Namibia showed plenty of fight to rally from two goals down but had to settle for a 4–2defeat at the hands of COSAFA rivals Zambia in their TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cupof Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2026 second round, first-leg qualifier at the DobsonvilleStadium in Soweto on Wednesday. Hazel Natasha Nali of Zambia challenged by Margaret Belemu of Zambia during the CAF WAFCON Qualifier 2026 match between Namibia and Zambia at the Dobsonville Stadium, Soweto on the 22 October 2025 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix Zambia were 2–0 up early on, but Namibia scored twice early in the second half to pull thematch back…
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16 October 2025 – Brave Gladiators head coach Lucky Kakuva has named his final squad for next week Women African Nations Cup (WAFCON) qualifier against Zambia. This final selection comes after a rigorous and intensive three-week training camp, during which the technical team assessed the players’ readiness for the upcoming challenge. The Brave Gladiators are set to face Zambia in the decisive Second Round of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Qualifiers. Kakuva’s side face Zambia on 22 October at the Dobsonville Stadium at 15h00 and then turn play the Copper Queens home on 28 October. Gladiators defender,Lovisa Mulunga…
10 October 2025- Namibia will be hoping to make their second appearance at the Total Energies Women’s African Nations Cup (WAFCON) when the tournament is hosted in Morocco next year. The Brave Gladiators made their maiden appearance when the tournament was hosted in Namibia, Windhoek in 2014. The senior women’s team defeated Eswatini 4-0 (aggregated) to advance to the second round of the qualification rounds, they are set to play Zambia on 26 & 28 October 2025. Newly appointed head coach, Lucky Kakuva spoke on the team’s preparations and readiness ahead of the crucial encounter. “We kicked off preparations mid…
10 October 2025 – The Brave Warriors suffered a 3-1 defeat when they played Liberia earlier today at the Samuel Kenyon Doe Stadium in Liberia. Ayouba Kosiah opened the scoring line for the Lone Stars through a penalty shot while Sulahmana Mamadu doubled the lead and Edward Ledlum came from the bench to seal the deal for the host. David “ Haaland”Ndeuyenma scored the goal for Namibia. Speaking at the post match presser, head coach Collin Benjamin applauded Liberia for a well deserved win. “Firstly, I would like to congratulate Liberia for the three points, good game from them. They…
The Namibian senior men’s national full squad settled well in Monrovia, Liberia and immediately got down to business, they had their official training session (match day -1) at the Samuel Kenyon Doe Stadium earlier today. Namibia will play Liberia tomorrow, 9 October 2025 in their second last group match fixture. With Tunisia earning direct qualification, Namibia will be hoping to head to the playoffs. “The players understand the importance of the upcoming two fixtures and what is expected of them and how the results can impact the rest of the campaign ” explained vice-captain Riaan Hanamub. “Tunisia may have qualified,…
6 October 2025 – The senior men’s national team, Brave Warriors local players and technical team departed to Monrovia Liberia earlier today, the rest of the squad will join the team in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. Benjamins’ chargers will play Liberia on the 9 October 2025 at the Samuel Kanyon Doe stadium in Monrovia at 16:00. “We decided to keep most of the players from the previous camp with a few additions of Tjipee Karuuombe, who plays in Georgia, Kennedy Amutenya who is based in Saudi and Awillo Stephanus who wasn’t able to join us during the last camp due to…
02 October 2025 – The CAF African Under-15 Schools Championship, officially known as the CAF African Schools Football Championship, is a relatively new but impactful competition on the continent. The championship was founded in 2022 and organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The initial project was launched by CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe in Maputo, Mozambique, on 11 May 2022. The inaugural continental tournament took place in April 2023 in Durban, South Africa. The main focus of the CAF African Schools Football Championship is to develop organized football at the school level across the continent for both boys and girls in…
02 October 2025 – The Namibia Football Association (NFA), in collaboration with the Namibia Schools Sports Union (NSSU), is proud to announce the hosting of the National Under 15 Schools Football Championship for both boys and girls this weekend. The championship will see full representation from across the country, with all 14 regions sending a boys’ and a girls’ team to compete. The tournament is scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday, 4 and 5 October 2025 at three venues in Windhoek: the NFA Technical Centre, Technical High School (HTS), and Delta Secondary School. It serves as a crucial platform for talent…
25 September 2025 – Brave Warriors coach Collin Benjamin has named a 25 provisional squad to face Liberia and Tunisia in the final group stage matches of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to be played next month. The Brave Warriors will play both games away. Liberia will host Namibia in Monrovia at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex on 09 October at 16H00. The Namibian senior men’s national team will then play Tunisia in the last qualifier in Tunisia, on Monday, 13 October 2025 at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium.The final match of the qualifying journey will be played at 13h00.…
19 September 2025 – The Namibian U20 Women’s National Team will be looking to convert their chances when they take on Uganda in the second leg of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers on Monday (22 September 2025) at the FUFA Stadium Kadiba. Namibia suffered a 3-0 loss to Uganda in their first leg of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers earlier today at the FUFA Stadium in Uganda. “The girls played well, we had a few individual mistakes but overall, the girls followed the game plan. We were unable to convert our chances, and we had a goal which…