Namibia national football team
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{{Infobox National football team |
Name = Namibia |
Badge = Namibia_FA.gif |
Nickname = Brave Warriors |
Association = [[Namibia Football Association]] |
Confederation = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] ([[Africa]]) |
Coach = [[Tom Saintfielt ]] (2008-)|
Most caps = |
Top scorer = |
Home Stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Namibia)|Independence Stadium]] |
FIFA Trigramme = NAM |
FIFA Rank = 131 |
FIFA max = 68 |
FIFA max date = November 1998 |
FIFA min = 167 |
FIFA min date = July 2006 |
Elo Rank = 142 |
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First game ={{flagicon|Namibia}} Namibia 1 - 2 [[Mauritius national football team|Mauritius]] {{flagicon|Mauritius}}<br/>([[Windhoek]], [[Namibia]]; [[June 7]], [[1990]]) |
Largest win ={{flagicon|Namibia}} Namibia 8 - 2 [[Benin national football team|Benin]] {{flagicon|Benin}}<br/>([[Windhoek]], [[Namibia]]; [[July 15]], [[2000]]) |
Largest loss ={{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] 7 - 1 Namibia {{flagicon|Namibia}}<br/>([[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]; [[November 8]], [[1996]])<br>{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] 8 - 2 Namibia {{flagicon|Namibia}}<br/>([[Alexandria, Egypt|Alexandria]], [[Egypt]]; [[July 13]], [[2001]]) |
World cup apps = |
World cup first = - |
World cup best = - |
Regional name = [[African Nations Cup]] |
Regional cup apps = 2 |
Regional cup first = [[1998 African Nations Cup|1998]] |
Regional cup best = Round 1, [[1998 African Nations Cup|1998]], [[2008 African Nations Cup|2008]]
}}
The '''Namibia national football team''', nicknamed the ''Brave Warriors'', is the national team of [[Namibia]] and is controlled by the [[Namibia Football Association]]. They have never qualified for the [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] finals.
== Roll of Honour ==
:'''[[COSAFA Cup]] :'''
::*2 Times Runners-up
==World Cup record==
*[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] to [[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''
==African Nations Cup record==
*[[1957 African Nations Cup|1957]] to [[1994 African Nations Cup|1994]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[1996 African Nations Cup|1996]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1998 African Nations Cup|1998]] - Round 1
*[[2000 African Nations Cup|2000]] to [[2006 African Nations Cup|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[2008 African Nations Cup|2008]] - Round 1
==Notable players==
*[[Collin Benjamin]]
*[[Brian Brendell]]
*[[Razundara Tjikuzu]]
*[[Mohamed Ouseb]]
==Current squad==
The following players were called for [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] against [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] on [[June 22]] [[2008]].
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Maximilian Mbaeva]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[African Stars F.C.|African Stars]]|clubnat=Namibia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Jeremiah Baisako]]|age=[[13 July]] [[1980]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ramblers F.C.|Ramblers]]|clubnat=Namibia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Hartman Toromba]]|age=[[2 November]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Black Leopards]]|clubnat=RSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Ivan Namaseb]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[F.C. AK]]|clubnat=RSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Richard Gariseb]]|age=[[3 February]] [[1980]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Bidvest Wits]]|clubnat=RSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=FW|name=[[Costa Khaiseb]]|age=[[23 November]] [[1980]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ramblers F.C.|Ramblers]]|clubnat=Namibia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Tugela Tuyeni]]|age=[[2 May]] [[1978]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[F.C. Civics Windhoek|Civics]]|clubnat=Namibia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Oliver Risser]]|age=[[17 September]] [[1980]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Hannover 96|Hannover 96 II]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Floris Diergaardt]]|age=[[23 September]] [[1980]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[F.C. Civics Windhoek|Civics]]|clubnat=Namibia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Jamuovandu Ngatjizeko]]|age=[[28 December]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[F.C. Civics Windhoek|Civics]]|clubnat=Namibia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Lazarus Kaimbi]]|age=[[August 12]] [[1988]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Jomo Cosmos]]|clubnat=RSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=FW|name=[[Pineas Jacob]]|age=[[29 October]] [[1985]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ramblers F.C.|Ramblers]]|clubnat=Namibia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Steven Goagab]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Orlando Pirates F.C. Windhoek|Orlando Pirates]]|clubnat=Namibia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Brian Brendell]]|age=[[7 September]] [[1986]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[F.C. Civics Windhoek|Civics]]|clubnat=NAM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=FW|name=[[Rudolph Bester]]|age=[[19 July]] [[1983]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[FK Čukarički Stankom]]|clubnat=Serbia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Esau Tjiouro]]|age=[[May 26]] [[1982]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ramblers F.C.|Ramblers]]|clubnat=Namibia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=[[Wilko Risser]]|age=[[11 August]] [[1982]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04 II]]|clubnat=Germany}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=[[Michael Pienaar]]|age=[[10 January]] [[1978]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ramblers F.C.|Ramblers]]|clubnat=Namibia}}
{{nat fs g end}}
===Recent Call-ups===
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{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Arend von Stryk]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Cymot SKW]]|clubnat=Namibia|other=v. Guinea on June 14}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Brian Gurirab]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio|Primeiro Maio]]|clubnat=Angola|other=v. Guinea on June 14}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Quinton Jacobs]]|age=[[21 January]] [[1979]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Bryne FK]]|clubnat=NOR|other=v. Guinea on June 14}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Athiel Mbaha]]|age=[[5 December]] [[1976]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Orlando Pirates F.C. Windhoek|Orlando Pirates]]|clubnat=NAM|other=v. Zimbabwe on June 8}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Collin Benjamin]]|age=[[3 August]] [[1978]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Hamburger SV]]|clubnat=GER|other=v. Guinea on January 28}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Sydney Plaatjies]]|age=[[25 November]] [[1981]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Jomo Cosmos]]|clubnat=RSA|other=v. Guinea on January 28}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Muna Katupose]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Oshakati City F.C.|Oshakati City]]|clubnat=NAM|other=v. Guinea on January 28}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Wycliff Kambonde]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Jomo Cosmos]]|clubnat=RSA|other=v. Guinea on January 28}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Levis Swartbooi]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto|Primeiro Agosto]]|clubnat=ANG|other=v. Guinea on January 28}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Abraham Shatimuene]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto|Primeiro Agosto]]|clubnat=ANG|other=v. Ghana on January 24}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Abisai Shiningayamwe]]|age=[[3 August]] [[1978]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Jomo Cosmos]]|clubnat=RSA|other=v. Morocco on January 21}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Franklin April]]|age=[[18 April]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[F.C. Civics Windhoek|Civics]]|clubnat=NAM|other=v. Morocco on January 21}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Maleagi Ngarizemo]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Cape Town]]|clubnat=RSA|other=v. Senegal on January 13}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Ephraim Tjihonge]]|age=[[23 May]] [[1986]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Black Leopards]]|clubnat=RSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Gottlieb Nakuta]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Blue Waters F.C.|Blue Waters]]|clubnat=NAM}}
{{nat fs g end}}
==References==
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{{International Football}}
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{{2008 Africa Cup of Nations finalists}}
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