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Namibia face off against Burkina Faso in Internationals on Sat 20th July 2024 at Mandela National Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:00 and is broadcast on . In South Africa it’s at 09:00 SAST on , 19:00 NZST on in New Zealand, 17:00 AEST in Australia and 00:00 EST in the US.
Namibia won the last encounter but Namibia are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Namibia sits at 27 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Burkina Faso holds 88.
The two sides are separated by 61 places in the rankings with Namibia in position 27 and Burkina Faso in position 88 as such Namibia are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Namibia vs Burkina Faso will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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