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| Nickname(s) | Brave Warriors | |||
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| Association | Namibia Football Association (NFA) | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Collin Benjamin | |||
| Captain | Peter Shalulile | |||
| Most caps | Denzil Haoseb (83) | |||
| Top scorer | Peter Shalulile (16) | |||
| Home stadium | Independence Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | NAM | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 97  9 (20 June 2024)[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 | 4 (first in 1998) | |||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2023) | |||
| African Nations Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) | |||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2018) | |||
| COSAFA Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1997) | |||
| Best result | Champions (2015) | |||
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).
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.[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 Haoseb with 83 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.[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
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
| 5 July 2023 COSAFA Cup | South Africa  | 1–1 | Namibia | Durban |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
| 8 July 2023 COSAFA Cup | Namibia | 1–2 |  Eswatini | Durban |
| 18:00 |
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Report | 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 |
| Report | Stadium: National Sports Stadium |
| 9 September Friendly | South Africa | 0–0 | Namibia | Soweto, South Africa |
| Report | Stadium: Orlando Stadium |
| 15 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Equatorial Guinea  | 0–3 Awarded[a] | Namibia | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
| 14:00 UTC+1 |
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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
| 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) |
| 5 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Namibia | 1–1 |  Liberia | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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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 | Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium |
| 3 July 2024 COSAFA Cup | Namibia | 3–1 |  Seychelles | Gqeberha |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium |
| 5 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Semi-final | Mozambique  | v | Namibia | Gqeberha, South Africa |
| Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| 7 July 2024 COSAFA Cup 3rd/F | v | Namibia | Gqeberha, South Africa | |
| Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
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 2024 COSAFA Cup.[8]
Caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2024, after the match against Angola.