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Nickname(s) | Namibia Warriors | |||
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Association | Namibia Football Association (NFA) | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||
Head coach | Collin Benjamin | |||
Captain | Peter Shalulile | |||
Most caps | Denzil Haoseb (83) | |||
Top scorer | Peter Shalulile (16) | |||
Home stadium | Independence Stadium | |||
FIFA code | NAM | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 113 8 (24 October 2024)[1] | |||
Highest | 68 (November 1998) | |||
Lowest | 167 (July 2006) | |||
First international | ||||
South-West Africa 0–1 Angola (Namibia; 16 May 1989) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Namibia 6–0 Botswana (Windhoek, Namibia; 25 August 1996) Namibia 8–2 Benin (Windhoek, Namibia; 15 July 2000) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
Egypt 7–1 Namibia (Cairo, Egypt; 8 November 1996) Egypt 8–2 Namibia (Alexandria, Egypt; 13 July 2001) | ||||
Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1998) | |||
Best result | Round of 16 (2023) | |||
African Nations Championship | ||||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) | |||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2018) | |||
COSAFA Cup | ||||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1997) | |||
Best result | Champions (2015) | |||
The Namibia national football team represents Namibia in men's international football and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association.[3] They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup but have made four appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).