Silvanus Njambari
Namibian footballer
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Silvanus Njambari (28 August 1974 – 11 January 2003) was a Namibian footballer.
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| Full name | Silvanus Delaja Njambari | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Usakos, South West Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 January 2003 (aged 28) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Windhoek, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Leftback | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Black Marroko FC | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Liverpool Okahandja | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2003 | Black Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2001 | Namibia | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Njambari played for Liverpool Okahandja and Black Africa.
International career
Nicknamed Selly, he competed for the Namibia national football team from 1998-2000, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations.[1] He made his debut for the Brave Warriors in a 1994 friendly match against Botswana and totalled 1 goal in 27 games for them.
Personal life
Born in Usakos in the Erongo Region, Njambari was a son of former player Samuel Mannetjie Tjikune and his wife Katrin Oosthuizen-Njambari and he was a brother of another former Liverpool striker, Donald Tjikune.[2]
Death
Njambari died unexpectedly in 2003, aged only 28. He was found dead in Windhoek and allegedly committed suicide after falling out with his girlfriend.[3]
Honours
Namibia
- COSAFA Cup: Runner-up, 1999[4]
