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Wikipedia - Life Fighters F.C.

Life Fighters F.C. is a Namibian professional football team based in Otjiwarongo. Nicknamed Okahirona, it competes in the Namibia Premier Football League and is one of the oldest teams in the country.

History

The club was founded in 1964, the same year as Black Africa and Eleven Arrows, by a young group led by local grocery store owner Emil Kuhanga. It organized exhibitions in the absence of a league structure and hosted the Ovaherero knockout tournament for the Herero-speaking teams of the region, and developed a fierce rivalry with African Stars. It played its first season in the new Namibia Premier League in 1987 but were relegated after only a few seasons.

After returning to the top tier, the Life Fighters played in the finals of the Namibia FA Cup in 2000 and 2004, losing each time. Still, it was a great achievement for the team managed by former player Eliah Tjazerua. The 2004–05 Premier League season saw them finish 15th out of 16 teams. The league had earlier made the decision to award them a 0-2 loss in Round 20 against United Africa Tigers for a "lack of security personnel," and their appeal for arbitration was dismissed by the Namibia Football Association Appeals Committee. After months of deliberation the league announced that the 12th through 16th placed teams were to play in a qualifying playoff to determine who would play in the actual promotion/relegation playoff. Nevertheless, they refused to participate and were automatically relegated after the games were played without them.

The Life Fighters spent the following decade in the second and third tiers of the national league system, but diehard supporter Anton Kake took over as chairman and invested his own money to save his childhood club. Under his leadership they eventually secured promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2015–16 season with four matches left. There was no season held the next year, although they did play in the 2017 FA Cup. The team made its long-awaited return to the Premier League in 2017–18, finishing in tenth place. At the midway point the following season, they stood in third place with only three losses, and 21-year-old striker Isaskar Gurirab earned a call-up to the Namibia national team by manager Ricardo Mannetti.

Domestic history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup
1987 1st 1/8 finals
1988 1st 14 30 8 6 16 29 56 23 1/16 finals
1989 1st 11
1990 1st 1/16 finals
1991/92 ?
1993 2nd 8 18 6 2 10 33 37 14
1994 2nd 1/16 finals
1995 1st
1996 1st
1997–98 1st 8 22 7 7 8 32 35 28
2000 1st 10 26 10 4 12 40 43 34 Runner-up
2001–02 1st
2002–03 1st
2003–04 1st 14 30 8 5 17 50 71 29 Runner-up
2004–05 1st 15 30 7 5 18 35 55 26 1/8 finals
2005–06 2nd 1/16 finals
2006–07 2nd
2007–08 2nd 11 20 4 1 15 13
2008–09 2nd 1/16 finals
2009–10 3rd
2010/14 ?
2014–15 2nd 6 29 1/8 finals
2015–16 2nd
2016–17 1st not held 1/8 finals
2017–18 1st 10 30 9 10 11 28 39 37 1/16 finals
2018–19 1st 5 28 12 5 11 45 43 41
2019–20 1st not held


ナミビアのサッカーチーム「ライフ・ファイターズ」は、ナミビアの首都ウィントフックを拠点とするサッカークラブです。1993年に設立され、ナミビア・プレミアリーグに所属しています。クラブは、ナミビアサッカー協会 (NFA) に加盟しており、ナミビアサッカーリーグ (NSL) の主催する国内リーグ戦に参加しています。

ライフ・ファイターズは、ナミビアのサッカー界において、最も成功したクラブの一つです。ナミビア・プレミアリーグで4回、ナミビアカップで3回優勝しており、ナミビア・スーパーカップでも優勝したことがあります。また、アフリカクラブ選手権やCAFチャンピオンズリーグにも出場した経験があります。

ライフ・ファイターズは、ナミビアを代表するサッカークラブであり、国内外で多くのファンを持っています。クラブは、ナミビアのサッカーの発展に貢献しており、ナミビアのサッカー界における重要な存在となっています。

ライフ・ファイターズのホームスタジアムは、ウィントフックにあるインデペンデンス・スタジアムです。インデペンデンス・スタジアムは、ナミビアの首都ウィントフックにある多目的スタジアムであり、ナミビアのサッカー協会 (NFA) が所有しています。スタジアムは、1985年に建設され、収容人数は25,000人です。インデペンデンス・スタジアムは、ナミビアのサッカーの主要なスタジアムであり、ナミビアサッカー協会 (NFA) が所有しています。スタジアムは、1985年に建設され、収容人数は25,000人です。スタジアムは、ナミビアのサッカーの主要なスタジアムであり、ナミビアのサッカー協会 (NFA) が所有しています。スタジアムは、1985年に建設され、収容人数は25,000人です。