Association | Namibia Football Association (NFA) | ||
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Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Head coach | Uerikondjera Kasaona | ||
Captain | Zenatha Coleman | ||
FIFA code | NAM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 125 1 (16 August 2024) [1] | ||
Highest | 89 (December 2009) | ||
Lowest | 147 (October 2022 – March 2023) | ||
First international | |||
South Africa 13–0 Namibia (Pretoria, South Africa; 25 October 2003) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Namibia 8–0 Mauritius (Port Elizabeth, South Africa; 6 August 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
South Africa 13–0 Namibia (Pretoria, South Africa; 25 October 2003) | |||
African Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2014 ) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2014) |
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.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
31 October 2023 2024 Olympic qualifying | Morocco | 2–0 (4–0 agg.) | Namibia | Rabat, Morocco |
Stadium: Moulay Hassan Stadium | ||||
Note: Morocco won 4–0 on aggregate |
1 December 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg | Ghana | 3–1 | Namibia | Accra, Ghana |
15:30 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria) |
5 December 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg | Namibia | 1–0 (2–3 agg.) | Ghana | Pretoria ,South Africa |
| Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium | |||
Note: Ghana won 3–2 on aggregate. |
9 April 2024 Friendly | Botswana | 1–1 | Namibia | Tlokweng, Botswana |
16:00 |
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| Stadium: Royal Aria Stadium |
11 July 2024 Friendly | Liechtenstein | 1–1 | Namibia | Ruggell, Liechtenstein |
17:00 |
| Report (FIFA) Report (LFV) |
| Stadium: Freizeitpark Widau Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland) |
14 July 2024 Friendly | Liechtenstein | 0–2 | Namibia | Ruggell, Liechtenstein |
09:00 | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Freizeitpark Widau |
22 October 2024 2024 COSAFA WC GS | South Africa | 1–0 | Namibia | Gqeberha, South Africa |
17:00 UTC+2 | Motlogelwa 84' | Report | Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Referee: Thanks Nyahuye (Zimbabwe) |
25 October 2024 2024 COSAFA WC GS | Namibia | 7–0 | Seychelles | Ibhayi, South Africa |
12:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium Referee: Eness Gumbo (Malawi) |
28 October 2024 2024 COSAFA WC GS | Eswatini | 0–2 | Namibia | Ibhayi, South Africa |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Coleman 12', 66' | Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium Referee: Gloria Sambumba (Zambia) |
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Nicolas Woody Jacobs | [2] |
Assistant coach | Mervin Mbakera Uerikondjera Kasaon | |
Goalkeeping coach | Dankie Hepundjua |
Caps and goals as of 13 July 2023, after the match against Equatorial Guinea.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Melissa Matheus | 14 June 1998 | Beauties | ||
16 | GK | Agnes Kauzuu | 22 December 1992 | Ongos | ||
3 | DF | Ndapewa Katuta | 16 December 1986 | Ongos | ||
5 | DF | Emma Naris | 8 November 1996 | Tura Magic FC | ||
6 | DF | Utuzuvira Kahiriri | 2 December 2004 | |||
15 | DF | Lydiana Nanamus | 30 November 1998 | Ongos | ||
20 | DF | Lovisa Mulunga | 18 March 1995 | Ongos | ||
4 | MF | Julia Rutjindo | 18 April 2000 | Ongos | ||
7 | MF | Twelikondjela Amukoto | 28 July 1991 | Ongos | ||
9 | MF | Kylie Van Wyk | 1 May 1999 | 4 | 0 | Girls & Goals |
10 | MF | Millicent Hikuam | 6 July 1998 | Capital FC Atletica | ||
11 | MF | Anna-Ida Somses | 14 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | V-Power Angels |
12 | MF | Shanice Daries | 3 September 2000 | Girls & Goals | ||
14 | MF | Ivone Kooper | 16 January 1999 | Ongos | ||
17 | MF | Memory Ngonda | 11 February 1998 | 13 | 2 | Ongos |
21 | MF | Asteria Angula | 11 June 1999 | Girls & Goals | ||
8 | FW | Zenatha Coleman (captain) | 25 September 1993 | 10 | 5 | Fenerbahçe |
18 | FW | Julliana Blou | 19 May 1995 | Ongos | ||
19 | FW | Anna-Marie Shikusho | 5 April 1995 | Ongos | ||
22 | FW | Fiola Vliete | 22 October 1998 | Ongos |
The following players have been called up to a Namibia squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Queandra Kasume Batista | 7 January 1999 | UNAM Bokkies | v. Morocco, 31 October 2023 | ||
GK | Lydia Eixas | 7 November 1986 | Girls & Goals | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 | ||
GK | Fenni Mwulunga | Khomas Nampol | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 | |||
DF | Mbakondja Kahiriri | Beauties | v. Botswana, 9 April 2024 | |||
DF | Hilma Kanyama | 27 September 2000 | Ongwediva Queens | v. Morocco, 31 October 2023 | ||
DF | Kamunikire Tjituka | 13 June 1998 | Beauties | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 | ||
DF | Vijakura Tjingaete | 27 December 2003 | Girls and Goals | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 | ||
DF | Veweziwa Kotjipati | 28 September 1992 | 8 | 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 |
MF | Elina Uulumbu | 22 July 1994 | Nampol Ladies | v. Ghana, 5 December 2023 | ||
MF | Meltret Ujamba | 30 November 1995 | UNAM Bokkies | v. Morocco, 31 October 2023 | ||
MF | Debora Vries | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 | ||||
MF | Juliana Blou | 19 May 1995 | Ongos | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 | ||
MF | Elmarie Fredericks | 11 August 1986 | Ongos | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 | ||
MF | Michelle Auxamus | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 | ||||
MF | Thomalina Adams | 6 July 1993 | Tura Magic FC | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 | ||
FW | Leena Alweendo | v. Botswana, 9 April 2024 | ||||
FW | Nicole Philander | 30 July 2000 | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 | |||
FW | Beverly Uueziua | 26 May 1999 | Ongos | v. Liechtenstein, 14 July 2024 |
Most capped players
| Top goalscorers
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
1991 | Did not enter | ||||||
1995 | |||||||
1999 | |||||||
2003 | |||||||
2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2011 | |||||||
2015 | |||||||
2019 | |||||||
2023 | |||||||
Total | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2016 | ||||||||
2021 | ||||||||
Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa Women Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
1991 | Did not enter | |||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1998 | Withdrew | |||||||
2000 | Did not enter | |||||||
2002 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2010 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2014 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2018 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2020 | Cancelled | |||||||
2022 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 1/12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
African Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
2003 | Did not enter | |||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COSAFA Women's Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
2002 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2006 | Runner-up | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | |
2008 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2011 | |||||||||
2017 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
2019 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | |
2020 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2021 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | |
2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | Group stage | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 5 |
The list shown below shows the Djibouti national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.
Against | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
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*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.
The following table shows Djibouti's all-time official international record per opponent:
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | Confederation |
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Total | — |
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