The Namibia Football Association is gearing up for a particularly busy period, with several of the country’s national teams set to be in action across the continent and beyond over the coming weeks.
The football calendar will see Namibia represented at various levels, from the U20 Boys and U23 Men to the Brave Warriors, Brave Gladiators and U15 Boys, with teams competing in international friendlies, Olympic qualifiers and a FIFA World Cup.
The U20 Boys will be among the first to take to the road, with the Young Warriors set to be in Maputo, Mozambique, from 18 to 27 September as they kickstart their U20 TotalEnergies AFCON Qualifiers campaign.
The Brave Warriors will also have a packed programme, beginning with their 2027 AFCON encounter against Congo in Gaborone on 24 September before travelling to Comoros for the second leg fixture on 29 September. The Braves will then make the long journey to Russia, where they will face Russia in an international friendly on 3 October in Yekaterinburg. The senior men’s national team will round off the year with a home-and-away assignment against Cameroon in November.
Meanwhile, the U23 Men’s National Team will be focused on their Olympic qualification campaign when they take on Angola over two legs, with the first encounter scheduled for 28 September in Luanda before the return match on 5 October in Gaborone.
The Brave Gladiators will also have a demanding period ahead. Before turning their attention to Olympic qualification, the women’s national team will face Botswana in two international friendly matches in Gaborone on 26 and 30 September. They will then face Angola in their Olympic qualification encounters on 9 and 12 October, with the matches taking place in Luanda.
Adding to an already busy period, the U15 Boys will take Namibia onto the global stage when they compete at the FIFA U15 World Cup Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 22 to 31 October.
For the U23 Men and the Brave Gladiators, the upcoming Olympic qualifiers carry added significance, with both teams having an opportunity to progress should they secure victory on aggregate across their respective two-legged ties.
With national teams travelling across Southern Africa, the Comoros Islands, Russia and Azerbaijan, the coming weeks will be a period of intense activity for the Namibia Football Association.
It is a reflection of the growing demands on Namibian football, with teams competing at different levels and in different competitions, while carrying the national colours and the hopes of the country with them.