Africa · CAF

Namibia (2026)

Matches: 5; 5 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 2-0-3; 2 W · 0 D · 3 L
Goals: 1; 9 against
Goal difference: -8

General Information

Namibia Football Association

Founded: 1990
FIFA entry: 1992
Average height in 2026: 1.75 m
Average age in 2026: 27.8 years
Confederation: Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF)
Continent: Africa
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Collin Benjamin(Coach)

Date of birth: 3 August 1978
Place of birth: Windhoek, Namibia
Height: 1.86 m
Matches: 5 (2 official · 3 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Players of Namibia in 2026

27 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers1
Kamaijanda Ndisiro	1 December 1999	Goalkeeper	Highbury FC Gqeberha	5	0	0
Defenders7
Riaan Hanamub	8 February 1995	Left Back	AmaZulu Durban	5	0	0
Charles Hambira	3 June 1990	Centre Back	African Stars Windhoek	4	0	0
Ivan Kamberipa	3 February 1994	Left Back	Gaborone United	1	2	0
Kennedy Eib	15 May 1997	Defender	Eeshoke Chula Chula	1	1	0
Sergio Damaseb	13 February 2000	Right Back	Mighty Gunners Otjiwarongo	0	5	0
Tyrese Hikupembe	6 May 2000	Defender	UNam FC Windhoek	0	2	0
Tuhafeni David	5 February 2001	Centre Back	Blue Waters Walvis Bay	0	1	0
Midfielders11
Ngero Katua	25 July 2001	Centre Midfielder	Highbury FC Gqeberha	5	0	0
Aprocius Petrus	9 October 1999	Defensive Midfielder	Al-Hilal Omdurman	5	0	0
Paulus Amutenya	22 July 2002	Centre Midfielder	UNam FC Windhoek	4	1	0
Deon Hotto	29 October 1991	Left Midfielder	Orlando Pirates	3	0	0
Moses Shidolo	20 May 1998	Centre Midfielder	Scottland FC Harare	3	0	0
Tjipee Karuuombe	21 September 2001	Defensive Midfielder	FC Gonio	2	1	0
Ben Namib	20 August 1999	Attacking Midfielder	Khomas Nampol	1	3	0
Romeo Kasume	21 October 1997	Centre Midfielder	Liria Prizren	1	1	0
Dwain Kinda	2000	Centre Midfielder	Ongos SC	1	0	0
Mbakondja Tjahikika	2 August 2000	Attacking Midfielder	FC Platinum Zvishavane	0	1	0
Johannes Shiyave	5 July 2002	Midfielder	Eeshoke Chula Chula	-	-	-
Forwards8
Bethuel Muzeu	22 February 2000	Centre Forward	Black Leopards Polokwane	4	1	1
Wendell Rudath	10 July 1995	Striker	African Stars Windhoek	4	0	0
Peter Shalulile	23 March 1993	Centre Forward	Young Africans Dar-es-Salaam	3	0	0
Mashiku Muyeka		Centre Forward	Mighty Gunners Otjiwarongo	2	0	0
Nestor Iyambo	16 June 2000	Right Winger	UNam FC Windhoek	1	2	0
Uetuuru Kambato	24 January 1998	Right Winger	Liria Prizren	0	2	0
Junior Petrus	17 June 2000	Centre Forward	Simba Bhora	0	1	0
Stoffel Witbeen	16 March 2002	Left Winger	Scottland FC Harare	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Namibia in 2026

5 matches

3 Oct 2026Friendly · Tsentralnyi Stadion YekaterinburgAvs.RussiaMatch report: Russia vs. Namibia 6–0Defeat
29 Sept 2026African Nations Cup 2027 · Group G · Stade omnisports d'Iconi-MalouziniAvs.ComorosMatch report: Comoros vs. Namibia 1–0Defeat
24 Sept 2026African Nations Cup 2027 · Group G · Botswana National StadiumHvs.CongoMatch report: Namibia vs. Congo 1–0Win
28 Mar 2026Friendly · Astana ArenaHvs.ComorosMatch report: Namibia vs. Comoros 0–05–4 pensWin
25 Mar 2026Friendly · Astana ArenaAvs.KazakhstanMatch report: Kazakhstan vs. Namibia 2–0Defeat

