8 July 2025 – An Administration & Management Course organized by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) is currently underway at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) headquarters in Windhoek. A total of 30 football administrators from NFA’s member associations and secretariat staff are attending the course which started on Saturday 5 July. The five-day course which is being led by former FIFA Development Officer Ashford Mamelodi will take attendees through best practices on how to effectively stage events to global standards. NFA Interim General Secretary, Cassius Moetie applauded COSAFA for the initiative and thanked Ashford Mamelodi for availing his…
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The TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) is currently underway in Morocco; the women’s continental showpiece will run from 5-26 July 2025. The tournament promises to be the most competitive yet, with 12 nations vying for continental glory and Olympic qualification. Although the Brave Gladiators won’t feature at this year’s edition,four Namibian women are part of the staff at the WAFCON. NFA Technical Director, Jacqueline Shipanga is part of the Technical Study Program (TSG), Helvi Eliakim and Juanita Gowases are General Coordinators (GC) while Namibian referee, Antsino Twanyanyukwa will be officiating at the games. Jacqueline Shipanga – NFA…
The Young Gladiators defeated Zimbabwe 1-0 at the UNAM stadium on Sunday,6 July. Ontheedite Tokwane came through with a goal in the last half of the match giving Namibia the much-needed confidence going into their last fixture. Nancy Lebang scooped the player of the match award. Perpetua Chisuro of Zimbabwe challenged by Nancy Boipeolo Lebang of Namibia during the 2025 COSAFA U20 Womens Championship Region 5 Youth Games match between Namibia and Zimbabwe at UNAM Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia on 6 July 2025 ©Nokwanda Zondi/BackpagePix “It was a very tough game, Zimbabwe played a defensive match and man marked one…
Namibia got off to a rocky start when they played Angola in their opening fixture of the Region Five – COSAFA U20 Championship at the Dr Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek on 4 July 2025. The Young Warriors suffered a 1-0 defeat. Danilson Cundula scored an early goal in the starting half and the Young Warriors failed to equalize. Speaking at the post-match presser head coach, Jerimi Zimmer said his side had a good match against a well-organized side. “ We played a good game, the intensity was high as expected when you play a team like Angola, we had…
The Namibian u20 women’s national women’s team will be hoping maximise on their home advantage in this year’s edition of the COSAFA U20 Championship after missing out in November last year. Namibia will take on Mozambique,Botswana and Zimbabwe in their group A fixtures at the Region 5 Games in Windhoek from July 4-13. “The group stage will not be easy, but we are determined to ensure that we make it through the group stage.The team looks good, we have a few players who played the COSAFA U17 Girls Championship in May, they understand the pressure that comes with playing international…
The Namibian U20 Men’s National Team head coach, Jerimi Zimmer has named his final squad as he prepares for the upcoming 2025 COSAFA U20 Championships. Namibia’s national Under-20 men’s (Young Warriors) squad reported for camp on Thursday 19 June 2025. The team will be based at the NFA Technical Centre. The COSAFA U20 Championships plays a pivotal role for the rising stars as they eye graduation into the Brave Warriors and signing for Premier League teams. “Most of the players in camp are currently playing in the MTC HopSol Youth League and the league is still active meaning the focus will…
8 June 2025- After the Brave Warriors goalless draw in their second fixture against Malawi in the 2025 Hollywood Bets COSAFA Cup on 8 June currently showcasing in Bloemfontein, head coach Collin Benjamin reflected on his team’s performance. “I thought we would pick up more points in today’s match but the Malawian team put up a good fight and they were aggressive in the in-fights, they forced us to play long balls and that gave us problems. We had a few chances but failed to capitalize, the end result is a true reflection of the match we have to pick…
07 June 2025 – Twenty- two games played, 17 wins, 4 draws, 69 goals scored, – that’s the story of Beauties FC who were crowned champions of the FNB Women Super League on Saturday, 7 June at the NFA Technical Centre. The Okahandja outfits defeated visitors, African Stars Queens 1-0 with Rauna Uugula netting in the winning goal. Beauties maintained an unbeaten run during the course of the season ending FC Ongos reign as defending champions for the past 6 years. By winning the league, Beauties FC secures a place at the CAF Women’s Champions League – COSAFA qualifiers. Here…
The Namibian Men’s Senior National Team, Brave Warriors held Angola to a 1-all draw in their opening match of the 2025 Hollywood Bets COSAFA Cup, which was played on Thursday, 05 June 2025 at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein. Warriors enjoyed a lot of possession, and created numerous chances, which they failed to convert. Angola was gifted a golden opportunity when they were granted a penalty and Randy Nteka netted in the opener. Ivan Kamberipa scored the equaliser with a well round headed in the dying minutes of the match. Speaking to the media during the post match presser, head…
Brave Warriors head coach, Collin Benjamin is optimistic that his side will do well when they take on Angola in their opening fixture of the 2025 Hollywood Bets COSAFA Cup on Thursday,05 June at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfotein,South Africa. “The group looks good with strong sides, and we are looking forward to the games and the experience this will bring our players because the team is currently in a transitional phase, and we want to give the new and young players a platform to play and be exposed to more regionally games. Angola is a good team especially in…