This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia's layout guidelines .(February 2013) |
Nickname(s) | Brave Warriors | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Association | Namibia Football Association | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||
Head coach | James Britz | |||
Home stadium | Independence Stadium | |||
FIFA code | NAM | |||
| ||||
First international | ||||
Lesotho 3–0 Namibia (Maseru, Lesotho; 1990) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Seychelles 1–6 Namibia (Seychelles; 4 December 2007) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
South Africa 9–0 Namibia (Dobsonville, South Africa; 6 December 2009) | ||||
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2021 ) | |||
Best result | Group stage (2021) |
The Young Warriors is Namibia's national U/20 football boys team nickname, while the women's team is Young Gladiators. They have never qualified for the World Cup or Olympics.
FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
1977 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1979 | ||||||||
1981 | ||||||||
1983 | ||||||||
1985 | ||||||||
1987 | ||||||||
1989 | ||||||||
1991 | ||||||||
1993 | ||||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1997 | ||||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2001 | ||||||||
2003 | ||||||||
2005 | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2009 | ||||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2013 | ||||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2017 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2023 | ||||||||
2025 | TBD | |||||||
Total | 0/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1979 | Did not enter | ||||||
1981 | |||||||
1983 | |||||||
1985 | |||||||
1987 | |||||||
1989 | |||||||
1991 | |||||||
1993 | |||||||
1995 | |||||||
1997 | |||||||
1999 | |||||||
2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2003 | |||||||
2005 | |||||||
2007 | |||||||
2009 | |||||||
2011 | |||||||
2013 | |||||||
2015 | |||||||
2017 | |||||||
2019 | |||||||
2021 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||
Total | 1/22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
The following players were called up for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. [1]
Andries Johannes Burger, known as Jan-Berry Burger, is a Namibian former cricketer, who played for Namibia's national cricket team. He made his international debut in February 2003. He was part of Namibia's first ever ODI team and Namibia's first ever World Cup team.
The COSAFA Cup is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), inaugurated after the ban against the Republic of South Africa had been lifted and the African Cup of Nations had been staged there in 1996.
The Namibia FA Cup, officially Bidvest Namibia Cup, is an association football tournament for Namibian clubs.
Iran national under-23 football team, also known as Iran U-23 or Iran Olympic Team; represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and AFC U-22 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iran Football Federation.
Tom Saintfiet is a Belgian football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Mali national team.
Skipper Badenhorst is a rugby union player for the Cheetahs in the Super Rugby competition and Namibia. He plays as a hooker.
The Thailand national under-20 football team is the national team for the under-20 and 19 level, representing Thailand in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, AFC U-20 Asian Cup and AFF U-19 Youth Championship. It is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.
The South Africa national under-20 football team (Amajita), is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the African Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team has played at seven African Youth Championships and three FIFA U-20 World Cups.
The Nepal national under-19 cricket team(Nepali: नेपाल अन्डर-१९ राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट टोली) represents Nepal in under-19 international cricket. It is governed by Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), which is an associate member of International Cricket Council (ICC).
The Namibia men's national cricket team, nicknamed the Eagles, is the men's team that represents the Republic of Namibia in international cricket. It is organised by Cricket Namibia, which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992.
The Gambia women's national football team represents the Gambia in international women's football. It is governed by the Gambia Football Federation. As of December 2019, it has only competed in one major international competition, the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification. The Gambia has two youth teams, an under-17 side that has competed in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers, and an under-19 side that withdrew from regional qualifiers for an under-19 World Cup. The development of a national team faces challenges similar to those across Africa, although the national football association has four staff members focusing on women's football.
The Namibia national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Namibia and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association.
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.
Ronald Himeekua Ketjijere is a Namibian football holding midfielder who plays for the Namibia national football team. He was captain of the Brave Warriors and can also play as an offensive midfielder.
Veweziwa Kotjipati is a Namibian footballer who plays as a left back for German Niederrheinliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach II and the Namibia women's national team. She has also been utilised as a midfielder or striker.
Philemon Angula is a Namibian retired footballer.
Rasheedat Busayo Ajibade is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Nigeria women's national team. She is commonly called "Rash", a shortened form of her first name, and "The Girl With The Blue Hair", an ode to her bright blue hairstyle which she dons whenever she takes to the field.
The Nigeria Under-19 cricket team represents Nigeria in Under-19 cricket at the international level.
The Central African Republic national under-20 football team, nicknamed Les Fauves, is the national team of the Central African Republic and is controlled by the Central African Football Federation. They are a member of CAF. Despite being traditionally one of the weakest teams in Africa and the world, they recently achieved success.
The Namibia women's national under-20 football team represents Namibia in international youth women's football competitions.