Namibia women's national football team

Namibia

Nickname	Brave Gladiators
Association	Namibia Football Association (NFA)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Uerikondjera Kasaona
Captain	Zenatha Coleman
FIFA code	NAM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	124 1 (11 December 2025)[1]
Highest	89 (December 2009)
Lowest	147 (October 2022 – March 2023)
First international
South Africa 13–0 Namibia  (Pretoria, South Africa; 25 October 2003)
Biggest win
Namibia 8–0 Mauritius  (Port Elizabeth, South Africa; 6 August 2019)
Biggest defeat
South Africa 13–0 Namibia  (Pretoria, South Africa; 25 October 2003)
African Women's Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2014)
Best result	Group stage (2014)

The Namibia women's national football team, nicknamed the Brave Gladiators, is the senior national women's football team of Namibia and is overseen by the Namibia Football Association.

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

Eswatini  v  Namibia

21 February 2025 (2025-02-21) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Eswatini	0–3	Namibia	Lobamba, Eswatini
15:00 UTC+2		Report	Vliete 2' Kooper 18' Kanyama 90+4'	Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Namibia  v  Eswatini

26 February 2025 (2025-02-26) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Namibia	1–0 (4–0 agg.)	Eswatini	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2	Blou 3'	Report		Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium
Note: Namibia won 4–0 on aggregate.

Namibia  v  Zambia

22 October 2025 (2025-10-22) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Namibia	2–4	Zambia	Johannesburg (South Africa)
15:00 UTC+2	Kooper 52' Coleman 59' (pen.)	Report (FIFA)	Kundananji 13', 71', 90+4' Nachula 17'	Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Tatu Malogo (Tanzania)

Zambia  v  Namibia

26 October 2025 (2025-10-26) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Zambia	3–0	Namibia	Ndola
15:00 UTC+2	Kundananji 21' E. Phiri 33' Chuilufya 47'	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)
Note: Zambia won 7–2 on aggregate.

As of 1 April 2024

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Nicolas Woody Jacobs	[2]
Assistant coach	Mervin Mbakera Uerikondjera Kasaon
Goalkeeping coach	Dankie Hepundjua

• Uerikondjera Kasaona (????–2022)^[3]
• Paulus Shipanga(2022-2024)
• Nicolas Woody Jacobs(2024-)

• The following is the squad called up for the 2026 WAFCON qualifying Second round named on 16 October 2025.^[4]

Caps and goals as of 13 July 2023, after the match against Equatorial Guinea.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Melissa Matheus	(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998			Beauties
1	1GK	Lydia Eixas
1	1GK	Joyce Narises				WHK City FC
6	2DF	Utuzuvira Kahiriri	(2004-12-02) 2 December 2004			Beauties FC
15	2DF	Lydiana Nanamus	(1998-11-30) 30 November 1998			Ongos
3	2DF	Iina Ndapewa Katuta	(1986-12-16) 16 December 1986			Ongos
20	2DF	Lovisa Mulunga	(1995-03-18) 18 March 1995			Ongos
4	2DF	Emma Naris
4	2DF	Lorraine Jossob
4	2DF	Julia Rutjindo	(2000-04-18) 18 April 2000			Ongos
21	3MF	Asteria Angula	(1999-06-11) 11 June 1999			Girls & Goals
17	3MF	Memory Ngonda	(1998-02-11) 11 February 1998			Ongos
	3MF	Hilma Kanyama	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000			Ongwediva Queens
	3MF	Twelikondjele Amukoto
10	3MF	Millicent Hikuam	(1998-07-06) 6 July 1998			Capital FC Atletica
	3MF	Thomalina Adams
14	4FW	Zenatha Coleman	(1993-09-25) 25 September 1993			Fenerbahçe
	4FW	Ivone Kooper	(1999-01-16) 16 January 1999			Ongos
18	4FW	Juliana Blou	(1995-05-19) 19 May 1995			Ongos
	4FW	Nancy Boipelo Lebang				V-Power Angels
	4FW	Leena Namupala Alweendo
	4FW	Muhinatjo Kamutuua Hanavi
	4FW	Veweziwa Kotjipati

The following players have been called up to a Namibia squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Nonny Khuruses				Namib Daughters	v.  Eswatini, 26 February 2025
DF	Aune Andreas				African Stars	v.  Eswatini, 26 February 2025
DF	Vijakura Tjingaete				Girls and Goals FC	v.  Eswatini, 26 February 2025
FW	Beverly Uueziua				Ongos SC	v.  Eswatini, 26 February 2025
MF	Anna-Ida Somses				V-Power Angels	v.  Eswatini, 26 February 2025
MF	Shanice Daries				Girls & Goals	v.  Eswatini, 26 February 2025
FW	Fiola Vliete				Ongos SC	v.  Eswatini, 26 February 2025

COSAFA Women's Championship

• 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship squad
• 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship squad

• Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

• COSAFA Women's Championship

Runners-up: 2006

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007	Did not qualify
2011
2015
2019
2023
Total	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1996	Did not enter
2000
2004
2008
2012	Did not qualify
2016
2021
Total	0/7	0	0	0	0	0	0

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1995
1998	Withdrew
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006	Did not qualify
2008
2010
2012
2014	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
2016	Did not qualify
2018	Did not qualify
2020	Cancelled
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Did not qualify
Total	1/12	3	1	0	2	3	5

African Games record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2003	Did not enter
2007
2011	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
Total	0/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

COSAFA Women's Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2002	Did not enter
2006	Runner-up	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2
2008	Did not enter
2011
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1
2018	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2
2019	Group stage	3	1	0	2	10	4	+6
2020	Did not enter
2021	Group stage	3	1	1	1	1	3	−2
2023	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Total	Group stage	18	6	4	8	28	23	5

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

The list shown below shows the Djibouti national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.

Key

*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

Key

The following table shows Djibouti's all-time official international record per opponent:

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