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 CupYearRoundGPWD1LGSGA 1985Did not enter 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999Did not qualify 2001 2003 2005 2007Withdrew 2009Did not qualify 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025 2026Did not enterTotal0/20000000
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record U-17 Africa Cup of NationsU-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification recordYearRoundGPWD1LGSGA 1995Did not enter 1997 1999Did 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 2009Did 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 -2Total0/14 3186173361-28
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
See also Namibia national football team Namibia national under-20 football team
References