Football in Namibia is governed by the Namibia Football Association. The Namibia Premier League is the main domestic league. The Namibia national football team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has twice been runner up in the COSAFA Cup. They qualified for two Africa Cups of Nations, in 1998 and 2008, being eliminated in the first round both times.
Blue Waters, also known as Langer Heinrich Mine(LHU) Blue Waters due to sponsorship reasons, are a professional Namibian football club from Walvis Bay. The team is nicknamed Blue Birds, The Birds or Omeva by its die-hard supporters. The team trains at its current field, Blue Waters Sport Field in Kuisebmund, a suburb of Walvis Bay. The team has a local rivalry with Eleven Arrows F.C., which was formed by former players of Blue Waters in early 1960s.
Andreas Zack Shipanga was a Namibian politician known for the "Shipanga Rebellion", a movement within SWAPO that sought to elect a new leadership and whose followers were in response detained without trial. Imprisoned for two years following this fall-out, Shipanga was arrested and held in detention in Zambia then Tanzania until 1978. After his release from prison he founded the opposing SWAPO Democrats and served as minister in different portfolios in the Transitional Government of National Unity, the interim government of South-West Africa directly before Namibian independence.
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 Namibia Women's Super League, also called the FNB Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional level women's association football league in Namibia. It is organized by the Namibia Football Association.
Lydia Eixas is a Namibian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Namibia Women's Super League club Girls & Goals and the Namibia women's national team. Nicknamed Keeparo, she was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship.
Susanna Zelda Eises is a Namibian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Iina Ndapewa Katuta, known as Ndapewa Katuta, is a Namibian footballer who plays as a defender for Namibia Women's Super League club Khomas Nampol FC and the Namibia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. On club level she played for JS Academy in Namibia.
Uerikondjera Kasaona is a Namibian former footballer who played as a defender and the current manager of the Namibia women's national team.
Lena Noreses is a Namibian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Namibia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. On club level she played for Germania Hauenhorst in Germany.
Twelikondjela Amukoto is a Namibian football and futsal player who plays as a defender for Khomas Nampol FC in both sports and for the Namibia women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship.
Juliana Skrywer is a Namibian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Namibia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. On club level she played for Okahandja Beauties FC in Namibia.
Elmarie Fredericks is a Namibian footballer who plays as a forward for the Namibia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. On club level she played for Okahandja Beauties in Namibia.
Rita Riana Williams is a Namibian footballer who plays as a forward for the Namibia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship.
Stacey Naris is a Namibian footballer who plays as a defender for the Namibia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. At the club level, she played for TuS Lipperode in Germany.
Lorraine Jossob is a Namibian footballer who plays as a defender for Namibia Women's Super League club Arrows Ladies FC and the Namibia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. On club level she played for Spfr. Neukirch in Germany.
Vistoria Shangula is a Namibian footballer who plays as a forward for the Namibia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. On club level she played for JS Academy in Namibia.
Agnes Kauzuu is a Namibian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Namibia Women's Super League club Tura Magic FC and the Namibia women's national team. Nicknamed Mashaba, she was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. On club level she played for UNAM Bokkies FC in Namibia.
Memory Ngonda is a Namibian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Namibia Women's Super League club Tura Magic FC and the Namibia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. On club level she played for SOS Children's Village FC in Namibia.
Shirley Cloete is a Namibian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Namibia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. On club level she played for Okahandja Beauties FC in Namibia.
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