Namibia’s national soccer team, the Brave Warriors, ended their campaign for a place at the 2026 World Cup with two straight losses of 3 goals to one by Liberia, and 3 goals to nil by Tunisia this week.
Namibia was fighting to hold on to their second spot in the group behind Tunisia who had already qualified to go to the World Cup, so that perhaps they may make it to the World Cup through another chance afforded to the “best losers,” but the two last losses made the dream to make it to the World Cup for the first time ever to fade.
Namibia’s campaign was hamstrung by various factors, including the fact that the team was playing all its home games outside the country due to lack of proper stadiums in the country.
The Brave Warriors also had to fight with a team that has 98 percent of the players playing in Africa, against teams which have most of their players playing in Europe.
It would have been a miracle of sorts for Namibia to qualify for the World Cup in this condition.
And even if Namibia had beaten Liberia and Tunisia in the two last games and made it to the World Cup through the “other door,” it nevertheless got to show that Namibia is still not ready for the World Cup, a soccer event where the Brave Warriors would have faced the best of the best teams of the world.
In such a condition a team could go on to suffer humiliating defeats, such as 8 goals to nil, 9 goals to nil, and 10 goals to nil.
Unless the situation of lack of football stadiums and the situation of Namibia not having players in top European clubs is rectified, Namibia’s time to play at the World Cup will still be far away.
In the photo: The Brave Warriors fighting hard for the ball.
