Blue Waters F.C. Explained

Season:2023–24
Type:Public
Clubname:Blue Waters
Fullname:Blue Waters Football Club
Nicknames:Up the Birds; The Blue Birds; Omeva
Founded:, as Blue Waters
Stadium:Kuisebmund Stadium, Walvis Bay
Capacity:4,000
Patron:Ben Amathila
Chairman:Hafeni Ndemula
Coach:Armando Pedro
Team Manager:Tostao Imbili
League:Namibia Premiership
Position:9th
Founder:Daniel Shimbambi

Blue Waters,[1] [2] also known as Langer Heinrich Mine[3] (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 (which means 'water' in the local OshiWambo language) 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.,[4] which was formed by former players of Blue Waters in early 1960s.

The team play in the country's highest league, the Namibia Premier League. Blue Waters F.C. are one of the oldest football clubs in Namibia, being formed in 1936.[5] Parri Shekupe, Matthew Amadhila, Bobby Kurtz,[6] Hendrik Dawids,[7] [8] Eusebio Kandjai, Moloi Amadhila,[9] Ivo de Gouveia,[10] Phello Muatunga, Salathiel Ndjao,[11] Koko Matatias,[12] Striker Muaine, Dokkies Theodor, Karasa Mupupa, Sandro de Gouveia,[13] [14] Gottlieb Nakuta.

History

Blue Waters started as a team established at the Old Location for Africans in Walvis Bay by Daniel Shimbambi, a teacher by profession. It was started on Sunday, 13 February 1936 by the eldest in the Old Location who saw the need to start a team for the OshiWambo-speaking community. The team won major cup tournaments, western leagues and formed part as pioneer in both premier leagues establishments in the country. Blue Waters was a founding member of the Namibia National Soccer League (1985–1989) and the Namibia Premier League (NPL) from 1990. The team got was only relegated[15] one for the 2008–2009 league season and gain immediate promotion to familiar territories of the Namibia Premier League.

Club management

Coaching staff and technical staff

Coaches

Premier League Championships

Blue Waters won four Premier League titles:

1988

1996

2000

2004[24]

NFA Cup Champions

Performance in CAF competitions

1997 – withdrew in Preliminary Round

2005 – Preliminary Round

1996 – First Round

Participation in the Namibia Premier League, 2010–2016

1. 2010/2011 – Ended 7th[25]

2. 2011/2012 – Ended 2nd[26]

3. 2012/2013 – Ended 10th[27]

4. 2013/2014 – Ended 5th[28]

5. 2014/2015 – Ended 5th[29]

