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National association football team
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Namibia
Nickname(s)
Brave Warriors
Association
Namibia Football Association (NFA)
Confederation
CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation
COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach
Collin Benjamin
Captain
Peter Shalulile
Most caps
Denzil Haoseb (82)
Top scorer
Peter Shalulile (16)
Home stadium
Independence Stadium
FIFA code
NAM
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current
106 1 (4 April 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)
Medal record
COSAFA Cup
2015 South Africa
1997 Southern Africa
1999 Southern Africa
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).
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^"Namibian football on the rise – ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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Global Information
1 (4 April 2024)[1]
South-West Africa 0–1 Angola 
Namibia 6–0 Botswana 
Egypt 7–1 Namibia 
