Edward Maova

Edward Maova (born 5 September 1994), is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Golden Arrows and the Namibia national team.

Career
Maova began his senior career in the Namibia Premier League with Rundu Chiefs in 2012. The following season, he moved to Civics where he spent 5 seasons. In 2019, he moved to South Africa to the first time with University of Pretoria, and followed that up with a stint at Royal Eagles. In 2020 he returned to Namibia with Civics, before moving back to South Africa with Sporting on 29 July 2021. In 2022, he had a year-long stint with Pretoria Callies before returning to the University of Pretoria for the 2023–24 season on 24 July 2023.

International
Maova was part of the Namibia U20s at the 2013 COSAFA U-20 Cup, and was named goalkeeper of the tournament. In May 2013, he received his first call-up to the senior Namibia national team. He debuted with Namibia in a 1–0 (4–5) 2020 African Nations Championship qualification penalty shootout win over Zimbabwe on 23 July 2017. He was part of the national team at the 2022 COSAFA Cup, and was named the goalkeeper of the tournament. He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Honours

 * Civics
 * Namibia FA Cup: 2020–21