Blue Waters F.C.

History

Blue Waters started as a team established at the Old Location for Africans in Walvis Bay by Daniel Shimbabi, a teacher by profession. It was started on 13 February 1936 by the eldest in the Old Location who saw the need to start a team for the OshiWambo-speaking community. The team won major cup tournaments, western leagues and formed part as pioneer in both premier leagues establishments in the country. The team got was only relegated one for the 2008–2009 league season and gain immediate promotion to familiar territories of the Namibia Premier League.

Club Management

Patron: Ben Amathila

President: Titus Shilongo

Executive Chairman: Hafeni Ndemula

Manager: Tostao Imbili

Assistant Coaches: Armando Pedro, Fisher Kalimba and Khulu Hawala

Goalkeeper Coach: Brown

Albert Louw

Coaches

Uwe Bachmann

Slugger Imbili

Hendrik Dawids

Koko Matatias Muatunga

Peta Useb

Sandro de Gouveia

Lucky Richter

Lucky Shipanga

Shepherd Murape

Sparks Gottlieb

Dodda Shozi

Gilbert Raswoka

Gerald Gunther

Armando Pedro

Achievements

Namibia Premier League: 4

NFA-Cup: 1

Blue Waters in Second Division, 2008–2009

Namibia Second division Play-off: 1

2008-09 Blue Waters were relegated to the first division during the 2007/8 season and competed in the Southern Stream First Division's Coastal Stream. Blue Waters' coach at the time, Lucky Shipanga, whose team managed to go through to the Cell One NFA Cup quarter-finals in March/April 2009 after beating Robber Chanties, said the players have showned that they are championship material. 'There is a lot of confidence in my players. They have shown that confidence in their matches in the league as well as this cup competition. Our aim is to win the get back into the premiership and I strongly believe that we can do that,' he told The Namibian Sport in an interview.

Blue Waters, traditionally a powerhouse in domestic football with a large following especially at the coast, has won the league title a record four times. They clinched it in 1988, 1996, 2000 and during the 2003/4 season. Black Africa are the only other team with five league wins. Blue Waters got the chop from premiership football after their former owner Hendrik Dawids pulled out. He went to own Orlando Pirates. The side, despite being relegated, have kept some of their key players who steered into the promotion direction. These players included the hard-tackling Brave Warriors defender Gottlieb Nakuta, long-serving and dedicated defender Fisher Kalimba and the veteran striker Armando Pedro. The three players were the pillars of the team during relegation, which boasted with key players such as Akio van Wyk, Bolle Haraseb and Timoteus Ipinge. Blue Waters won the league, and joined by another team from the Northern Stream First Division (NSFD) to make up two new entrants to the premier league the following season.

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League: 2 appearances

CAF Cup: 1 appearance

Tangeni Shipahu

Tangeni Shipahu surprised Blue Waters Football Club with a donation of casual wear for the players. Shipahu who plies his trade as a striker for Osotspa Saraburi in the Thai Premier League in Thailand. He was born on 3 September 1987 in Swakopmund and started his football career in Arandis at Flo United FC in 2003. He joined Namibian premier league outfit Blue Waters in 2005. He then signed with Black Africa on a 6-month stint, moved to Tigers in 2008 and spent 8 months in Germany. Upon his return in 2010, Shipahu signed with the South African-based premier league club Amazulu. He moved to Osotspa Saraburi club in Bangkok in 2012 and scored 8 goals for the side in his first season with them. He played 8 matches and scored three goals in the 2014 season. Osastpa Saraburi finished in the 7th position. Shipahu donned the Brave Warriors shirt on twelve occasions and scored 2 goals for Namibia.