3MF Fares Haidula (1993-10-17) 17 October 1993 (age 31) 2 0   Eeshoke Chula Chula
3MF Ben Richard Namib (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25) 2 0   Khomas NAMPOL
3MF Lawrence Doeseb (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Life Fighters
3MF Moses Shidolo (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 26) 1 0   Eeshoke Chula Chula
3MF Dawid Ndeunyema (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Blue Waters
4FW Bethuel Muzeu (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 24) 17 1   Black Leopards
4FW Erastus Kulula (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 27) 3 0   Liria Prizren
4FW George Frans (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 26) 0 0   Khomas NAMPOL

Recent call-ups

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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 Lloyd Kazapua (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35) 43 0   Chippa United v.   Tunisia; 9 June 2024
GK Edward Maova (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 30) 13 0   University of Pretoria 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Immanuel Immanuel (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 33) 0 0   Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Riaan Hanamub (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29) 46 0   AmaZulu v.   Tunisia; 9 June 2024
DF Denzil Haoseb (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 33) 83 0   Khomas NAMPOL 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Ananias Gebhardt (1988-09-08) 8 September 1988 (age 36) 65 2   Baroka 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Ryan Nyambe (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 26) 18 0   Derby County 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Kennedy Amutenya (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 28) 15 0   Gaborone United 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Lubeni Haukongo (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24) 7 0   Cape Town Spurs 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Steven Damaseb (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 22) 4 0   Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Given Mutuezu (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 27) 0 0   Mighty Gunners 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Edmar Kamatuka (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22) 7 0   UNAM v.   Tunisia; 9 June 2024
MF Petrus Shitembi (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 32) 79 4   Kuching City 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Marcel Papama (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 (age 28) 34 1   Jwaneng Galaxy 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Joslin Kamatuka (1991-07-27) 27 July 1991 (age 33) 26 3   Maritzburg United 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Wendell Rudath (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29) 17 2   Jwaneng Galaxy 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Prins Tjiueza (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 22) 14 1   Cape Town City 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Ngero Katua (2001-07-25) 25 July 2001 (age 23) 12 0   UNAM 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Uetuuru Kambato (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26) 3 0   Liria Prizren 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Ronald Ketjijere (1987-12-12) 12 December 1987 (age 36) 69 2   African Stars 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Devin Somseb (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 29) 3 0   United Africa Tigers 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Revered Matroos (1993-03-08) 8 March 1993 (age 31) 1 0   Khomas NAMPOL 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Alfeus Leevi (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0   Eeshoke Chula Chula 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Steven Damaseb (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Deon Hotto (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 (age 34) 75 11   Orlando Pirates v.   Tunisia; 9 June 2024
FW Peter Shalulile (Captain) (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31) 54 16   Mamelodi Sundowns v.   Tunisia; 9 June 2024
FW Absalom Iimbondi (1991-10-11) 11 October 1991 (age 33) 64 7   Khomas NAMPOL 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Elmo Kambindu (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31) 28 9   Chippa United 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Isaskar Gurirab (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 26) 12 2   Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Junior Petrus (2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 (age 24) 4 0   Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Sem Ndeshipanda Ndahangwapo (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24) 0 0   Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE

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

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Africa Cup of Nations squads

Player records

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As of 7 September 2024[9]
Players in bold are still active with Namibia.
Most appearances
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Denzil Haoseb 83 0 2011–present
2 Petrus Shitembi 79 4 2011–present
3 Deon Hotto 76 12 2013–present
4 Ronald Ketjijere 69 2 2010–2019
5 Ananias Gebhardt 65 2 2011–present
6 Absalom Iimbondi 64 7 2015–present
7 Johannes Hindjou 63 10 1996–2005
8 Larry Horaeb 61 0 2011–present
9 Mohamed Ouseb 60 3 1994–2004
Willy Stephanus 60 3 2011–present
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Peter Shalulile 16 55 0.29 2014–present
2 Rudolph Bester 13 46 0.28 2004–2014
3 Deon Hotto 12 76 0.16 2013–present
4 Gervatius Urikhob 11 40 0.28 1993–2003
5 Elmo Kambindu 10 28 0.36 2019–present
Johannes Hindjou 10 63 0.16 1996–2005
7 Benson Shilongo 9 34 0.26 2011–2021
Eliphas Shivute 9 37 0.24 1993–2001
9 Hendrik Somaeb 8 31 0.28 2011–2019
Ruben van Wyk 8 33 0.24 1994–2002

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1990 Part of   South Africa Part of   South Africa
  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 8 3 2 3 9 11
      2026 To be determined 4 2 2 0 6 1
      2030 To be determined
  2034
Total – 0/8 – – – – – – 54 14 13 27 52 94

Africa Cup of Nations

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Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
 
1957
to
 
1990		 Part 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 		Did not qualify
 
2023 		Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 1 7
 
2025 		To be determined
 
 
 
2027
  2029
Total Round of 16 4/34 13 1 3 9 11 31

African Nations Championship

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African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011
  2014
  2016
  2018 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 3 3
  2020 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 0 4
  2022 Did not enter
Total Quarter-finals 2/7 7 2 2 3 3 7

COSAFA Cup

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Main article: COSAFA Cup

Head-to-head record against other nations

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Updated on 14 October 2024 after match against   Zimbabwe[10]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
  Algeria 4 0 0 4 0 7 −7
  Angola 16 0 7 9 9 25 −16
  Benin 2 1 0 1 8 4 +4
  Botswana 20 2 11 7 18 19 −1
  Burkina Faso 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9
  Burundi 4 1 1 2 7 8 –1
  Chad 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3
  Cameroon 5 1 1 3 3 8 −5
  Comoros 5 3 1 1 8 2 +6
  Congo 6 1 2 3 3 9 −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 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2
  Guinea 10 1 2 7 4 19 −15
  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 7 4 0 3 6 5 +1
  Lebanon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Lesotho 13 5 5 3 15 14 +1
  Liberia 2 1 3 1 3 3 0
  Libya 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
  Madagascar 8 4 1 3 11 10 +1
  Malawi 16 8 4 4 21 16 +5
  Mali 8 1 3 4 4 8 −4
  Mauritius 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1
  Morocco 7 0 1 6 2 15 −13
  Mozambique 20 10 6 4 25 14 +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
  São Tomé and Príncipe 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
  Saudi Arabia 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2
  Senegal 8 1 0 7 5 24 −19
  Seychelles 7 4 3 0 15 5 +10
  South Africa 14 1 5 8 10 27 −17
  Eswatini 9 1 4 4 8 10 −2
  Tanzania 4 0 2 2 1 4 −3
  Togo 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
  Tunisia 6 2 1 3 3 8 −5
  Zambia 22 2 11 9 11 27 −16
  Zimbabwe 15 7 0 8 26 29 –3
Total 299 79 86 134 292 412 −120

Honours

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Regional

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Notes

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  1. ^ Equatorial Guinea forfeited for fielding an ineligible player.[7] The original result was Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Namibia.

References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Namibian football on the rise – ESPN FC". ESPN. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Namibia International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Senior Men (Brave Warriors)". nfa.org.na. Namibia Football Association. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Ketjijere aiming to go out with a bang". namibian.com.na. The Namibian. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  7. ^ Dunbar, Graham (24 May 2024). "Equatorial Guinea must default wins in World Cup qualifying over same ineligible player as in 2013". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Final Squad". Facebook. Namibia Football Association – NFA.
  9. ^ "Namibia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  10. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Namibia". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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