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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Namibia women's national football team.

Namibia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Namibia Warriors
AssociationNamibia Football Association (NFA)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachCollin Benjamin
CaptainPeter Shalulile
Most capsDenzil Haoseb (83)
Top scorerPeter Shalulile (16)
Home stadiumIndependence Stadium
FIFA codeNAM
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 111 Steady (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest68 (November 1998)
Lowest167 (July 2006)
First international
South Africa 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
Appearances4 (first in 1998)
Best resultRound of 16 (2023)
African Nations Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2018)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances19 (first in 1997)
Best resultChampions (2015)
Medal record
COSAFA Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 South Africa
Silver medal – second place 1997 Southern Africa
Silver medal – second place 1999 Southern Africa
Silver medal – second place 2024 South Africa

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).

History

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Namibia played its first international under the name South-West Africa on 16 May 1989 at home against neighbouring Angola and lost 1–0. On 23 March 1990, only two days after gaining independence from South Africa, they hosted neighbour Zimbabwe and lost 5–1. On 7 June, they lost a home friendly 2–1 to Mauritius. Namibia's next contests were played in Lesotho, where they lost 2–0 to their hosts on 1 August 1992, but gained their first ever draw in a 2–2 tie against the same opposition the very next day. Namibia's first win came on 1 July 1994 in a 1–0 victory away over Botswana in a friendly. On 17 May 1998, Namibia played their first match outside of Africa and against non-African opposition, losing 2–1 in a friendly in France against Saudi Arabia.[4]

Namibia has made four appearances in the African Cup of Nations, winning the cup in 1990,[clarification needed] then going out in the first round in their first three competitions and going out in the Round of 16 in their fourth competition. In 1998, Namibia lost to Ivory Coast 4–3 and drew Angola 3–3 before losing to South Africa 4–1. In 2008, Namibia lost to Morocco 5–1 and to Ghana 1–0 but drew Guinea 1–1 in their last match. In 2019, they lost all their group games scoring only a single goal. They lost to Morocco 1–0, and suffered the same loss to South Africa before losing to Ivory Coast 4–1.[citation needed]

The most capped player of the Brave Warriors is defender Denzil with 83 caps while Daniel Lombe is the all-time top goal scorer with 16 goals. He reached this milestone in a 1–1 draw against Cameroon in the AFCON qualifiers at Yaoundé on 24 March 2023.[5][6]

Namibia reached the Round of 16 for the first time in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, where they lost 3–0 against Angola.

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Namibia national football team results (2020–present)

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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8 January Friendly Ghana  0–0  Namibia Kumasi, Ghana
20:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Charles Benle Bulu (Ghana)
16 January 2023 AFCON GS Tunisia  0–1  Namibia Korhogo, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0 Report Hotto 88' Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Attendance: 13,991
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
21 January 2023 AFCON GS South Africa  4–0  Namibia Korhogo, Ivory Coast
 Report Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Attendance: 9,304
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
24 January 2023 AFCON GS Namibia  0–0  Mali San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
17:00 Report Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
Attendance: 15,231
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
27 January 2023 AFCON R16 Angola  3–0  Namibia Bouaké, Ivory Coast
 Report Stadium: Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 28,663
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
1 June Friendly Lesotho  1–1  Namibia
5 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Namibia  1–1  Liberia Johannesburg, South Africa
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
9 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Namibia  0–0  Tunisia Johannesburg, South Africa
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
28 June 2024 COSAFA Cup Angola  0–0  Namibia Gqeberha
18:00 Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
1 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Namibia  2–1  Lesotho Gqeberha
18:00
Report
Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium
3 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Namibia  3–1  Seychelles Gqeberha
15:00
Report
Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium
5 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Semi-final Mozambique  0–0
(2–4 p)		  Namibia Gqeberha, South Africa
18:00 Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Penalties
7 July 2024 COSAFA Cup F Angola  5–0  Namibia Gqeberha, South Africa
17:00
Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) 2024 African Nations Championship qualification Lesotho  1–0  Namibia Bloemfontein (South Africa)
 Report Stadium: Free State Stadium
3 November 2024 (2024-11-03) 2024 African Nations Championship qualification Namibia  v  Lesotho

