The Namibia national football team represents Namibia in international football under the control of the Namibia Football Association (NFA). After Namibia gained independence, the football association was founded in 1990 and became a member of FIFA and the CAF in 1992.[1] The team played its first official match on 7 June 1990 in Windhoek against Mauritius, resulting in a 1–2 defeat.[2] The match, which was played at the Independence Stadium, also included the nation's first official goal, a 26th-minute strike by Frans Nicodemus.[3]
The following list contains all of Namibia's official matches from 1990 to 2019.
Pre-FIFA results
editOfficial results
edit1990
edit7 June Friendly | Namibia | 1–2 | Mauritius | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium |
1992
edit11 October 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Group H | Madagascar | 3–0 | Namibia | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
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Report | Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium Referee: Goinsamy Maunick (Mauritius) |
25 October 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Group H | Namibia | 0–4 | Zambia | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Louis Yana Yana (Cameroon) |
19 December 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Group H | Tanzania | 2–0 | Namibia | Mwanza, Tanzania |
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Report | Stadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda) |
1993
edit17 January 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Group H | Namibia | 0–1 | Madagascar | Windhoek, Namibia |
Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Jelas Ntebu Masole (Botswana) |
30 January 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Group H | Zambia | 4–0 | Namibia | Lusaka, Zambia |
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Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Jorge Mario Femandes (Angola) |
1994
edit4 September 1996 AFCON qualification Group 6 | Angola | 2–0 | Namibia | Luanda, Angola |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela |
15 October 1996 AFCON qualification Group 6 | Namibia | 2–1 | Mali | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium |
13 November 1996 AFCON qualification Group 6 | Namibia | 1–1 | Botswana | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium |
10 December Friendly | Namibia | 2–1 | Ivory Coast | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium |
1995
edit8 January 1996 AFCON qualification Group 6 | Guinea | 3–0 | Namibia | Conakry, Guinea |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre |
22 January 1996 AFCON qualification Group 6 | Mozambique | 4–2 | Namibia | Maputo, Mozambique |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Machava Referee: Jugdish Kisoona (Mauritius) |
9 April 1996 AFCON qualification Group 6 | Namibia | 2–2 | Angola | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium |
23 April 1996 AFCON qualification Group 6 | Mali | 2–0 | Namibia | Bamako, Mali |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Modibo Kéïta Referee: Bruce Kouahlin (Togo) |
4 June 1996 AFCON qualification Group 6 | Botswana | 1–1 | Namibia | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report |
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Stadium: National Stadium |
15 July 1996 AFCON qualification Group 6 | Namibia | 0–0 | Guinea | Windhoek, Namibia |
Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium |
30 July 1996 AFCON qualification Group 6 | Namibia | 0–0 | Mozambique | Windhoek, Namibia |
Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Joel Dwarf Mondoka (Zambia) |
1996
edit1 June 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification First round | Namibia | 2–0 | Mozambique | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Antonio Augusto Silva (Angola) |
16 June 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification First round | Mozambique | 1–1 | Namibia | Maputo, Mozambique |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Machava Referee: Milson Bahirah Jaky (Madagascar) |
11 August 1998 AFCON qualification Preliminary round | Botswana | 0–0 | Namibia | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe) |
25 August 1998 AFCON qualification Preliminary round | Namibia | 6–0 | Botswana | Windhoek, Namibia |
Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium |
5 October 1998 AFCON qualification Group 5 | Namibia | 1–0 | Kenya | Windhoek, Namibia |
Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium |
8 November 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Egypt | 7–1 | Namibia | Cairo, Egypt |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali) |
1997
edit11 January 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Namibia | 0–0 | Liberia | Windhoek, Namibia |
Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa) |
26 January 1998 AFCON qualification Group 5 | Cameroon | 4–0 | Namibia | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Omnisports |
22 February 1998 AFCON qualification Group 5 | Namibia | 1–1 | Gabon | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium |
16 March 1997 COSAFA Cup Qualifying round | Namibia | 2–1 | Zimbabwe | Gaborone, Botswana |
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Report |
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Stadium: National Stadium |
6 April 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Namibia | 1–2 | Tunisia | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Milson Jaky (Madagascar) |
26 April 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Namibia | 2–3 | Egypt | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Amuam Aka (Cameroon) |
