The Namibia Football Associationย wishes to inform Namibians and its football-lovers that the Association entered into an agreement with the Russian Football Association to playย the Brave Warriors inย an international friendly match against the Russia National Football Teamonย 3rdย October 2026ย inย Yekaterinburg, Russia.ย
Head Coach Collin Benjaminย is grateful forย theย opportunity to field the Brave Warriors against a strong Russia National Football Team.ย fixture, highlighting the value of exposing his players to different footballing environments. โThese are the kind ofย competitive exposureour playersย need on a regular to increase the pressure, the experience and competitiveness making them ready to face other their peers at Continental level in the CAF/Africa Cup of Nations,โ Benjamin stated.
โFor us, it is critical that our players continue challenging themselves to the limit. Playing in different parts of the world, especially against highly rated National Teams contributes significantly to their ongoing development; and this give the technical team an opportunity to assess the endurance, stamina and level of pressure the Team can with-stand under extreme pressure,โ he said.
The Brave Warriors are looking forward to the international friendly against the Russian National Football Team and the more friendlies we can secure can only take the Braves from greater to even greater heights, coach Colin Benjamin concludes.