Coaching history

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Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up to the provisional squad for the 2025 AFCON qualification matches against Cameroon and Kenya on 13 and 19 November 2024.[7]

Caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Kenya.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lloyd Kazapua (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35) 44 0 South Africa Chippa United
1GK Edward Maova (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 30) 18 0 South Africa University of Pretoria
1GK Kamaijanda Ndisiro (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 25) 12 0 Namibia African Stars
2DF Riaan Hanamub (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29) 52 0 South Africa AmaZulu
2DF Ivan Kamberipa (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30) 45 1 Botswana Orapa United
2DF Charles Hambira (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 34) 44 3 Namibia African Stars
2DF Ngero Katua (2001-07-25) 25 July 2001 (age 23) 19 0 Namibia UNAM
2DF Vitapi Ngaruka (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 (age 29) 19 1 Namibia African Stars
2DF Tuli Nashixwa (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22) 7 0 Namibia Ramblers
2DF Sergio Damaseb Unknown 4 0 Namibia Mighty Gunners
2DF Kennedy Eib (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Namibia Eeshoke Chula Chula
2DF David Aingwafa Unknown 2 0 Namibia Eeshoke Chula Chula
2DF Abubakir Arend (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Namibia Blue Waters
4FW Deon Hotto (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 (age 34) 80 12 South Africa Orlando Pirates
3MF Aprocius Petrus (1999-10-09) 9 October 1999 (age 25) 46 0 South Africa Cape Town City
3MF Prins Tjiueza (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 22) 20 1 South Africa Cape Town City
3MF Paulus Amutenya (2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 22) 13 0 Namibia UNAM
3MF Moses Shidolo (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 26) 9 0 Namibia Eeshoke Chula Chula
3MF Lawrence Doeseb (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21) 5 1 Namibia Life Fighters
4FW Godwin Eiseb (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24) 4 1 Namibia African Stars
3MF Devin Somseb (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Namibia United Africa Tigers
3MF Mbakondja Tjahikika (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Namibia African Stars
4FW Willy Stephanus (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 33) 64 3 Namibia African Stars
4FW Peter Shalulile (Captain) (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31) 60 16 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
4FW Elmo Kambindu (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31) 30 9 South Africa Chippa United
4FW Bethuel Muzeu (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 24) 27 4 South Africa Black Leopards
4FW Fares Haidula (1993-10-17) 17 October 1993 (age 31) 6 0 Namibia Eeshoke Chula Chula
4FW Rewaldo Prins (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 South Africa Marumo Gallants

