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The Namibia national football team represents Namibia in men's international football and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association. 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.
Namibia has made four appearances in the African Cup of Nations,winning the cup in 1990, then 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.
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.
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
== 2024
=Coaching history
Caretaker managers are listed in italics.
Players
= Current squad
=The following players were called up to the 2024 COSAFA Cup.
Caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2024, after the match against Angola.
= Recent call-ups
=The following players have been called up for Namibia in the last 12 months.
= Previous squads
=Africa Cup of Nations squads
1998 African Cup of Nations squad
2008 Africa Cup of Nations squad
2019 Africa Cup of Nations squad
2023 Africa Cup of Nations squad
Player records
As of 13 November 2024
Players in bold are still active with Namibia.
Competitive record
= FIFA World Cup
== Africa Cup of Nations
== African Nations Championship
== COSAFA Cup
=Head-to-head record against other nations
Updated on 13 November 2024 after match against Cameroon
Positive Record
Neutral Record
Negative Record
Honours
= Regional
=COSAFA Cup
Winners (1): 2015
Runners-up (4): 1997, 1999, 2022, 2024
Notes
References
External links
Namibia Football Association official website
Namibia at CAF
Namibia at FIFA
Kits
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Nirbobol
- Fox Broadcasting Company
- Yassine Bounou
- Daftar gol internasional yang dicetak oleh Sunil Chhetri
- Kualifikasi Piala Dunia FIFA 2022 (CAF)
- Olimpiade Musim Panas 2020
- Daftar kecelakaan dan insiden pesawat penumpang
- Tim nasional sepak bola Lesotho
- Hak siar Piala Dunia FIFA 2010
- Hak siar Piala Dunia FIFA 2014
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- Namibia national under-17 football team
- Namibia national under-20 football team
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- Namibia national football team results
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- Football in Namibia
- Angola national football team
- Cameroon national football team
