Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek, which was 486,169 in 2023, is constantly growing due to a continued migration from other regions in Namibia.
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).
Collin Benjamin is a Namibian professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is the head coach of the Namibia national football team. He spent most of his professional career with Hamburger SV while representing Namibia at international level.
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is a Namibian politician who is Namibia's third and current vice president since February 2024. She previously served as the deputy prime minister of Namibia from 2015 to 2024. Currently the SWAPO vice president, and has retained her position and is set to become the party's first female presidential candidate in November 2024. She has also served as Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation since December 2012. From March 2010 to December 2012, she was Minister of Environment and Tourism. Nandi-Ndaitwah is a member of SWAPO, Namibia's ruling party, and a long-time member of the National Assembly. In 2017, Nandi-Ndaitwah was elected vice-president of the Swapo Party at the party's 6th Congress. She is the first woman to serve in that position.
Petrus Orlando Haraseb is a Namibian retired footballer. He played as a defender.
Johnathan Mitchell Petrus was an American professional football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL).
The Botswana women's national football team is the women's national football team of Botswana and is controlled by the Botswana Football Association. They qualified for their maiden Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) tournament held in Morocco in July 2022.
The Namibia women's national football team is the senior national women's football team of Namibia and is overseen by the Namibia Football Association.
Petrus Shitembi is a Namibian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kuching City and the Namibia national team.
Lovisa Tuyakula Mulunga is a Namibian footballer who plays as a defender for Namibia Women's Super League club Tura Magic FC, where she is team captain, and the Namibia women's national team, also known as the Brave Gladiators. She was named the 2011/2012 Namibia Women's Super League Player of the Season.
Peter Shalulile is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a striker for South African Premier Division club Mamelodi Sundowns and the Captain for Namibia national team.
The Namibia Women's Super League, also called the FNB Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional level women's association football league in Namibia. It is organized by the Namibia Football Association.
Petru Leucă is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Zimbru Chișinău.
Hendrik Somaeb is a Namibian international footballer who plays for Blue Waters.
Lotto Petrus is a Namibian professional racing cyclist. In 2011 and 2012 he won the Namibian National Road Race Championships.
Emil Petru was a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. In his career, he played mainly for Universitatea Cluj and represented Romania at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
The Liechtenstein women's national football team is the national women's football team of the Principality of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial friendly against FFC Vorderland in Triesen, Liechtenstein, a 2–3 defeat in June 2019. Their first official match was on 11 April 2021, a 2–1 defeat against Luxembourg.
Natangwe Peuya Onyika Petrus is a Namibian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Okahandja United.
Petrus Andjamba, also known as Dax Andjamba, is a Namibian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in six matches for the Namibia national football team from 1996 to 1998 and was part of Namibia's squad for the 1998 African Cup of Nations.
Junior Simaneka John Iyaalo Petrus is a Namibian professional footballer who plays for Football Superleague of Kosovo club Liria Prizren and the Namibia national team.
