There’s a new kid on the block and this young and energetic guy’s name is Faf du Plessis. You probably know this name as the fit and handsome, 40-year old former South African cricket captain. And you would be shocked to hear our headline saying he’s going to now captain Namibia. But let us break it down for you a little bit.
Firstly, this is not the same, super athletic Faf du Plessis we’ve been watching for over a decade. This is a new guy with the same name, who has recently been appointed captain of the Namibia U-19 team, ahead of their Division 1 qualifiers for the 2026 U-19 World Cup, with their campaign beginning on 28th March 2025.
Say hi to Faf du Plessis Namibia!
The series is co-hosted by Nigeria and Faf will try to help his side gain qualification to this mega tournament, which will give him a lot of more eyeballs if they manage to get there. So far, he’s played 3 games for Namibia and if he’s successful here, they will play the U-19 World Cup being hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia next year.
The 17-year old Faf du Plessis will lead his side against Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda during their qualifiers campaign. At the same time, the more experienced Faf will be playing for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025, after finishing a successful stint as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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The younger Faf is a right-handed batter himself, along with bowling some right arm leg-spin. This could be some handy all-round attributes which will help them qualify to the 16th edition of the U19 World Cup. The last edition took place in 2024 where Australia beat India by a massive margin of 79 runs in the final in South Africa.
His full name is Franscois Schalk Du Plessis and the internet was full of confusion when he was announced captain of the junior Namibia side. In his 3 games for Namibia U-19 in 2024, he didn’t bat and had one bowl against Scotland U-19 where he finished with figures of 0/21. He has big shoes to fill, only because of his name now.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome 17-year-old Faf du Plessis, a Namibian cricketer who has been appointed as the U19 World Cup Qualifier squad captain for Namibia
There are two Faf du Plessis in the cricketing world
17-year-old Faf du Plessis
40-year-old Faf du Plessispic.twitter.com/A3en8SQKcP
— All Cricket Records (@Cric_records45) March 19, 2025
This is the youngster. His real name is also Francois, just like the Proteas batsman.
Most people probably don’t know Faf du Plessis could have qualified to play for Namibia by virtue of his father being born in Windhoek. He was indeed approached by Cricket Namibia at the time. pic.twitter.com/uZ0F1af4KY
— Andrew Poolman (@Andrew_Poolman) June 1, 2023
Now some reports online say that the original Faf du Plessis was also asked to play for Namibia as his father was born in Windhoek, while Faf was born in Pretoria. When they take the field in the U19 World Cup Qualifiers, it’ll be interesting to see how the younger Faf shapes up against his opponents in Nigeria.
For all updates on both cricketers by the name of Faf du Plessis as well as other cricket updates from around the world, remember to always stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
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