Namibian national fistball team

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The Namibian national fistball team of men is the selection of Namibian fistball players made by the Namibian national coach . She represents the Fistball Association Namibia at international level at events of the International Fistball Association . It is the leading national fistball team on the African continent.

Founded in 1967, the national men's fistball team of Namibia took part in a world fistball championship for the first time in 1972 . In 1995 the Fistball World Championship was held in Windhoek .

International success

The men's team has participated in numerous world fistball championships .

As South West Africa

• 1972 in Germany : 7th place (out of 7) 
• 1976 in Brazil : not participated 
• 1979 in Switzerland : 6th place (out of 8) 
• 1982 in Germany : 7th place (out of 8) 
• 1986 in Argentina : did not participate 

As Namibia

• 1990 in Austria : 7th place (out of 11) 
• 1992 in Chile : 7th place (out of 10) 
• 1995 in Namibia : 6th place (out of 10) 
• 1999 in Switzerland : 6th place (out of 12) 
• 2003 in Brazil : 7th place (out of 10) 
• 2007 in Germany : 8th place (out of 12) 
• 2011 in Austria : 8th place (out of 12) 
• 2015 in Argentina : 9th place (out of 14) 
• 2019 in Switzerland : 8th place (out of 18) 

team

Current squad

Nominated squad (as of April 2019) for the 2019 Fistball World Cup in Switzerland .

• Götz Friedrich - Cohen Fistball Club
• Wilko Hoffmann - Cohen Fistball Club
• Rico Kühnle-Kreitz - Cohen Fistball Club
• Helmo Minz - Cohen Fistball Club
• Thilo Wilckens - Cohen Fistball Club
• André Meng - Hammer SC 2008
• Tristan Minz - TSV Unterpfaffenhofen
• Gian Rudolph - MTV Vorsfelde

Coaching staff

• Trainer: Stefan Grögli
• Trainer: Stephan Zimny

National coach since 1992

Surname	from WM	to WM	Notes, successes
Hartmut Maus	1992	1995	6th place (World Cup 1995)
Harald Abundance	1999	2007	6th place (World Cup 1999)
Christian Schluep	2003	2011	7th place (WM 2003), 8th place (WM 2007 & 2011)
Stefan Grögli	2011	2011	8th place (World Cup 2011)
Christoph Kubirske	2015	2015	9th place (World Cup 2015)
Stefan Grögli	2019		8th place (World Cup 2019)

See also

• Fistball Association Namibia

Web links

• Fistball Association Namibia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ CFC 1 cements its lead in the Bank Windhoek National Fistball League , Bank Windhoek, April 16, 2019.