Association | Namibia Cricket Board |
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ICC region | ICC Africa |
Coach | Norbert Manyande |
Captain | Zane Green |
First international | |
Namibia vs. West Indies (Windhoek; January 1998) |
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U19 World Cup | |
Appearances | 7 (first in 1998) |
Best result | 7th place (2016) |
U19 World Cup Qualifier | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) |
Best result | 6th place (2011) |
Africa U19 Championship | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 2001) |
Best result | Champion (2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015) |
As of 14 February 2016 |
The Namibia national under-19 cricket team represents Namibia in under-19 international cricket. Namibia has won the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships a record number of times.
Namibia has qualified for the Under-19 World Cup on eight occasions, more than any other associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The team's best performance was at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, where it defeated defending champions South Africa in the group stage and eventually placed seventh, equaling's Afghanistan's performance at the 2014 event as the best by an associate. By finishing as the best-ranked associate team at the 2016 World Cup, Namibia secured automatic qualification for the 2018 World Cup in New Zealand.
Namibia's squad at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup was as follows:
Coach: Rangarirai Manyande
As of 2016, nine people have captained Namibia in under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches.