[1] On 24 April, a rally of 200 took place in Windhoek against the porting of the Chinese ship the An Yue Jiang at Walvis Bay.

Lasting 19 days (10–29 May), the workers ended their strike when management agreed to a 12% raise in wages plus overtime and travel expenses.

[6] The strike was supported by the National Union of Mineworkers, who accused Skorpion Zinc of practising racial discrimination and of negotiating in bad faith.

After losing 1–5 to Morocco in their opening match, Namibia lost 0–1 to host Ghana and tied 1–1 with Guinea, finishing in last place in their group.

[10] Travelling back to Windhoek to face Guinea on 14 June, the Brave Warriors lost 1–2 on a 45th minute go-ahead goal by Pascal Feindouno.

However, the match was meaningless for the Brave Warriors, as they had been eliminated from World Cup competition and finished in last place in the group of 4.