Namibia women's national under-17 football team

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Namibia under-17
Flag of Namibia.svg
Nickname(s) Baby Gladiators
Association Namibia Football Association
Confederation CAF
Sub-confederation COSAFA
Head coachHafeni Ndeitunga
Biggest defeat
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0-12 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
(Lilongwe, Malawi; 3 December 2022)
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 12-0 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
(Lilongwe, Malawi; 5 December 2022)
COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2021 )
Best resultBronze medal icon.svgThird (2021)

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.

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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

18 January World Cup Q Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 8-1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
15:30
11 January World Cup Q Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0-10Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
15:30

2024

9 December COSAFA W U-17 Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 6-1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Johannesburg, South Africa
14:00Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto
7 December COSAFA W U-17 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5-0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Johannesburg, South Africa
15:30
Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto
5 December COSAFA W U-17 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0-5Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Johannesburg, South Africa
12:30Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto

Honours

See also

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.