Editing Namibia (section)

===Sport===
{{Main|Sport in Namibia|Rugby union in Namibia}}

==== Football ====
The most popular sport in Namibia is [[association football]]. The [[Namibia national football team]] qualified for the [[1998 Africa Cup of Nations|1998]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]], and [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]] editions of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]], but has yet to qualify for the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]. Some notable players include [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] right-back [[Ryan Nyambe]], [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]] forward [[Peter Shalulile]], and retired footballer [[Collin Benjamin]].

==== Rugby ====
The most successful national team is the [[Namibia national rugby union team|Namibian rugby team]], having competed in the last seven World Cups. Namibia were participants in the [[1999 Rugby World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]], [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007]], [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]], [[2015 Rugby World Cup|2015]], [[2019 Rugby World Cup|2019]], and most recent [[2023 Rugby World Cup|2023]] [[Rugby World Cup]].

==== Cricket ====
[[Cricket]] [[Cricket in Namibia|in Namibia]] is also popular, with [[Namibia national cricket team|the national side]] having qualified for [[2003 Cricket World Cup]], [[2021 ICC T20 World Cup]] and [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2021-22-1267897/ireland-vs-namibia-11th-match-first-round-group-a-1273722/match-report|title=Wiese, Erasmus the heroes as Namibia qualify for the Super 12s|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 October 2021|archive-date=1 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001163150/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2021-22-1267897/ireland-vs-namibia-11th-match-first-round-group-a-1273722/match-report|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2017, Namibia Cricket reached the final of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Provincial One Day Challenge for the first time.<ref name="NCYR" /> In February 2018 Namibia hosted the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 with Namibia, Kenya, UAE, Nepal, Canada and Oman to compete for the final two ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier positions in Zimbabwe. Namibia also qualified the qualifiers of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and entered the super 12 club.<ref name="NCYR">{{cite web|title=Namibia Cricket Year Review|author=Helge Schütz|work=The Namibian |date=19 December 2017|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/62702/read/Namibia-Cricket-Year-Review|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051115/https://www.namibian.com.na/62702/read/Namibia-Cricket-Year-Review|archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref>

==== Celebrities ====

===== [[Frankie Fredericks]] =====
The most famous athlete from Namibia is [[Frankie Fredericks]], sprinter in the 100 and 200 m events. He won four Olympic silver medals (1992, 1996) and also has medals from several [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Athletics Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wc.htm|title=IAAF World Championships in Athletics|website=gbrathletics.com|access-date=26 February 2019|archive-date=16 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316223742/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wc.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 

===== [[Trevor Dodds]] =====
Golfer [[Trevor Dodds]] won the [[Greater Greensboro Open]] in 1998, one of 15 tournaments in his career. He achieved a career-high world ranking of 78th in 1998.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} 

===== [[Dan Craven]] =====
Professional cyclist and Namibian Road Race champion [[Dan Craven]] represented Namibia at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in both the road race and individual time trial.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=2421&y=2016|title=Dan Craven|website=FirstCycling.com|access-date=20 June 2022|archive-date=27 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527025514/https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=2421&y=2016|url-status=live}}</ref> 

===== [[Julius Indongo]] =====
Boxer [[Julius Indongo]] was a unified WBA, IBF, and IBO world champion in the [[Light welterweight]] division.

===== [[Jacques Burger]] =====
Another famous athlete from Namibia is ex-professional rugby player [[Jacques Burger]]. Burger played for [[Saracens Rugby Club|Saracens]] and [[Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne|Aurillac]] in Europe, as well as gaining 41 caps for the national team.