Match Progress for Namibia

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Namibia

51 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Zambia	22	4	8	10	11
Botswana	21	3	9	9	21
Mozambique	20	11	5	4	25
Malawi	19	10	4	5	23
Angola	17	0	8	9	10
Zimbabwe	16	7	1	8	28
Lesotho	15	6	4	5	18
South Africa	14	2	4	8	10
Guinea	10	1	2	7	4
Comoros	9	4	1	4	8
Eswatini	9	2	3	4	8
Madagascar	8	4	1	3	11
Kenya	8	4	1	3	6
Senegal	8	1	0	7	5
Seychelles	7	4	2	1	15
Congo	7	2	2	3	4
Mali	7	1	2	4	4
Morocco	7	0	1	6	2
Ivory Coast	6	2	1	3	8
Liberia	6	1	3	2	4
Cameroon	6	1	2	3	3
Tunisia	6	1	1	4	2
Egypt	6	0	1	5	6
Chad	4	3	0	1	7
Gambia	4	2	1	1	5
Mauritius	4	2	0	2	5
Burundi	4	1	1	2	7
Ghana	4	1	1	2	1
Rwanda	4	0	3	1	3
Tanzania	4	0	2	2	1
Nigeria	4	0	1	3	1
Algeria	4	0	0	4	0
DR Congo	3	1	1	1	7
Niger	3	1	0	2	2
Burkina Faso	3	0	0	3	2
Djibouti	2	2	0	0	8
Sao Tome and Principe	2	2	0	0	5
Eritrea	2	2	0	0	4
Ethiopia	2	2	0	0	4
Equatorial Guinea	2	1	1	0	4
Benin	2	1	0	1	8
Libya	2	1	0	1	2
Togo	2	1	0	1	1
Gabon	2	0	2	0	2
Guinea-Bissau	2	0	1	1	0
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	1
Uganda	1	1	0	0	1
Lebanon	1	0	1	0	1
India	1	0	0	1	0
Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1	0
Russia	1	0	0	1	0
Total	326	95	81	150	318

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Namibia

Games Total: 61
Goals: 59
Goals Against: 105
Games W/D/L: 16/14/31
Avg. Goals / Match: 0.97
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.72

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 8; Peter Shalulile
Most Matches: 25; Deon Hotto
Most Yellow Cards: 4; Lazarus Kaimbi
Most Red Cards: 1; Silvanus Njambari

