Also known as: Namibian women's national soccer team · the national team · Brave Gladiators team · the team · champions · Namibia women's national football team · Gladiators · Namibia's Brave Gladiators · Namibia's women's team · Namibia's women's national football team · Namibia's national women's football team · the Gladiators · the Brave Gladiators
Namibia's women's national football team that won the 2026 COSAFA Women's Championship, defeating South Africa 2-1 in the final.
The FNB Women's Super League showcased competitive football this weekend in Windhoek, with NDF Mighty Gunners FC defeating Desert Foxes FC 7-1. Despite the victory, coach Salome Iyambo expressed disappointment with execution, stating the team did not follow game plan and must improve positional discipline and purposeful movement.
20 April 2026 · New Era →
The FNB Women's Super League showcased competitive football this weekend in Windhoek, with NDF Mighty Gunners FC defeating Desert Foxes FC 7-1. Despite the victory, coach Salome Iyambo expressed disappointment with execution, stating the team did not follow game plan and must improve positional discipline and purposeful movement.
20 April 2026 · New Era →
Telecom Namibia has given the Brave Gladiators women's football team 30 smartphones worth approximately N$100,000 following their COSAFA Women's Championship victory, with the CEO citing the team's historic achievement and commitment to supporting women's sport in Namibia.
1 April 2026 · New Era →
As Namibia marked its 36th Independence Day, football legends offered mixed assessments of the sport's development: while some highlighted achievements like regional league decentralisation, women's football success, and Cosafa wins, others argued investment has been inadequate and called for stronger grassroots structures, more players in top foreign leagues, and improved stadium standards.
23 March 2026 · New Era →
Since independence in 1990, Namibia has increased women's participation in sport through policy reforms, stronger federations, and greater recognition of female athletes, but challenges remain in funding, infrastructure, and leadership representation. Former Olympic shooter Gaby Ahrens and football pioneer Jacqueline Gertze highlight progress in moving women from spectators to competitive athletes and leaders, while noting the need for mandatory board representation, improved media visibility, and greater support for grassroots development.
20 March 2026 · New Era →
Windhoek City Sporting Club defender and senior women's national team player Lydiana Nanamûs has built a career from joining The Little Pumpkins girls' football team at the Bernhard Nordkamp Centre in 2009, becoming a two-time FNB Women's Super League champion and 2024 PstBet NFA Cup Player of the Tournament. A central defender known for her leadership and resilience, she holds 19 caps for the national team and credits her success to coaches, teammates, and the impact she has on young girls who look up to her.
12 March 2026 · New Era →
Namibia's Brave Gladiators defeated South Africa to win the Cosafa Women's Championship, marking a major milestone for women's football in the country.
11 March 2026 · New Era →
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah delivered remarks on International Women's Day highlighting Namibia's strides in women's emancipation, including the recent swearing-in of the first female Supreme Court judge and the women's national soccer team's Cosafa Cup victory. She also commended an all-female Ethiopian Airlines crew, noting that women now lead nations, advance science and shape industries in ways once unimaginable.
11 March 2026 · The Namibian →
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah met with multiple delegations at State House over the past week, including a De Beers delegation led by CEO Al Cook, the PDM party led by McHenry Venaani, NEFF and Nudo delegations, the Brave Gladiators after their 2025 COSAFA Women's Championship victory, and Namibia International Energy Conference founder Selma Shimutwikeni.
11 March 2026 · Namibian Sun →
The 2026 MTC HopSol Youth League will commence on Thursday, marking its 10th anniversary with 115 teams expected to participate. The league, which has grown from 800 players in its first year to over 2,000 last year, aims to develop youth talent and has produced players who have progressed to the Premier League, tertiary institutions, and the national teams.
10 March 2026 · New Era →
Namibia's Brave Gladiators' Cosafa Championship victory in March was built on decades of grassroots development through the NFA's Galz & Goals programme, which gave young girls safe spaces and structured competition, supported by Unicef and later sponsorship from Skorpion Zinc Mine and FNB Namibia. Captain Lovisa Mulunga credited the pathway from community fields to the FNB Women's Super League for developing the team that won the trophy, though she noted women's football still requires more sponsors to sustain progress.
10 March 2026 · The Namibian →