Namibia national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Namibia women's national under-17 football team.

Namibia U-17

Nickname(s)	Namibia Warriors
Association	Namibia Football Association (NFA)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Nicholas Woody Jacobs
Home stadium	Independence Stadium
First colours Second colours
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	None
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	None

The Namibia national under-17 football team, nicknamed the Small Leopards, represents Namibia in international youth football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-17 World Cup and the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the top competitions for this age group.

Competitive record

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D1	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not enter
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999	Did not qualify
2001
2003
2005
2007	Withdrew
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025
2026	To be determined
Total	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations									U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year	Round	GP	W	D1	L	GS	GA
1995	Did not enter
1997
1999	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	1	4	-3
2001									2	1	0	1	2	7	-5
2003									2	0	1	1	0	3	-3
2005									2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
2007	Withdrew
2009	Did not qualify								6	3	2	1	12	9	+3
2011									2	0	0	2	0	5	-5
2013									2	0	0	2	0	7	-7
2015									2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
2017									4	1	0	3	3	7	-4
2019									5	3	0	2	12	12	0
2023									2	0	0	2	1	3	-2
Total	0/14							31	8	6	17	33	61	-28

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

• Namibia national football team
• Namibia national under-20 football team