Namibia national football team

Namibia
Nickname(s)	Brave Warriors
Association	Namibia Football Association (NFA)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Collin Benjamin
Captain	Petrus Shitembi
Most caps	Denzil Haoseb (82)
Top scorer	Peter Shalulile (16)
Home stadium	Independence Stadium
FIFA code	NAM
FIFA ranking
Current	114 (21 September 2023)[1]
Highest	68 (November 1998)
Lowest	167 (July 2006)
First international
	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
Appearances	3 (first in 1998)
Best result	Group stage (1998, 2008, 2019)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2018)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2018)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances	19 (first in 1997)
Best result	Champions (2015)
Medal record
COSAFA Cup

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

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 defender Denzil Haoseb with 82 caps while Peter Shalulile 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.[4][5]

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 Fixture

2023

24 March 2023 AFCON qualification	Cameroon	1–1	Namibia	Yaoundé, Cameroon
21:30 (UTC+01:00)	Kemen 72'	Report	Shalulile 26'	Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

28 March 2023 AFCON qualification	Namibia	2–1	Cameroon	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 (UTC+02:00)	Shalulile 55' Iimbondi 79'	Report	Aboubakar 90+1'	Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)

20 June 2023 AFCON qualification	Burundi	3–2	Namibia	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
16:00 UTC+2	Bigirimana 1' Bimenyimana 9' Shabani 19'	Report	Shalulile 41' Rudath 85'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

5 July 2023 COSAFA Cup	South Africa	1–1	Namibia	Durban
18:00	Human 48'	Report	Kambindu 43'	Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium

8 July 2023 COSAFA Cup	Namibia	1–2	Eswatini	Durban
18:00	Limbondi 34'	Report	Matse 41' Matsebula 44'	Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium

11 July 2023 COSAFA Cup	Namibia	0–0	Botswana	Durban
18:00		Report		Stadium: Chatsworth Stadium

4 September Friendly	Zimbabwe	2–2 (5–4 p)	Namibia	Harare, Zimbabwe
	Msebe 2' F. Banda 36'	Report	Eliakim 30' Kambanda 68'	Stadium: National Sports Stadium

9 September Friendly	South Africa	0–0	Namibia	Soweto, South Africa
		Report		Stadium: Orlando Stadium

November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Equatorial Guinea

v

Namibia

November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

São Tomé and Príncipe

v

Namibia

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Eric Muinjo (1992–1993)
Shepherd Murape (1994–1995)
Ruston Mogane (1997–1998)
Mlungisi Ngubane (1998)
Seth Boois (1998–1999)
Heinz-Peter Überjahn (1999)
Herman Katjiuongua (2000)
Lucky Richter (2000)
Ted Dumitru (2000–2003)
Shepherd Murape (2004)
Ben Bamfuchile (2006–2007)
Arie Schans (2007–2008)
Tom Saintfiet (2008–2010)
Brian Isaacs (2010–2011)
Bernard Kaanjuka (2011–2013)
Roger Palmgren (2013)
Ricardo Mannetti (2013–2015)
Fillemon Kanalelo (2015)
Ricardo Mannetti (2015–2019)
Bobby Samaria (2019–2021)
Collin Benjamin (2022–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the 2023 COSAFA Cup.[6]

Caps and goals correct as of 11 July 2023, after the match against Botswana.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Edward Maova	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994	13	0	Pretoria Callies
1GK	Kamaijanda Ndisiro	(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999	3	0	African Stars
1GK	Jonas Mateus	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996	0	0	Orlando Pirates

2DF	Denzil Haoseb	(1991-02-25) 25 February 1991	82	0	Orlando Pirates
2DF	Ananias Gebhardt	(1988-09-08) 8 September 1988	61	2	Baroka F.C.
2DF	Ivan Kamberipa	(1994-02-03) 3 February 1994	26	0	Masitaoka
2DF	Aprocius Petrus	(1999-10-09) 9 October 1999	25	0	Liria Prizren
2DF	Kennedy Amutenya	(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996	7	0	Gaborone United
2DF	Ngero Katua	(2001-07-25) 25 July 2001	5	0	UNAM
2DF	Steven Damaseb	(2002-10-11) 11 October 2002	4	0	Blue Waters
2DF	Brandon Neibeb	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997	1	0	Orlando Pirates