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Namibia

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Hotto, Deon	Left Midfielder	2013–2026	86	72	14	12	5	6	0	0
2	Haoseb, Denzil	Centre Back	2011–2024	80	76	4	0	1	6	1	1
3	Shitembi, Petrus	Attacking Midfielder	2011–2024	76	62	14	4	0	1	0	0
4	Shalulile, Peter	Centre Forward	2014–2026	68	65	3	22	2	2	0	0
5	Hindjou, Johannes	Midfielder	1996–2005	66	50	16	10	0	10	0	0
6	Ouseb, Mohamed	Defender	1994–2004	66	65	1	3	0	12	1	0
7	Stephanus, Willy	Right Midfielder	2011–2025	65	38	27	3	4	3	0	0
8	Ketjijere, Ronald	Defensive Midfielder	2010–2019	65	63	2	2	0	7	0	0
9	Goraseb, Sylvester	Midfielder	1994–2002	64	49	15	7	0	1	0	1
10	Limbondi, Absalom	Centre Forward	2015–2024	63	50	13	7	7	3	0	0
11	Gebhardt, Ananias	Left Back	2011–2024	63	56	7	2	0	3	0	0
12	Mannetti, Ricardo	Midfielder	1992–2003	62	61	1	1	0	7	0	0
13	Hanamub, Riaan	Left Back	2016–2026	62	59	3	0	4	6	0	0
14	Nauseb, Robert	Attacking Midfielder	1997–2007	59	57	2	6	0	8	1	0
15	Hambira, Charles	Centre Back	2017–2026	59	53	6	3	0	7	0	0
16	Horaeb, Larry	Right Back	2011–2021	59	56	3	0	0	8	0	0
17	Petrus, Aprocius	Defensive Midfielder	2018–2026	57	53	4	0	1	6	0	0
18	Jacobs, Quinton	Centre Midfielder	1998–2010	54	50	4	7	0	8	0	0
19	Kamberipa, Ivan	Left Back	2019–2026	54	49	5	2	0	6	0	1
20	Kanalelo, Ronnie	Goalkeeper	1992–1999	53	53	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	Fredericks, Dynamo	Defensive Midfielder	2015–2025	50	39	11	1	1	12	0	0
22	Gariseb, Richard	Centre Back	2001–2011	47	46	1	0	0	4	0	0
23	Bester, Rudolph	Left Winger	2004–2014	43	30	13	13	0	0	0	0
24	Urikhob, Gervatius	Striker	1992–2003	43	34	9	11	0	2	0	0
25	Benjamin, Collin	Defensive Midfielder	1998–2011	43	41	2	6	2	10	1	0
26	Hummel, George	Centre Back	1995–2009	43	40	3	2	0	4	0	0
27	Shivute, Eliphas	Striker	1992–2001	41	40	1	9	0	1	0	0
28	Muzeu, Bethuel	Centre Forward	2022–2026	41	28	13	6	4	2	0	0
29	Kazapua, Lloyd Jr	Goalkeeper	2014–2024	41	39	2	0	0	3	0	0
30	Pienaar, Michael	Centre Back	1998–2010	40	37	3	2	0	0	0	0
31	Goagoseb, Stanley	Defender	1992–1999	40	37	3	1	0	1	0	0
32	Mwedihanga, Willem	Centre Back	2011–2017	40	40	0	0	0	2	0	0
33	Ngatjizeko, Jamu	Centre Midfielder	2003–2013	39	29	10	1	0	3	0	0
34	Tjihero, Bimbo	Defender	1994–1999	38	38	0	1	0	2	0	0
35	Toromba, Hartman	Right Back	2003–2011	37	37	0	0	0	4	0	0
36	Vries, Virgil	Goalkeeper	2009–2021	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	van Wyk, Ruben	Striker	1994–2002	36	23	13	8	0	0	0	0
38	Katjiukua, Chris	Centre Back	2007–2019	36	33	3	2	0	5	0	0
39	Haraseb, Petrus	Defender	1992–1998	36	35	1	1	0	2	0	0
40	Mbaha, Athiel	Goalkeeper	2005–2014	36	35	1	0	0	0	0	0
41	Shilongo, Benson	Centre Forward	2011–2021	35	18	17	9	0	2	0	0
42	Papama, Marcell	Defensive Midfielder	2018–2024	35	22	13	1	0	2	0	0
43	Gome, Wangu	Defensive Midfielder	2014–2021	34	26	8	0	0	1	0	0
44	Isaacks, Heinrich	Secondary striker	2003–2015	33	24	9	4	0	1	0	0
45	Tjikuzu, Razundara	Defensive Midfielder	1997–2011	32	27	5	7	0	3	0	0
46	Urikhob, Sadney	Centre Forward	2011–2019	32	12	20	7	0	0	0	0
47	Risser, Oliver	Defensive Midfielder	2002–2011	32	31	1	0	0	3	0	0
48	Katua, Ngero	Centre Midfielder	2022–2026	32	26	6	0	0	6	0	0
49	Kambindu, Elmo	Centre Forward	2019–2025	31	19	12	9	1	7	0	0
50	Njambari, Silvanus	Left Back	1994–2001	31	30	1	1	0	1	0	2

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 4 duos of Namibia

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Kamatuka, Joslin	Shalulile, Peter	2019–2021	3	16
2	Hotto, Deon	Shalulile, Peter	2021–2025	3	16
3	Stephanus, Willy	Shalulile, Peter	2018–2021	2	11
4	Limbondi, Absalom	Kambindu, Elmo	2019–2020	2	22

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 49 of 243 goals.