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Namibia national under-20 football team

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Namibia-U20
Nickname(s)Brave Warriors
AssociationNamibia Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachJames Britz
Home stadiumIndependence Stadium
FIFA codeNAM
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
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
Appearances1 (first in 2021)
Best resultGroup stage (2021)

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.

FIFA World Cup U-20

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FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023
Chile 2025 TBD
Total 0/23 0 0 0 0 0 0

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

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Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
1979 Did not enter
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
Egypt 1991
Mauritius 1993
Nigeria 1995
Morocco 1997
Ghana 1999
Ethiopia 2001 Did not qualify
Burkina Faso 2003
Benin 2005
Republic of the Congo 2007
Rwanda 2009
South Africa 2011
Algeria 2013
Senegal 2015
Zambia 2017
Niger 2019
Mauritania 2021 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 4
Egypt 2023 Did not qualify
Total 1/22 3 0 1 2 1 4

Current squad

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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 1GK Ruhuka Ngatangue (2001-12-02)2 December 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Karibib
2 2DF Ngazikue Kandetu (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Namib Eagles
3 2DF Tuli-Ngenovali Nashixwa (2002-05-23)23 May 2002 (aged 18) Namibia Ramblers
4 2DF Immanuel Etuna Hamunyela (2001-12-19)19 December 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Swallows
5 3MF Denzel Chrisley Narib (2002-01-16)16 January 2002 (aged 19) Namibia Swallows
6 2DF Tuhafeni Ananias David (2001-02-05)5 February 2001 (aged 20) Namibia Blue Waters
7 3MF Juninho Jantze (2001-12-17)17 December 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Civics Windhoek
8 3MF Jovane Nathalio Narib (2001-09-27)27 September 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Otjiwarongo
9 3MF Giovani Canavaro Kaninab (2001-04-16)16 April 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Okahandja United
10 3MF Prins Menelik Tjiueza (2002-03-12)12 March 2002 (aged 18) Namibia Young United
11 3MF Steven Jr. Damaseb (2002-10-11)11 October 2002 (aged 18) Namibia Tutaleni
12 4FW Ronin Berndt (2002-01-28)28 January 2002 (aged 19) Namibia Kaizen
13 3MF Xavier McClune (2003-08-06)6 August 2003 (aged 17) Namibia Ramblers
14 3MF Edmar Ronaldo Kamatuka (2002-07-26)26 July 2002 (aged 18) Namibia Ramblers
15 2DF Promise Gotileb Gurirab (2002-09-22)22 September 2002 (aged 18) Namibia Action Star
16 1GK Ro-Giano Goagoseb (2001-03-21)21 March 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Swallows
17 3MF Penouua Amazing Kandjii (2002-05-27)27 May 2002 (aged 18) Namibia Namib Colts
18 3MF Tjipenandjambi Carl Karuuombe (2001-09-21)21 September 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Kaizen
19 3MF Pitsi Ameb (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Swallows
20 3MF Romeo Vincent Amon (2003-06-05)5 June 2003 (aged 17) Namibia Kaizen
21 3MF Gonzales Richard Tsuseb (2002-01-07)7 January 2002 (aged 19) Namibia Outjo
22 3MF Eubrahim Wizonto Apollus (2002-08-28)28 August 2002 (aged 18) Namibia Try Again
23 1GK Philipus Ignatus Indileni Josef (2001-11-05)5 November 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Life Fighters
24 2DF Gerson Paulus (2001-12-10)10 December 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Swakopmund
25 2DF Ngero Kaanjuka Katua (2001-07-25)25 July 2001 (aged 19) Namibia Kaizen
26 2DF Erastus Brazzy Joseph (2003-03-14)14 March 2003 (aged 17) Namibia Ongwediva City
27 2DF Garere Damaseb (2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 17) Namibia Chelea
28 2DF Matheus Mwanyekange (2002-07-13)13 July 2002 (aged 18) Namibia Haudano Secondary School
29 3MF Herman Uwuseb (2003-04-13)13 April 2003 (aged 17) Namibia Speed Fire

References

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  1. ^ "Namibia team list" (PDF). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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