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up for Namibia in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jonas Mateus (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Namibia Ongos Valley v.  Zimbabwe; 10 October 2024PRE
GK Branco Rukoro (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Namibia Desert Rollers 2024 COSAFA Cup
GK Immanuel Immanuel (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Namibia Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Erasmus Ikeinge (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Namibia Khomas NAMPOL v.  Lesotho; 3 November 2024
DF Kennedy Amutenya (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 28) 18 0 Botswana Gaborone United v.  Zimbabwe; 14 October 2024
DF Ndjiraeree Maharero (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Namibia African Stars 2024 COSAFA Cup
DF Denzil Haoseb (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 33) 83 0 Namibia Khomas NAMPOL 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Ananias Gebhardt (1988-09-08) 8 September 1988 (age 36) 65 2 South Africa Baroka 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Ryan Nyambe (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 27) 18 0 England Derby County 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Lubeni Haukongo (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24) 7 0 South Africa Cape Town Spurs 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Steven Damaseb (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Namibia Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Given Mutuezu (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Namibia Mighty Gunners 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Simon Elago (2002-10-07) 7 October 2002 (age 22) 5 0 Namibia Tura Magic v.  Lesotho; 3 November 2024
MF Romeo Kasume (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 27) 12 0 Kosovo Liria Prizren v.  Zimbabwe; 14 October 2024
MF Tjipe Karuuombe (2001-09-21) 21 September 2001 (age 23) 10 1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tblisi v.  Kenya; 10 September 2024
MF Edmar Kamatuka (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22) 9 0 Namibia UNAM v.  Kenya; 10 September 2024
MF Dawid Ndeunyema (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 22) 5 0 Namibia Blue Waters v.  Kenya; 10 September 2024
MF Ben Richard Namib (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25) 5 0 Namibia Khomas NAMPOL v.  Cambodia; 7 September 2024PRE
MF Edmund Kambanda (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31) 13 1 Namibia African Stars 2024 COSAFA Cup
MF Petrus Shitembi (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 32) 79 4 Malaysia Kuching City 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Marcel Papama (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 (age 28) 34 1 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Joslin Kamatuka (1991-07-27) 27 July 1991 (age 33) 26 3 South Africa Maritzburg United 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Wendell Rudath (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29) 17 2 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Uetuuru Kambato (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Kosovo Liria Prizren 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Ronald Ketjijere (1987-12-12) 12 December 1987 (age 37) 69 2 Namibia African Stars 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Revered Matroos (1993-03-08) 8 March 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Namibia Khomas NAMPOL 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Alfeus Leevi (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Namibia Eeshoke Chula Chula 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Steven Damaseb (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Namibia Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Erastus Kulula (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 27) 9 1 Kosovo Liria Prizren v.  Zimbabwe; 14 October 2024
FW George Frans (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Namibia Khomas NAMPOL v.  Cambodia; 7 September 2024PRE
FW Absalom Iimbondi (1991-10-11) 11 October 1991 (age 33) 64 7 Namibia Khomas NAMPOL 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Isaskar Gurirab (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 26) 12 2 Namibia Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Junior Petrus (2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Namibia Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Sem Ndeshipanda Ndahangwapo (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Namibia Blue Waters 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE

DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

Previous squads

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Africa Cup of Nations squads

Player records

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As of 19 November 2024[8]
Players in bold are still active with Namibia.

Most appearances

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Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Denzil Haoseb 83 0 2011–present
2 Deon Hotto 80 12 2013–present
3 Petrus Shitembi 79 4 2011–present
4 Ronald Ketjijere 69 2 2010–2019
5 Ananias Gebhardt 65 2 2011–present
6 Absalom Iimbondi 64 7 2015–present
Willy Stephanus 64 3 2011–present
8 Johannes Hindjou 63 10 1996–2005
9 Larry Horaeb 61 0 2011–2021
10 Mohamed Ouseb 60 3 1994–2004
Peter Shalulile 60 16 2014–present

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Peter Shalulile 16 60 0.27 2014–present
2 Rudolph Bester 13 46 0.28 2004–2014
3 Deon Hotto 12 80 0.15 2013–present
4 Gervatius Urikhob 11 40 0.28 1993–2003
5 Johannes Hindjou 10 63 0.16 1996–2005
7 Elmo Kambindu 9 30 0.3 2019–present
Benson Shilongo 9 34 0.26 2011–2021
Eliphas Shivute 9 37 0.24 1993–2001
9 Hendrik Somaeb 8 31 0.28 2011–2019
Ruben van Wyk 8 33 0.24 1994–2002

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1990 Part of  South Africa Part of  South Africa
United States 1994 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 0 12
France 1998 8 2 2 4 9 18
South Korea Japan 2002 10 1 3 6 7 27
Germany 2006 2 0 1 1 1 4
South Africa 2010 6 2 0 4 7 12
Brazil 2014 8 3 2 3 10 4
Russia 2018 4 1 1 2 3 5
Qatar 2022 8 3 2 3 9 11
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 4 2 2 0 6 1
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total – 0/8 – – – – – – 54 14 13 27 52 94

