Namibia women's national under-17 football team

Namibia under-17

Nickname(s)	Baby Gladiators
Association	Namibia Football Association
Confederation	CAF
Sub-confederation	COSAFA
Head coach	Hafeni Ndeitunga
Biggest defeat
Namibia 0-12   South Africa (Lilongwe, Malawi; 3 December 2022)   Malawi 12-0   Namibia (Lilongwe, Malawi; 5 December 2022)
COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2021 )
Best result	Third (2021)
Medal record COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021 Lesotho

The Namibia women's national under-17 football team (Baby Gladiators), is a youth football team, which represents Namibia and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association, the governing body for football in Namibia. The team's main objective is to qualify and play at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and develop players for the main national team Brave Gladiators.

History

The team made their COSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship debut in 2021. They made their African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification in 2025. ^[1] They lost 0-10 and 8-1 to Uganda in their maiden qualifiers. ^{[2] [3]}

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2025

  Uganda v   Namibia

18 January World Cup Q	Uganda	8-1	Namibia
15:30

  Namibia v   Uganda

11 January World Cup Q	Namibia	0-10	Uganda
15:30

2024

  Malawi v   Namibia

9 December COSAFA W U-17	Malawi	6-1	Namibia	Johannesburg, South Africa
14:00				Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto

  South Africa v   Namibia

7 December COSAFA W U-17	South Africa	5-0	Namibia	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:30	Sithole 9' Khoza 29' Mohale 32' Levy 64', 86'			Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto

  Namibia v   Madagascar

5 December COSAFA W U-17	Namibia	0-5	Madagascar	Johannesburg, South Africa
12:30				Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto

Honours

• 2021 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship: Third

See also

• Namibia women's national football team
• Namibia women's national under-20 football team

References

1. "Namibia fear up for FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
2. Isabirye, David (2025-01-16). "AS IT HAPPENED: Namibia 0-10 Uganda | U-17 Women's FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2025". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
3. Isabirye, David (2025-01-19). "Uganda eliminates Namibia after convincing aggregate victory | FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2025-02-15.