You are right, he's a Namibian. He has played close to 50 matches for the National team by now i think.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/...caught-in-poverty-and-sorrowful-end.html?_r=0 A Soccer Star Caught in Poverty, a Risky Trip, and a Sorrowful End JAN. 12, 2017