Namibia national under-20 football team
The Young Warriors is Namibia's national U/20 football boys team nickname, while the women's team is Young Gladiators. They have never qualified for the World Cup or Olympics.
| Nickname(s) | Brave Warriors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Namibia Football Association | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||
| Head coach | James Britz | |||
| Home stadium | Independence Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | NAM | |||
| ||||
| First international | ||||
| Lesotho 3–0 Namibia (Maseru, Lesotho; 1990) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
| Seychelles 1–6 Namibia (Seychelles; 4 December 2007) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| South Africa 9–0 Namibia (Dobsonville, South Africa; 6 December 2009) | ||||
| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2021) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (2021) | |||
FIFA World Cup U-20
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| 1977 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1979 | ||||||||
| 1981 | ||||||||
| 1983 | ||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2025 | TBD | |||||||
| Total | 0/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
| Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1979 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1981 | |||||||
| 1983 | |||||||
| 1985 | |||||||
| 1987 | |||||||
| 1989 | |||||||
| 1991 | |||||||
| 1993 | |||||||
| 1995 | |||||||
| 1997 | |||||||
| 1999 | |||||||
| 2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2003 | |||||||
| 2005 | |||||||
| 2007 | |||||||
| 2009 | |||||||
| 2011 | |||||||
| 2013 | |||||||
| 2015 | |||||||
| 2017 | |||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2021 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | 1/22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ruhuka Ngatangue | 2 December 2001 (aged 19) | Karibib |
| 2 | DF | Ngazikue Kandetu | 20 June 2001 (aged 19) | Namib Eagles |
| 3 | DF | Tuli-Ngenovali Nashixwa | 23 May 2002 (aged 18) | Ramblers |
| 4 | DF | Immanuel Etuna Hamunyela | 19 December 2001 (aged 19) | Swallows |
| 5 | MF | Denzel Chrisley Narib | 16 January 2002 (aged 19) | Swallows |
| 6 | DF | Tuhafeni Ananias David | 5 February 2001 (aged 20) | Blue Waters |
| 7 | MF | Juninho Jantze | 17 December 2001 (aged 19) | Civics Windhoek |
| 8 | MF | Jovane Nathalio Narib | 27 September 2001 (aged 19) | Otjiwarongo |
| 9 | MF | Giovani Canavaro Kaninab | 16 April 2001 (aged 19) | Okahandja United |
| 10 | MF | Prins Menelik Tjiueza | 12 March 2002 (aged 18) | Young United |
| 11 | MF | Steven Jr. Damaseb | 11 October 2002 (aged 18) | Tutaleni |
| 12 | FW | Ronin Berndt | 28 January 2002 (aged 19) | Kaizen |
| 13 | MF | Xavier McClune | 6 August 2003 (aged 17) | Ramblers |
| 14 | MF | Edmar Ronaldo Kamatuka | 26 July 2002 (aged 18) | Ramblers |
| 15 | DF | Promise Gotileb Gurirab | 22 September 2002 (aged 18) | Action Star |
| 16 | GK | Ro-Giano Goagoseb | 21 March 2001 (aged 19) | Swallows |
| 17 | MF | Penouua Amazing Kandjii | 27 May 2002 (aged 18) | Namib Colts |
| 18 | MF | Tjipenandjambi Carl Karuuombe | 21 September 2001 (aged 19) | Kaizen |
| 19 | MF | Pitsi Ameb | 28 November 2001 (aged 19) | Swallows |
| 20 | MF | Romeo Vincent Amon | 5 June 2003 (aged 17) | Kaizen |
| 21 | MF | Gonzales Richard Tsuseb | 7 January 2002 (aged 19) | Outjo |
| 22 | MF | Eubrahim Wizonto Apollus | 28 August 2002 (aged 18) | Try Again |
| 23 | GK | Philipus Ignatus Indileni Josef | 5 November 2001 (aged 19) | Life Fighters |
| 24 | DF | Gerson Paulus | 10 December 2001 (aged 19) | Swakopmund |
| 25 | DF | Ngero Kaanjuka Katua | 25 July 2001 (aged 19) | Kaizen |
| 26 | DF | Erastus Brazzy Joseph | 14 March 2003 (aged 17) | Ongwediva City |
| 27 | DF | Garere Damaseb | 12 March 2003 (aged 17) | Chelea |
| 28 | DF | Matheus Mwanyekange | 13 July 2002 (aged 18) | Haudano Secondary School |
| 29 | MF | Herman Uwuseb | 13 April 2003 (aged 17) | Speed Fire |
References
- "Namibia team list" (PDF). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.