Namibia national futsal team

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Namibia
Nickname(s)Brave 5 [1]
Association Namibia Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coachRyan Jago
Asst coachDonawald Modise
CaptainCee-Jay van Wyk
Top scorer Ken Salote (6)
Home stadiumWindhoek Showgrounds Sport Plaza
FIFA code NAM
FIFA ranking 139 (14 June 2024) [2] [3]
First international
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2–5 Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg
(Windhoek, Namibia; 3 February 2024)
Biggest win
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 3–6 Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
(Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 9 February 2024)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 10–3 Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
(Rabat, Morocco; 14 April 2024)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances0
Futsal Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (First in 2024 )
Best resultGroup Stage (2024)

The Namibia national futsal team is controlled by the Namibia Football Association, the governing body for futsal in Namibia, and represents the country in international futsal competitions.

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History

After three years of work and the creation of a league system, Futsal Namibia was accepted into the Namibia Football Association in July 2023. [4] [5] At that time, Futsal Namibia founder Andrei Tirterao announced that the organization was planning to field the nation's first-ever national team. [6] The team entered into 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification and were drawn against Tanzania for a home-and-away series. The home leg, to be played on 3 February 2024, would be Namibia's first-ever match. [7]

Namibia went on to lose its debut by a score of 2–5. Maximillian Boll scored the team's first-ever goal while the second was added by Vilo Lawrence. [8] [9] In the away leg played in Dar es Salam, Namibia earned a surprise 6–3 victory. With the goals scored level at eight, Namibia advanced on away goals and qualified for the 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations. [10] [11] Namibia lost its opening match of the tournament proper to fellow debutantes Mauritania by a score of 4–5. [12] During the tournament, Namibia was managed by the team's first-ever head coach, Ryan Jago, who became the first English coach in AFCON history. [13] [14]

Fixtures and results

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg2–5Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Windhoek, Namibia
19:00  UTC+1
Report Stadium: Windhoek Showgrounds Sport Plaza
9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg3–6Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Dar es Salam, Tanzania
20:00  UTC+3 Report Stadium: Starlight Futsal Arena
12 April 2024 (2024-04-12) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg4–5Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Rabat, Morocco
20:00
Report
Stadium: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Referee: José Katchingavisa (Angola)
14 April 2024 (2024-04-14) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg10–3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Rabat, Morocco
17:00
Report Stadium: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Referee: Pedro-Luis Ndong Ondo (Equatorial Guinea)
16 April 2024 (2024-04-16) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Libya  Flag of Libya.svg11–5Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Rabat, Morocco
20:00
Report
Stadium: Salle Ibn Yassine

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations. [15] [16] [17]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Riya Usurua (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20) Flag of Namibia.svg Ballers
22 DF Donald Modise (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 (age 30) Flag of Namibia.svg Ballers
32 DF Nanguei Kamatuka (2001-11-03) 3 November 2001 (age 23) Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Futsal
43 MF Reginald Willemse (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 27) Flag of Namibia.svg Selecao
52 DF Elroi Drotsky (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21) Flag of Namibia.svg Selecao
63 MF Daniel Dausab (1996-07-31) 31 July 1996 (age 28) Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Futsal
74 FW Ken Salote (2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 (age 21) Flag of Namibia.svg Quality
83 MF Rowen Jager (2004-10-20) 20 October 2004 (age 20) Flag of Namibia.svg Ballers
94 FW Remario Mathys (2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 (age 19) Flag of Namibia.svg Chile
103 MF George Haikali (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 28) Flag of Namibia.svg Ballers
114 FW Luis Solunga (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 22) Flag of Namibia.svg Quality
123 MF Silas Matheus (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 28) Flag of Namibia.svg Patriots
133 MF Bornface Siyanga (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 29) Flag of Namibia.svg Chile
141 GK Cee-Jay Van Wyk (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25) Flag of Namibia.svg Selecao

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGADIF
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1989 Did not enter
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg 1992
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2000
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 2004
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008
Flag of Thailand (TIS 982 draft standard).svg 2012
Flag of Colombia.svg 2016
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2021
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2024 Did not qualify
Total0/100000000

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGADIF
Flag of Egypt.svg 1996 Did not enter
Flag of Egypt.svg 2000
2004
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 2008
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 2011
Flag of South Africa.svg 2016
Flag of Morocco.svg 2020
Flag of Morocco.svg 2024 Group Stage30031226-14
Total1/730031226-14

Head-to-head record

As of match played 16 April 2024

  Positive Record  Neutral Record  Negative Record

Opponent
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1001310-7
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1001511-6
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 100145-1
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2101880
Total51042034-14

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