3MF	Absalom Iimbondi	(1991-10-11) 11 October 1991	56	7	United Africa Tigers
3MF	Dynamo Fredericks	(1992-04-04) 4 April 1992	45	1	African Stars
3MF	Marcel Papama	(1996-04-28) 28 April 1996	31	1	Jwaneng Galaxy
3MF	Joslin Kamatuka	(1991-07-27) 27 July 1991	23	3	Baroka
3MF	Wendell Rudath	(1995-07-10) 10 July 1995	15	2	Jwaneng Galaxy
3MF	Edmar Kamatuka	(2002-07-26) 26 July 2002	2	0	African Stars
3MF	Paulus Amutenya	(2002-07-22) 22 July 2002	2	0	UNAM
3MF	Devin Somseb	(1990-05-29) 29 May 1990	2	0	Life Fighters
3MF	Reverend Matroos	(1993-08-03) 3 August 1993	1	0	Young Brazilians

4FW	Elmo Kambindu	(1993-05-26) 26 May 1993	27	9	Chippa United
4FW	Bethuel Muzeu	(2000-02-22) 22 February 2000	8	1	Black Leopards
4FW	Junior Petrus	(2000-06-17) 17 June 2000	3	0	Blue Waters

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	Lloyd Kazapua	(1989-03-25) 25 March 1989	34	0	Chippa United	v. Cameroon; 28 March 2023
GK	Mervin Kazetura	(1997-05-02) 2 May 1997	0	0	African Stars	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
GK	Nelly Rooi	(1998-08-10) 10 August 1998	0	0	United Africa Tigers	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
GK	Mbemutjiua Mata	(1993-01-04) 4 January 1993	0	0	Young Africans	2022 COSAFA Cup

DF	Riaan Hanamub	(1995-02-08) 8 February 1995	36	0	AmaZulu	v. Burundi; 20 June 2023
DF	Ryan Nyambe	(1997-12-03) 3 December 1997	12	0	Wigan Athletic	v. Burundi; 20 June 2023
DF	Charles Hambira	(1990-06-03) 3 June 1990	26	3	TS Sporting	v. Cameroon; 28 March 2023
DF	Gianluca Kahingunga	(1998-10-19) 19 October 1998	0	0	Okahandja United	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
DF	Nalikewe Nalweendo	(1998-10-18) 18 October 1998	0	0	Citizens	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
DF	Johannes Shifafure	(2000-06-04) 4 June 2000	0	0	Julinho Sporting	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
DF	Tuli-Ngenovali Nashixwa	(2002-05-23) 23 May 2002	1	0	Ramblers	2022 COSAFA Cup

MF	Prins Tjiueza	(2002-03-12) 12 March 2002	6	0	Liria Prizren	v. Cameroon; 28 March 2023
MF	Simon Elago	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000	0	0	Tura Magic	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
MF	Uetuuru Kambato	(1998-11-28) 28 November 1998	0	0	African Stars	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
MF	Wesley Katjiteo	(1990-02-17) 17 February 1990	18	0	Black Africa	2022 COSAFA Cup
MF	Immanuel Heita	(1992-04-20) 20 April 1992	16	0	Black Africa	2022 COSAFA Cup
FW	Salomon Omseb	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992	6	0	Tura Magic	2022 COSAFA Cup
MF	Ngero Katua	(2001-07-25) 25 July 2001	6	0	Kaizen Football Academy	2022 COSAFA Cup
MF	Tjipenandjambi Karuoombe	(2001-09-21) 21 September 2001	1	0	Kaizen Football Academy	2022 COSAFA Cup

