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Namibia national football team
National association football team
National association football team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Namibia |
| Badge | Namibia FA.png |
| Badge_size | 200px |
| Nickname | *Brave Warriors* |
| Association | Namibia Football Association (NFA) |
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Coach | Collin Benjamin |
| Captain | Peter Shalulile |
| Most caps | Denzil Haoseb (84) Deon Hotto (84) |
| Top scorer | Peter Shalulile (20) |
| Home Stadium | Independence Stadium |
| FIFA Trigramme | NAM |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 68 |
| FIFA max date | November 1998 |
| FIFA min | 167 |
| FIFA min date | July 2006 |
| Elo Rank | |
| Elo max | 100 |
| Elo max date | 12 September 1998 |
| Elo min | 165 |
| Elo min date | 22 July 2006 |
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| First game | RSA **South-West Africa** 0–1 |
| (Namibia; 16 May 1989) | |
| Largest win | 6–0 |
| (Windhoek, Namibia; 25 August 1996) | |
| 8–2 | |
| (Windhoek, Namibia; 15 July 2000) | |
| Largest loss | 7–1 |
| (Cairo, Egypt; 8 November 1996) | |
| 8–2 | |
| (Alexandria, Egypt; 13 July 2001) | |
| Regional name | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Regional cup apps | 4 |
| Regional cup first | [1998](1998-africa-cup-of-nations) |
| Regional cup best | Round of 16 ([2023](2023-africa-cup-of-nations)) |
| 2ndRegional name | African Nations Championship |
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 2 |
| 2ndRegional cup first | [2018](2018-african-nations-championship) |
| 2ndRegional cup best | Quarter-finals ([2018](2018-african-nations-championship)) |
| 3rdRegional name | COSAFA Cup |
| 3rdRegional cup apps | 19 |
| 3rdRegional cup first | [1997](1997-cosafa-cup) |
| 3rdRegional cup best | **Champions** ([2015](2015-cosafa-cup)) |
the men's team
| Sub-confederation = COSAFA (Southern Africa)
(Namibia; 16 May 1989)
(Windhoek, Namibia; 25 August 1996)
8–2
(Windhoek, Namibia; 15 July 2000)
(Cairo, Egypt; 8 November 1996)
8–2
(Alexandria, Egypt; 13 July 2001)
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, 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.
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
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.
2025
- Tjiueza Report (CAF)
- Shalulile
- Coco Report (CAF)
- Abdallah
- Youssouf
- Ahmed
- Ben Nabouhane
2026
Coaching history
:Caretaker managers are listed in italics.
- NAM Eric Muinjo (1992–1993)
- ZIM Shepherd Murape (1994–1995)
- NAM Ruston Mogane (1997–1998)
- NAM Mlungisi Ngubane (1998)
- NAM Seth Boois (1998–1999)
- GER Heinz-Peter Überjahn (1999)
- NAM Herman Katjiuongua (2000)
- NAM Lucky Richter (2000)
- ROM Ted Dumitru (2000–2003)
- ZIM Shepherd Murape (2004)
- ZAM Ben Bamfuchile (2006–2007)
- NED Arie Schans (2007–2008)
- BEL Tom Saintfiet (2008–2010)
- NAM Brian Isaacs (2010–2011)
- NAM Bernard Kaanjuka (2011–2013)
- SWE Roger Palmgren (2013)
- NAM Ricardo Mannetti (2013–2015)
- NAM Fillemon Kanalelo (2015)
- NAM Ricardo Mannetti (2015–2019)
- NAM Bobby Samaria (2019–2021)
- NAM Collin Benjamin (2022–present)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H matches against Malawi and Equatorial Guinea on 20 and 24 March 2025.
Caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2025, after the match against Equatorial Guinea.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for Namibia in the last 12 months. 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
| 2014–present |
|---|
| 2 |
| 13 |
| 46 |
|
| 2004–2014 |
|---|
| 3 |
| 12 |
| 84 |
|
| 2013–present |
|---|
| 4 |
| 11 |
| 40 |
|
| 1993–2003 |
|---|
| 5 |
| 10 |
| 63 |
|
| 1996–2005 |
|---|
| 9 |
| 31 |
|
| 2019–present |
|---|
| 9 |
| 34 |
|
| 2011–2021 |
|---|
| 9 |
| 37 |
|
| 1993–2001 |
|---|
| 8 |
| 31 |
|
| 2011–2019 |
|---|
| 8 |
| 33 |
|
| 1994–2002 |
|---|
| } |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | – | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 60 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 59 | 103 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1930](1930-fifa-world-cup) to [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup) | *Part of * | *Part of * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States [1994](1994-fifa-world-cup) | *Did not qualify* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France [1998](1998-fifa-world-cup) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea Japan [2002](2002-fifa-world-cup) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany [2006](2006-fifa-world-cup) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa [2010](2010-fifa-world-cup) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil [2014](2014-fifa-world-cup) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia [2018](2018-fifa-world-cup) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar [2022](2022-fifa-world-cup) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Mexico United States [2026](2026-fifa-world-cup) | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco Portugal Spain [2030](2030-fifa-world-cup) | *To be determined* | *To be determined* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia [2034](2034-fifa-world-cup) |
Africa Cup of Nations
| Africa Cup of Nations record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | **Total** | **Round of 16** | **4/35** | **13** | **1** | **3** | **9** | **11** | **31** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | ||||||||||||||||||
| [1957](1957-africa-cup-of-nations) | ||||||||||||||||||
| to | ||||||||||||||||||
| Algeria | ||||||||||||||||||
| [1990](1990-africa-cup-of-nations) | *Part of * | |||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | ||||||||||||||||||
| [1992](1992-africa-cup-of-nations) | ||||||||||||||||||
| to | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||
| [1994](1994-africa-cup-of-nations) | *Did not enter* | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa [1996](1996-africa-cup-of-nations) | *Did not qualify* | |||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | ||||||||||||||||||
| [1998](1998-africa-cup-of-nations) | Group stage | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2000](2000-african-cup-of-nations) | *Did not qualify* | |||||||||||||||||
| Mali | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2002](2002-africa-cup-of-nations) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2004](2004-africa-cup-of-nations) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2006](2006-africa-cup-of-nations) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2008](2008-africa-cup-of-nations) | Group stage | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Angola | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2010](2010-africa-cup-of-nations) | *Did not qualify* | |||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2012](2012-africa-cup-of-nations) | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2013](2013-africa-cup-of-nations) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2015](2015-africa-cup-of-nations) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2017](2017-africa-cup-of-nations) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2019](2019-africa-cup-of-nations) | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2021](2021-africa-cup-of-nations) | *Did not qualify* | |||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2023](2023-africa-cup-of-nations) | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2025](2025-africa-cup-of-nations) | *Did not qualify* | |||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2027](2027-africa-cup-of-nations) | *To be determined* | |||||||||||||||||
| [2029](2029-africa-cup-of-nations) |
African Nations Championship
| African Nations Championship record | Appearances: 2 | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | **Total** | **Quarter-finals** | **2/7** | **7** | **2** | **2** | **3** | **3** | **7** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast [2009](2009-african-nations-championship) | *Did not qualify* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sudan [2011](2011-african-nations-championship) | |||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa [2014](2014-african-nations-championship) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda [2016](2016-african-nations-championship) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco [2018](2018-african-nations-championship) | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Cameroon [2020](2020-african-nations-championship) | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Algeria [2022](2022-african-nations-championship) | *Did not enter* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco [2024](2024-african-nations-championship) | *Did not qualify* |
COSAFA Cup
Main article: COSAFA Cup
Head-to-head record against other nations
Updated on 17 November 2025 after match against Comoros
| Opponent | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | |||||||||||||||
| W | |||||||||||||||
| D | |||||||||||||||
| L | |||||||||||||||
| GF | |||||||||||||||
| GA | |||||||||||||||
| GD | Total | 309 | 81 | 89 | 139 | 301 | 426 | −123 | |||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | −7 | |||||||||
| 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 | −16 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | |||||||||
| 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | |||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | −17 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 19 | −15 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | |||||||||
| 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | −13 | |||||||||
| 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | |||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | −19 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | |||||||||
| 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | −17 | |||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | |||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | |||||||||
| 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 27 | −16 | |||||||||
| 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 29 | –3 |
Honours
Regional
Notes
References
References
- "Namibian football on the rise – ESPN FC". [[ESPN]].
- "Namibia International Matches".
- (14 March 2025). "Benjamin announces final squad for World Cup Q". Namibia Football Association.
- "Namibia".
- "World Football Elo Ratings: Namibia". Elo Ratings.
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