Namibia Football Association

Namibia Football Association
founding	1990
FIFA accession	1992
CAF membership	1992
president	Ranga Haikali (since February 22, 2020)
National teams	Men U-23-Men U-20-Men U-17-Juniors Women U-20-Women
Homepage	www.nfa.org.na

The Namibia Football Association (NFA) is the umbrella organization for football in Namibia and is based in Windhoek .

history

The Namibian Football Association was founded in 1990 by then President Ben Naobeb and is based in Windhoek-Katutura . He joined FIFA and CAF in 1992 and is a member of the Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA).

Namibia applied - unsuccessfully - with the support of the NFA and well-known personalities such as Frank Fredericks to host the 2010 and 2012 African Cup of Nations .

Since October 2018 - until probably February 2020 - the association has been headed by a normalization committee set up by FIFA. The Namibian Olympian Gaby Ahrens is one of the members . The task is to bring the association back into proper conditions and to organize elections for the highest positions in the NFA. Ranga Haikali was elected as the new NFA President on February 22, 2020 .

At the beginning of August 2020, the NFA announced the establishment of its own first division after the Namibia Premier League had previously been excluded as a member.

Administrative structure

President

• Ben Noabeb (1990-199?)
• Charles Kauraisa
• Elliot Hezekiah (199? -1996)
• Immanuel Namaseb (1996-1999)
• Petrus T. Damaseb (1999-2006)
• John Muinjo (2006-2014)
• Frans Mbidi (2014-2018)
• Hilda Basson-Namundjebo (2018-2020; Chair of the FIFA Normalization Committee)
• Ranga Haikali (since 2020)

General Secretaries

• Sebastian Kamungu
• Eliphas Shipanga
• David Helu
• Alpheus Gaweseb
• Barry Rukoro

Sports structure

Leagues and Competitions

men and women

Men

• Namibia Premier League - excluded in July 2020
  • Namibia First Division - excluded in July 2020
  • Namibia Second Division (not since 2018)
• NFA Cup
• Super Cup (first time 2014)
  • 2014: Black Africa
• Hage Geingob Cup (since 2014)
• Top 8 Cup (since 2019)

Women

• Women's Super League
• NFA Women Cup

youth

In 2009, around 3060 youth players played in 18 youth leagues and 144 clubs.

• U-17 juniors
  • 2009/10: Kavango 2-0 Kunene
• U-15 juniors
  • 2009/10: Otjiwarongo 1-0 Ondangwa
• U-16 juniors
  • 2009/10: Oshana
• Galz & Goalz (U-15 juniors)
• Galz & Goalz (U-13 juniors)

Other competitions

The following competitions, among others, are not held under the umbrella of the NFA:

• FNB-Cup (FNB Football Expo) (since 2005)
• Newspaper Cup - regional cup held between the 13 regions of Namibia (since 2001)
• Top Score 7-A-Side - youth tournament
• Christmas Cup - amateur cup

Former competitions

• MTC Christmas Cup (2001-2004): Won every year by Black Africa
• Sam Nujoma Cup (2004-2005)
• Gorges Cup (1956–1971)
• Hansa Pilsener Cup (2006-2008)
• Mainstay Cup (1977–1986)
• Metropolitan Cup
• Tückmantel Cup (1952–1975)

National teams

• Men's
• U-23 men
• U-20 men
• U-17 juniors
• Women
• U-20 women

See also

• Footballer of the year in Namibia

Individual evidence

1. ^ Nation readies to host the African Cup of Nations, The Economist, February 3, 2006
2. ↑ FIFA extends NFA Normalization Committee's mandate. The Namibian, May 31, 2019.
3. ↑ NFA calls for registrations of teams for the new top tier league. Namibia Press Agency, August 9, 2020.
4. ↑ Standard Bank Namibia Launches Super Cup. Namibia Football Association, April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014

Web links

• Official website of the NFA (English)
• Annual report 2009/2010 of the NFA (English; PDF; 50.3 MB)
• Mario Nailenge Football Academy (English)