FW	Peter Shalulile	(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993	49	16	Mamelodi Sundowns	v. Burundi; 20 June 2023
FW	Deon Hotto	(1990-10-29) 29 October 1990	65	10	Orlando Pirates	v. Cameroon; 28 March 2023
FW	Michelino Hei-Gauseb	(1998-01-16) 16 January 1998	0	0	Okahandja United	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
FW	Eliakim Jadsson	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997	0	0	Life Fighters	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
FW	Edmar Kamatuka	(2002-07-26) 26 July 2002	4	0	African Stars	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
FW	Nehemia Ndengu	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998	0	0	Tura Magic	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
FW	Erwin Tjiuja	(1998-11-16) 16 November 1998	0	0	Life Fighters	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
FW	Stofell Witbeen	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999	0	0	Okahandja United	v. Cameroon; 24 March 2023 ^PRE
FW	Godwin Eiseb	(2000-05-04) 4 May 2000	0	0	Kaizen Football Academy	2022 COSAFA Cup
FW	Lionel Ruth	(2000-08-05) 5 August 2000	1	0	Kaizen Football Academy	2022 COSAFA Cup
^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

Player records

As of 9 September 2023[7]

Players in bold are still active with Namibia.

Most appearances
Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Denzil Haoseb	82	0	2011–present
2	Petrus Shitembi	73	4	2011–present
3	Ronald Ketjijere	68	2	2010–2019
4	Deon Hotto	65	10	2013–present
5	Johannes Hindjou	63	10	1996–2005
6	Ananias Gebhardt	62	2	2011–present
7	Larry Horaeb	61	0	2011–present
8	Mohamed Ouseb	60	3	1994–2004
8	Willy Stephanus	60	3	2011–present
10	Silvester Goraseb	59	7	1994–2002

Top goalscorers
Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Peter Shalulile	16	49	0.33	2014–present
2	Rudolph Bester	13	46	0.28	2004–2014
3	Gervatius Urikhob	11	40	0.28	1993–2003
4	Johannes Hindjou	10	63	0.16	1996–2005
4	Deon Hotto	10	65	0.15	2013–present
6	Elmo Kambindu	9	27	0.33	2019–present
	Benson Shilongo	9	34	0.26	2011–present
	Eliphas Shivute	9	37	0.24	1993–2001
9	Hendrik Somaeb	8	31	0.28	2011–2019
9	Ruben van Wyk	8	33	0.24	1994–2002

Competitive record

FIFA 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	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								to be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	50	12	11	27	46	93

Africa Cup of Nations record

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	qualified
Total	Group stage	4/34	9	0	2	7	10	24

African Nations Championship record

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

Head-to-head record against other nations

Updated on 17 November 2019 after match against Guinea[8]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	4	0	0	4	0	7	−7
Angola	13	0	6	7	9	19	−10
Benin	2	1	0	1	8	4	+4
Botswana	19	2	10	7	18	19	−1
Burkina Faso	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9
Burundi	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
Chad	3	2	0	1	4	4	0
Cameroon	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
Comoros	5	3	1	1	8	2	+6
Congo	4	1	0	3	1	7	−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	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2
Guinea	8	0	2	6	2	15	−13
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	6	4	0	2	5	3	+2
Lebanon	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Lesotho	11	4	4	3	12	12	0
Liberia	1	1	2	1	2	2	0
Libya	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Madagascar	7	3	1	3	9	10	−1
Malawi	15	8	3	4	20	15	+5
Mali	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2
Mauritius	4	2	0	2	5	4	+1
Morocco	7	0	1	6	2	15	−13
Mozambique	17	9	5	3	24	13	+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
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2
Senegal	5	0	0	5	1	16	−15
Seychelles	6	3	3	0	12	4	+8
South Africa	9	1	2	6	8	17	−9
Eswatini	8	1	4	3	7	9	−2
Tanzania	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2
Tunisia	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7
Zambia	20	2	10	8	11	26	−15
Zimbabwe	12	6	0	6	23	25	−2
Total	253	67	69	117	252	362	−110

Honours

COSAFA Cup

Winners: 2015
Runners-up: 1997, 1999, 2022

References

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External links

Namibia Football Association official website
Namibia at CAF
Namibia at FIFA

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

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National and regional 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 Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
Football in Africa portal ¹ Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA

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
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National sports teams of Namibia
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