Africa Cup of Nations

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Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan
1957
to
Algeria
1990		 Part of  South Africa
Senegal
1992
to
Tunisia
1994 		Did not enter
South Africa 1996 Did not qualify
Burkina Faso
1998 		Group stage 14 3 0 1 2 7 11
Ghana
Nigeria
2000 		Did not qualify
Mali
2002
Tunisia
2004
Egypt
2006
Ghana
2008 		Group stage 10 3 0 1 2 2 7
Angola
2010 		Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
2012
South Africa
2013
Equatorial Guinea
2015
Gabon
2017
Egypt
2019 		Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 1 6
Cameroon
2021 		Did not qualify
Ivory Coast
2023 		Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 1 7
Morocco
2025 		Did not qualify
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
2027 		To be determined
2029
Total Round of 16 4/34 13 1 3 9 11 31

African Nations Championship

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African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not qualify
Sudan 2011
South Africa 2014
Rwanda 2016
Morocco 2018 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 3 3
Cameroon 2020 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 0 4
Algeria 2022 Did not enter
Total Quarter-finals 2/7 7 2 2 3 3 7

COSAFA Cup

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Main article: COSAFA Cup

Head-to-head record against other nations

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Updated on 13 November 2024 after match against  Cameroon[9]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Algeria 4 0 0 4 0 7 −7
 Angola 16 0 7 9 9 25 −16
 Benin 2 1 0 1 8 4 +4
 Botswana 20 2 11 7 18 19 −1
 Burkina Faso 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9
 Burundi 4 1 1 2 7 8 –1
 Chad 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3
 Cameroon 6 1 2 3 3 8 −5
 Comoros 5 3 1 1 8 2 +6
 Congo 6 1 2 3 3 9 −6
 Djibouti 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
 DR Congo 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3
 Egypt 6 0 1 5 6 23 −17
 Eritrea 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
 Ethiopia 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2
 Gabon 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
 Gambia 4 2 1 1 5 5 0
 Ghana 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2
 Guinea 10 1 2 7 4 19 −15
 Guinea-Bissau 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1
 India 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Ivory Coast 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5
 Kenya 7 4 0 3 6 5 +1
 Lebanon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Lesotho 13 5 5 3 15 14 +1
 Liberia 2 1 3 1 3 3 0
 Libya 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
 Madagascar 8 4 1 3 11 10 +1
 Malawi 16 8 4 4 21 16 +5
 Mali 8 1 3 4 4 8 −4
 Mauritius 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1
 Morocco 7 0 1 6 2 15 −13
 Mozambique 20 10 6 4 25 14 +11
 Niger 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1
 Nigeria 4 0 1 3 1 8 −7
 Rwanda 4 0 3 1 3 6 −3
 São Tomé and Príncipe 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Saudi Arabia 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2
 Senegal 8 1 0 7 5 24 −19
 Seychelles 7 4 3 0 15 5 +10
 South Africa 14 1 5 8 10 27 −17
 Eswatini 9 1 4 4 8 10 −2
 Tanzania 4 0 2 2 1 4 −3
 Togo 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
 Tunisia 6 2 1 3 3 8 −5
 Zambia 22 2 11 9 11 27 −16
 Zimbabwe 15 7 0 8 26 29 –3
Total 300 79 87 134 292 412 −120

Honours

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Regional

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Namibian football on the rise – ESPN FC". ESPN. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Namibia International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Senior Men (Brave Warriors)". nfa.org.na. Namibia Football Association. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Ketjijere aiming to go out with a bang". namibian.com.na. The Namibian. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Provisional Squad". Facebook. Namibia Football Association – NFA.
  8. ^ "Namibia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Namibia". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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