TheNamibia national futsal team is controlled by theNamibia Football Association, the governing body for futsal inNamibia, and represents the country in internationalfutsal competitions.
After three years of work and the creation of a league system, Futsal Namibia was accepted into theNamibia Football Association in July 2023.[3][4] At that time, Futsal Namibia founder Andrei Tirtirau announced that the organization was planning to field the nation's first-ever national team.[5] The team entered into2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification and were drawn againstTanzania for a home-and-away series. The home leg, to be played on 3 February 2024, would be Namibia's first-ever match.[6]
Namibia went on to lose its debut by a score of 2–5. Maximillian Boll scored the team's first-ever goal while the second was added by Vilo Lawrence.[7][8] In the away leg played inDar es Salam, Namibia earned a surprise 6–3 victory. With the goals scored level at eight, Namibia advanced onaway goals and qualified for the2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations.[9][10] Namibia lost its opening match of the tournament proper to fellow debutantesMauritania by a score of 4–5.[11] During the tournament, Namibia was managed by the team's first-ever head coach, Ryan Jago, who became the firstEnglish coach inAFCON history.[12][13]
Two years later, Namibia enteredqualification for the2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations. Shortly before the competition began, Marcos Antunes ofPortugal was named the team's head coach. Previously, Antunes had leadAngola to the silver medal at the2024 edition of the tournament.[14] Namibia was drawn againstKenya in the first round with the winner advancing to faceLibya.[15] Namibia won the first match of the series at home 8–4.[16] The team won the second match 10–7 and advanced to faceLibya in the second round of qualification.[17]