The Namibia Football Association (NFA) is the governing body of

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Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

. It was founded in 1990, and affiliated to

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and to CAF in 1992. It organizes the

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and the

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. Its aim is to create a football culture and industry that provides entertainment and economical benefits for all; to become a dominant national association within the confederation via the professionalism of the game's administration; to promote education and development programmes in all aspects of the game, particularly regarding youth and women's football; and to provide a force for cohesion in society. Its Mission: *Promoting and facilitating the development of football through sustainable structures and training initiatives; *Engage in pro-active dialogue with the government to cultivate recognition of the game as a national asset; *Create a mutual beneficial relationship with the corporate world. *Create the image of being a transparent, stable and progressive organization; *Do all it can to engage its national teams and clubs in international competitions and in doing so contribute to rise of Africa as a football powerhouse. On 22 July 2020, the NFA officially expelled the

Namibia Premier League The Namibia Premier League (NPL), also known as Debmarine Namibia Premiership is the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia. The league was established in 1990 and was trimmed to 12 teams from the traditional 16 in 2005. It was ...

as a member and a 2 year absence of soccer comes from the disputes of these two bodies, and founded the Namibia Football Premier League in 2021.

The Leagues

* Namibia Football Premier League * First Division * Regional Second Division

References

External links

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Namibia
at the FIFA website
Namibia
at CAF Online
Namibia Football Association
at the Namibia Sports Commission

Football in Namibia

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