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The national men's football team began 2008 in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. After losing 1–5 to Morocco in their opening match, Namibia lost 0–1 to host Ghana and tied 1–1 with Guinea, finishing in last place in their group. Following the Africa Cup of Nations, Namibia lost 1–3 to Malawi in Windhoek on 26 March. In July, Namibia ...
The Namibia national football team represents Namibia in international football under the control of the Namibia Football Association (NFA). After Namibia gained independence, the football association was founded in 1990 and became a member of FIFA and the CAF in 1992. [1]
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. [2] They qualified for two Africa Cups of Nations, in 1998 and 2008, being eliminated in the first round both times. [3]
Namibia has always been an underdog at the Rugby World Cup. ‘What chance did we have’: Remembering Namibia’s record-breaking 142-0 Rugby World Cup defeat Skip to main content
Namibia has made four appearances in the African Cup of Nations, winning the cup in 1990, [clarification needed] then going out in the first round in their first three competitions and going out in the Round of 16 in their fourth competition. In 1998, Namibia lost to Ivory Coast 4–3 and drew Angola 3–3 before losing to South Africa 4–1.
Namibia has competed in seven Rugby World Cup tournaments, having qualified as the African representative. The Namibian rugby union team , nicknamed the Welwitschias after the Namibian national symbol , made their first appearance at the Rugby World Cup in 1999 and appeared at the following six tournaments.
Ethan De Groot red card: Why was All Blacks star sent off at Rugby World Cup? TRY! New Zealand 71-3 Namibia (Ioane, 77 mins) TRY! New Zealand 64-3 Namibia (Clarke, 66 mins) ... Past results. 19:32 ...
Namibia convincingly won both legs, qualifying for the World Cup. As the lowest ranked team at the start of the 2007 World Cup, Namibia was given no chance in its opening game of against Ireland. However, the Namibian squad frustrated Ireland, then the 5th ranked team in the world, and scored two tries for its narrowest World Cup loss of 17–32.