31 May 1997 COSAFA Cup | Tanzania | 0–0 | Namibia | Mwanza, Tanzania |
Report | Stadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium |
8 June 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Liberia | 1–2 | Namibia | Accra, Ghana |
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Report |
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Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon) |
21 June 1998 AFCON qualification Group 5 | Kenya | 0–1 | Namibia | Nairobi, Kenya |
Report | Stadium: Moi International Sports Centre |
28 June 1997 COSAFA Cup | Namibia | 4–1 | Malawi | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium |
12 July 1998 AFCON qualification Group 5 | Namibia | 0–1 | Cameroon | Windhoek, Namibia |
Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe) |
20 July 1997 COSAFA Cup | Mozambique | 1–1 | Namibia | Maputo, Mozambique |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Machava |
27 July 1998 AFCON qualification Group 5 | Cameroon | 1–1 | Namibia | Libreville, Gabon |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Omar Bongo |
17 August 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Tunisia | 4–0 | Namibia | Tunis, Tunisia |
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Report | Stadium: Stade El Menzah Referee: Salah Ahmed Mohamed Salih (Sudan) |
31 August 1997 COSAFA Cup | Namibia | 1–1 | Zambia | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium |
1998
edit24 January 1998 COSAFA Cup Qualifying round | Namibia | 3–2 (aet) | South Africa | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium |
1 February Friendly | Burkina Faso | 1–3 | Namibia | Niger |
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8 February 1998 AFCON Group C | Ivory Coast | 4–3 | Namibia | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Karim Dahou (Algeria) |
12 February 1998 AFCON Group C | Angola | 3–3 | Namibia | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal) |
16 February 1998 AFCON Group C | South Africa | 4–1 | Namibia | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Karim Dahou (Algeria) |
19 April 1998 COSAFA Cup | Zimbabwe | 5–2 | Namibia | Harare, Zimbabwe |
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17 May Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Namibia | France |
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Report |
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30 May 1998 COSAFA Cup | Namibia | 1–1 | Angola | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report | Stadium: Independence Stadium |
1 August 2000 AFCON qualification Preliminary round | Namibia | 2–1 | Malawi | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium |
8 August 1998 COSAFA Cup | Zambia | 1–1 | Namibia | Lusaka, Zambia |
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Report |
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15 August 2000 AFCON qualification Preliminary round | Malawi | 0–1 | Namibia | Blantyre, Malawi |
Report |
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Stadium: Kamuzu Stadium |
12 September 1998 COSAFA Cup | Namibia | 2–1 | Mozambique | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium |
3 October 2000 AFCON qualification Group 3 | Namibia | 0–1 | Congo | Windhoek, Namibia |
Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana) |
1999
edit24 January 2000 AFCON qualification Group 3 | Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Namibia | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Referee: Sillah Malick (Gambia) |
7 February 1999 COSAFA Cup First qualifying round | Lesotho | 1–0 | Namibia | Maseru, Lesotho |
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Report | Stadium: Setsoto Stadium |
3 April Friendly | Eswatini | 1–1 | Namibia | Lobamba, Swaziland (since 2018 renamed to Eswatini) |
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Report | Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium |
11 April 2000 AFCON qualification Group 3 | Mali | 2–1 | Namibia | Bamako, Mali |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Modibo Kéïta Referee: Seydou Ba (Mauritania) |
8 May 2000 AFCON qualification Group 3 | Namibia | 0–0 | Mali | Windhoek, Namibia |
Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Eusebio Alfredo (Mozambique) |
22 May 1999 COSAFA Cup Second qualifying round | Malawi | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Namibia | Blantyre, Malawi |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kamuzu Stadium |
5 June 2000 AFCON qualification Group 3 | Namibia | 1–1 | Ivory Coast | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Antônio da Silva (Angola) |
20 June 2000 AFCON qualification Group 3 | Congo | 3–0 | Namibia | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Olaniyan Olufemi (Nigeria) |
31 July 1999 COSAFA Cup Quarter-final | Namibia | 1–1 (4–1 p) | South Africa | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium |
28 August 1999 COSAFA Cup Semi-final | Namibia | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Eswatini | Windhoek, Namibia |
Report |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium |
26 September 1999 COSAFA Cup Final | Angola | 1–0 | Namibia | Luanda, Angola |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela |
2 October 1999 COSAFA Cup Final | Namibia | 1–1 | Angola | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Stadium: Independence Stadium |
2000
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editReferences
edit- ^ "About Us". Namibia Football Association. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Senior Men (Brave Warriors)". Namibia Football Association. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Ex-Football Star Out of Prison". The Namibian. Retrieved 15 July 2021.