Namibia national futsal team

Namibia
Nickname(s)Brave 5[1]
AssociationNamibia Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachRyan Jago
Asst coachDonawald Modise
CaptainCee-Jay van Wyk
Top scorerKen Salote (6)
Home stadiumWindhoek Showgrounds Sport Plaza
FIFA codeNAM
FIFA ranking 139 (4 April 2025)[2]
First international
  2–5 Tanzania 
(Windhoek, Namibia; 3 February 2024)
Biggest win
 Tanzania 3–6  
(Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 9 February 2024)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 10–3  
(Rabat, Morocco; 14 April 2024)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances0
Futsal Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultGroup Stage (2024)

The Namibia national futsal team is controlled by the Namibia Football Association, the governing body for futsal in Namibia, and represents the country in international futsal competitions.

History

After three years of work and the creation of a league system, Futsal Namibia was accepted into the Namibia Football Association in July 2023.[3][4] At that time, Futsal Namibia founder Andrei Tirterao announced that the organization was planning to field the nation's first-ever national team.[5] The team entered into 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification and were drawn against Tanzania for a home-and-away series. The home leg, to be played on 3 February 2024, would be Namibia's first-ever match.[6]

Namibia went on to lose its debut by a score of 2–5. Maximillian Boll scored the team's first-ever goal while the second was added by Vilo Lawrence.[7][8] In the away leg played in Dar es Salam, Namibia earned a surprise 6–3 victory. With the goals scored level at eight, Namibia advanced on away goals and qualified for the 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations.[9][10] Namibia lost its opening match of the tournament proper to fellow debutantes Mauritania by a score of 4–5.[11] During the tournament, Namibia was managed by the team's first-ever head coach, Ryan Jago, who became the first English coach in AFCON history.[12][13]

Fixtures and results

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification   2–5  Tanzania Windhoek, Namibia
19:00 UTC+1
  • Maximillian Boll
  • Vilho Lawrence
Report Stadium: Windhoek Showgrounds Sport Plaza
9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification Tanzania  3–6   Dar es Salam, Tanzania
20:00 UTC+3 Report
  • Ken Salote , ,
  • Maximilian Boll
  • Wesley Otto
  • Vilho Lawrence
Stadium: Starlight Futsal Arena
12 April 2024 (2024-04-12) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations   4–5  Mauritania Rabat, Morocco
20:00
  • Ken Salote  26'50", 38'43"
  • Remario Mathys  29'30"
  • George Haikali  33'23"
 Report
  • Abderhemane Bouhoumadi  4'13"
  • Yakhouba Sylla  12'28", 12'54"
  • Moudery Drame  17'54"
  • M'Hamed M'Hamed  25'23"
 Stadium: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Referee: José Katchingavisa (Angola)
14 April 2024 (2024-04-14) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Egypt  10–3   Rabat, Morocco
17:00
  • Alaa Eissa  5'06"
  • Khaled Abdelhalim  12'23", 39'23"
  • Mohamed Abd Elhamed  17'41", 27'40"
  • Essam Ramadan  20'50"
  • Abdelrahman Moawad  30'55"
  • Ahmed Aly  37'55", 39'04", 39'58"
 Report
  • Reginald Willemse  11'35"
  • Rowen Jager  12'56"
  • Usurua Ryiena Riya  18'08"
 Stadium: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Referee: Pedro-Luis Ndong Ondo (Equatorial Guinea)
16 April 2024 (2024-04-16) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Libya  11–5   Rabat, Morocco
20:00
  • Mohamed Said  0'47", 23'00"
  • Ahmed Alajnaf  6'40", 39'39"
  • Mohamed Zreeg  9'46", 27'22"
  • Ali Shoshan  21'21", 22'23"
  • Suliman Elderwish  21'46"
  • Suhayb Alghoul  35'34", 36'05"
 Report
  • Nanguei Kamatuka  2'19"
  • Remario Mathys  18'10", 30'05"
  • Ken Salote  19'42"
  • Luis Solunga  24'18"
 Stadium: Salle Ibn Yassine

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations.[14][15][16]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Riya Usurua (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 Ballers
2 2DF Donald Modise (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 Ballers
3 2DF Nanguei Kamatuka (2001-11-03) 3 November 2001 Windhoek Futsal
4 3MF Reginald Willemse (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 Selecao
5 2DF Elroi Drotsky (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 Selecao
6 3MF Daniel Dausab (1996-07-31) 31 July 1996 Windhoek Futsal
7 4FW Ken Salote (2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 Quality
8 3MF Rowen Jager (2004-10-20) 20 October 2004 Ballers
9 4FW Remario Mathys (2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 Chile
10 3MF George Haikali (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 Ballers
11 4FW Luis Solunga (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 Quality
12 3MF Silas Matheus (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 Patriots
13 3MF Bornface Siyanga (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 Chile
14 1GK Cee-Jay Van Wyk (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 Selecao

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
1989 Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2021
2024 Did not qualify
Total 0/10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
1996 Did not enter
2000
2004
2008
2011
2016
2020
2024 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 12 26 -14
Total 1/7 3 0 0 3 12 26 -14

Head-to-head record

As of match played 16 April 2024

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Egypt 1 0 0 1 3 10 -7
 Libya 1 0 0 1 5 11 -6
 Mauritania 1 0 0 1 4 5 -1
 Tanzania 2 1 0 1 8 8 0
Total 5 1 0 4 20 34 -14

References

  1. ^ Uamunika, Chester. "Namibia's Futsal Team "Brave 5" Gears Up for Debut at Africa Cup of Nations". Namibian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ^ Kambukwe, Maurice. "Futsal Namibia Now NFA-Affiliated...as League Kicks Off". New Era Live. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Futsal Namibia Team Faces Exciting Challenge in 2024 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers". The Windhoek Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Futsal Works Toward National Selection". Sport Wrap. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ^ Schutz, Helge. "Namibia Futsal to make history". The Namibian. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Futsal Namibia Faces Uphill Battle After Home Defeat in CAF AFCON Qualifiers". The Windhoek Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ^ Munango, Brian. "Futsal Team Optimistic Despite Loss". The Namibian Sun. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Futsal Namibia Gears Up for Competition Proper for CAF Futsal AFCON Competition". The Windhoek Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Namibia Football Association Sends Warm Wishes to National Futsal Team Ahead of Historic Debut". The Windhoek Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  11. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON: Mauritania edge fellow debutants Namibia in nine goal thriller". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Jago: I'm proud to be the Futsal AFCON's first English coach". FIFA. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ McGettigan, Stephen. "Ryan Jago; makes history as Namibia's First-Ever Futsal Head Coach". futsalfocus.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Futsal Namibia Names 14-Man Squad for AFCON Futsal Morocco 2024". Windhoek Observer. 4 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Squad List − Namibia" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 10 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Futsal Namibia Lays Groundwork for Total Energies AFCON Qualifiers". Namibia Football Association. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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