6. 2015/2016 – Ended 6th[30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Era Newspaper Namibia . New Era Newspaper Namibia . 2014-12-19.
  2. Web site: Namibia – List of Champions .
  3. Web site: The Namibian . 2010-02-23.
  4. Web site: New Era Newspaper Namibia . 22 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925055231/http://www.elevenarrowsfc.com/?page_id=31 . 25 September 2015 . dead.
  5. Web site: Old Crocks to turn back the clock . The Namibian . 2015-10-22.
  6. News: Namibia: Inside the Aged – Desert Lad Who Broke Racial Barriers . New Era (Windhoek) . 2000-01-01 . 2015-10-22 . Carlos . Kambaekwa.
  7. Web site: Hendrik Dawids still with Blue Waters . The Namibian . 2015-10-22.
  8. Web site: Tales of the Legends – Hennie Dawies, football wizard . New Era Newspaper Namibia . 2015-10-22 . 22 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422062829/https://www.newera.com.na/2014/07/25/tales-of-the-legends-hennie-dawies-football-wizard/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Tales of the legends – Dribbling hotshot who tormented opposition . New Era Newspaper Namibia . 2015-10-22 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110950/https://www.newera.com.na/2014/05/30/tales-legends-dribbling-hotshot-tormented-opposition/ . dead .
  10. Web site: Down Memory Lane with New Era Sport, as we roll back the 40 years to the football match that was to change the mindset of the apartheid masters: 1975 – 2015 . New Era Newspaper Namibia . 2015-10-22 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190934/https://www.newera.com.na/2015/10/09/memory-lane-era-sport-roll-40-years-football-match-change-mindset-apartheid-masters-1975-2015/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Tribute to an unsung football icon, gone too soon: Salathiel Michael Ndjao, aka Stimela (1961–2006) . New Era Newspaper Namibia . 2015-10-22 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120841/https://www.newera.com.na/2015/10/16/tribute-unsung-football-icon-soon-salathiel-michael-ndjao-aka-stimela-1961-2006/ . dead .
  12. Web site: Tales of the Legends – Tribute to a departed hero Kaboy 'Varkie' Shovaleka 1964 – 2014 . New Era Newspaper Namibia . 2015-10-22 . Henry . Says . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190632/https://www.newera.com.na/2014/04/11/tales-legends-tribute-departed-hero-kaboy-varkie-shovaleka-1964-2014/ . dead .
  13. Web site: Football needs commitment: de Gouveia  – Windhoek Observer . https://archive.today/20160409102904/http://observer24.com.na/sports/3562-football-needs-commitment-de-gouveia . dead . 2016-04-09 . observer24.com.na . 2015-10-22.
  14. Web site: Class of 1998: Where are they now? . Namibian Sun . www.namibiansun.com . 2015-10-22 . 20 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160420010930/http://www.namibiansun.com/sports/class-1998-where-are-they-now.62632 . dead .
  15. Web site: Blue Waters Relegated as Pirates Edge Closer . New Era Newspaper Namibia . 2015-10-22 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120922/https://www.newera.com.na/2008/07/07/blue-waters-relegated-as-pirates-edge-closer/ . dead .
  16. News: Namibia: The Great All . New Era (Windhoek) . 2000-01-01 . 2015-10-23 . Rounder-By Carlos 'Ck' . Kambaekwa.
  17. Web site: Blue Waters Sport Club . www.Facebook.com . 24 January 2018.
  18. Web site: Shipanga takes reins at Blue Waters . Namibian Sun . www.namibiansun.com . 2015-10-23 . 20 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160420015257/https://www.namibiansun.com/sports/shipanga-takes-reins-blue-waters.55033 . dead .
  19. Web site: Namib Times – "The Beautiful Birds" on the mend We are... Facebook. www.facebook.com. 2015-10-23.
  20. Web site: Blue Waters are league champs . The Namibian . 2015-10-23.
  21. Web site: City Press, Sondag 26 September 2004, p. 15: Murape gets his reward . 152.111.1.87 . 2015-10-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160420021609/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/citypress/2004/09/26/C3/15/10.html . 20 April 2016 . dmy-all.
  22. Web site: Gilbert Raswoka appointed Blue Waters? new coach Informante. www.informante.web.na. 2015-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423184039/http://www.informante.web.na/node/8422. 23 April 2016. dead.
  23. Web site: New coaches for Blue Waters and Eleven Arrows Erongo. www.erongo.com.na. 2015-10-23. 18 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418091934/http://www.erongo.com.na/sports/new-coaches-blue-waters-and-eleven-arrows.217255. dead.
  24. Web site: Namibia Football Association . www.nfa.org.na . 2015-10-22.
  25. Web site: MTC Premiership 2010/2011 Results – Namibia Soccer . www.soccer24.com . en . 2017-09-08.
  26. Web site: MTC Premiership 2011/2012 Results – Namibia Soccer . www.soccer24.com . en . 2017-09-08.
  27. Web site: MTC Premiership 2012/2013 Results – Namibia Soccer . www.Soccer24.com . 24 January 2018.
  28. Web site: MTC Premiership 2013/2014 Results – Namibia Soccer . www.soccer24.com . en . 2017-09-08.
  29. Web site: MTC Premiership 2014/2015 Results – Namibia Soccer . www.soccer24.com . en . 2017-09-08.
  30. Web site: MTC Premiership 2015/2016 Results – Namibia Soccer Live . www.soccer24.com . en . 2017-09-08.

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