Football in Namibia explained

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Football in Namibia
Union:Namibia Football Association
Country:Namibia
Sport:association football
Nationalteam:men's national team
National List:NFA Cup
Club List:Namibia Premiership
Intl List:Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA World Cup (National Team)
African Cup of Nations (National Team)

Football in Namibia is governed by the Namibia Football Association.[1] The Namibia Premier Football League is the main domestic league. The Namibia national football team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has twice been runner up in the COSAFA Cup.[2] They qualified for two Africa Cups of Nations, in 1998 and 2008, being eliminated in the first round both times.[3]

2008 Africa Cup of Nations

In September 2007, the national team qualified for just their second ever African Cup of Nations appearance, which took place in Ghana. The Namibian squad was defeated 5-1 by Morocco in their first game, 0-1 by host Ghana in their 2nd and tied Guinea one all and thus did not earn a spot in the quarterfinal round.

Notable Namibian footballers

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: More than just Football | Archive | DW.COM | 22.12.2013 . Dw.de . 2016-09-23 . 2013-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131225041831/http://www.dw.de/more-than-just-football/a-17316908 . live .
  2. Web site: Namibia win Cosafa Cup for first time in their history - BBC Sport . Bbc.co.uk . 2015-05-30 . 2016-09-23 . 2017-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216174512/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32944034 . live .
  3. Web site: Namibian football on the rise - ESPN FC . . 2012-11-02 . 2017-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170808201306/http://www.espnfc.com/blog/football-africa/80/index . dead .