Athiel Mbaha

International career Mbaha made his debut for the Namibia national football team on 19 March 2005 in an international friendly match against Lesotho, in which Namibia won 2–1. He would become a regular player for Namibia, appearing in the 2006 and 2007 COSAFA Cup tournaments, as well as the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, as Namibia qualified for only their second major tournament of their history, alongside multiple international friendlies. During 2008, Mbaha went on to appear in the 2008 COSAFA Cup as well as Namibia's failed 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification bid.

Personal life Mbaha has been deaf since the age of seven. He usually communicated with his teammates through screaming at them, whilst fellow Namibia goalkeeper Ephraim Tjihonge often helped him to communicate. Mbaha plays chess, having first taken up the board game in 2013, and is a member of the Namibia Chess Federation. Since retiring from football, Mbaha has taught chess to young people in his community.