Football in Namibia

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| union = Namibia Football Association

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Football in Namibia is governed by the Namibia Football Association.{{cite web |url=http://www.dw.de/more-than-just-football/a-17316908 |title=More than just Football | Archive | DW.COM | 22.12.2013 |publisher=Dw.de |access-date=2016-09-23 |archive-date=2013-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225041831/http://www.dw.de/more-than-just-football/a-17316908 |url-status=live }} The Namibia Premier Football League is the main domestic league. The Namibia national football team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has twice been runner up in the COSAFA Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32944034 |title=Namibia win Cosafa Cup for first time in their history - BBC Sport |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2015-05-30 |access-date=2016-09-23 |archive-date=2017-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216174512/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32944034 |url-status=live }} They qualified for two Africa Cups of Nations, in 1998 and 2008, being eliminated in the first round both times.{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/footballafrica/id/78?cc=5739 |title=Namibian football on the rise - ESPN FC |publisher=ESPN |access-date=2012-11-02 |archive-date=2017-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808201306/http://www.espnfc.com/blog/football-africa/80/index |url-status=dead }}

2008 Africa Cup of Nations

In September 2007, the national team qualified for just their second ever African Cup of Nations appearance, which took place in Ghana. The Namibian squad was defeated 5-1 by Morocco in their first game, 0-1 by host Ghana in their 2nd and tied Guinea one all and thus did not earn a spot in the quarterfinal round.

Notable Namibian footballers

Football stadiums in Namibia

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style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countIndependence Stadium25,000WindhoekNamibia national football team

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style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countSam Nujoma Stadium10,300Windhoek|150px
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See also

References

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