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Zambia Women's National Football Team
The Zambia women's national association football team represents Zambia in association football, participating in qualifying tournaments for the FIFA Women's World Cup and other African-based competitions. It made its debut in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, becoming the first landlocked nation in Africa to qualify for a senior World Cup in either men's or women's soccer. History Zambia became an official women's national team in 1983, and was one of the first African women's national football teams to exist on the continent. In 2003, the kit for the team was provided as a result of a sponsorship deal with Umbro who first agreed to sponsor the Zambia national football team. The team's official kit colours include green shorts, a green jersey and green socks. Some matches were played in 1994, for qualification for 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. Zambia played in a 5 November 1994 World Cup qualifier against South Africa in South Africa, where Zambia lost 3–5. In the return match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Association Of Zambia
The Football Association of Zambia is the governing body of association football in Zambia founded in 1929 and based at the "Football House" on Alick Nkhata Road in Lusaka, the country's capital. Affiliated to Confederation of African Football, CAF and FIFA in 1964 and COSAFA in 1997, it organizes the Zambia Super League, local league and the Zambia national football team, country's national team. Executive committee * President Keith Mweemba * Vice President Justin Mumba * Women's Representative Priscilla Katoba * Zambian Premier League Chaiman Kephas Katongo * Member Jordan Maliti * Member Collins Mukwala * Member Danny Pule * Member Chris Kamuna * Member David Simwinga * Member Patrick Ndhlovu * Member Mwansa Kapyanga * Member Mweemba Mujala * Member Francis Hamfwiti * Member Arthur Kamulosu National teams The association governs and controls the Zambian national men's and women's teams which represents the country in international association football. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambia National Football Team
The Zambia national football team represents Zambia in association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). During the 1980s, they were known as the KK 11, after founding president Dr. Kenneth Kaunda ("KK") who ruled Zambia from 1964 to 1991. After the country adopted multiparty politics, the side was nicknamed ''Chipolopolo'' which means the "Copper Bullets". The team won an Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012. This team has also become the most successful team in the COSAFA Cup, surpassing Zimbabwe after winning the 2023 edition. History Zambian Air Force Flight 319 Tragedy struck the Zambian team when the military plane (REG: AF-319) transporting the team to Senegal for a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier crashed late in the evening, on April 27, 1993. Three stops were planned for re-fuelling, but at the first stop, in Brazzaville, engine problems were noted on the Buffalo DHC-5D of the Zambia Air Force. Despite this, the flight continued, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Banda
Susan Banda (born 6 July 1990) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a midfielder for OFI in the Greek A Division and the Zambia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. Banda was named to the Zambia squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's association football, football championship contested by List of women's national association football teams, women's nat .... References External links * 1990 births Living people Zambian women's footballers 21st-century Zambian sportswomen Zambia women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Women's association football midfielders Red Arrows F.C. players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players OFI Crete W.F.C. players {{Zambia-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noria Sosala
Noria Sosala (born 25 December 1988) is a Zambian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ... who plays as a forward for the Zambia women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship. On club level she played for National Assembly F.C. in Zambia. References External links CAF player profile 1988 births Living people Zambian women's footballers 21st-century Zambian sportswomen Zambia women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Women's association football forwards {{Zambia-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lusaka
Lusaka ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was about 3.3 million, while the urban population is estimated at 2.5 million in 2018. Lusaka is the centre of both commerce and government in Zambia and connects to the country's four main highways heading Great North Road, Zambia, north, Livingstone Road, south, Great East Road, east, and Great West Road, Zambia, west. English is the official language of the city administration, while Bemba language, Bemba, Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe), Tonga and Nyanja are the commonly-spoken street languages. The earliest evidence of settlement in the area dates to the 6th century AD, with the first known settlement in the 11th century. It was then home to the Lenje people, Lenje and Soli language, Soli peoples from the 17th or 18th century. The found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimbabwe Football Association
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is the governing body of association football, football in Zimbabwe. It is responsible for organising national football competitions in Zimbabwe and managing the Zimbabwe national football teams. The current ZIFA was founded in 1979. It has been affiliated with FIFA since 1965 and has been a member of the Confederation of African Football, CAF since 1980. In October 2015, Zimbabwe Football Association President, Cuthbert Dube, stepped down after five years in charge. During his tenure, the organisation's debt rose to $6 million and national teams struggled repeatedly to fulfil away assignments due to lack of funds. Dube faced a vote of no confidence at a meeting prior to his resignation. ZIFA regions ZIFA has four Regions made up of ten Provinces: *ZIFA Central Region (Provinces: ''Matebeleland South, Midlands'') *ZIFA Eastern Region (Provinces: ''Manicaland, Masvingo, Mashonaland East'') *ZIFA Northern Region (Provinces: ''Harare, Mashon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambia National Under-17 Football Team
The Zambia national under-17 football team is the youth football team which represents Zambia founded in 1929. The team, nicknamed the Junior Chipolopolo, represents the country in international under-17 matches and is controlled by the Football Association of Zambia. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and FIFA U-17 World Cup and develop the players for the main national team Chipolopolo. History FIFA U-17 World Cup They qualified for the maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2025 after advancing to the quarter finals of the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. COSAFA U-17 Cup In 2016, they were disqualified from the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship because two players were found to have been over the age of 17. Competitive record FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the annual world championship of association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique Women's National Football Team
The Mozambique women's national football team is the national women's football team of Mozambique and is overseen by the Mozambican Football Federation. Notably, they are the third national women's football team in Sub-Saharan Africa to ever install a memorial to the September 11 terrorist attacks in their main training facility, which is located in Maputo Maputo () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed ov .... History Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend 2024 Coaching staff Current coaching staff Manager history * Felizarda Lemos(20??-2022) * Luís Victor Fumo(2022–2024) * Victor Matine(2024–present) Players Current squad * The following p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa Women's National Football Team
The South Africa women's national football team represents South Africa in women's international soccer and is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for Soccer in South Africa. Nicknamed Banyana Banyana (The Girls in Sesotho). South Africa competed in two Olympic Games, two FIFA Women's World Cups, and 14 Women's African Cup of Nations, where they were runners up five times before winning once. They also competed at all 10 COSAFA Women's Championships, where they won seven times, came second thrice and finished in fourth place once. History Banyana Banyana's first official match was held on 30 May 1993 against Eswatini, which they won 14–0. Future Women's AFCON winning coach Desiree Ellis played in that game and scored three of the goals Their first international match outside of Africa was against China. They played two matches which they lost 8–0 and 13–0 with the latter being the heaviest defeat in their history. The team's first vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesotho Women's National Football Team
The Lesotho women's national football team, also known affectionately as Mehalalitoe ("The Beautiful Flowers"), represents Lesotho in international women's football. Governed by the Lesotho Football Association (LFA), the team has demonstrated steady progress in recent years, particularly within the regional Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) competitions. History The senior team is nicknamed the Beautiful Flowers. On 28 March 1998, Lesotho played Mozambique in Mozambique. The game was tied 0–0 at the half before Mozambique scored three goals to win the game 3–0. In Maseru on 19 April 1998, Lesotho again played Mozambique. Lesotho was up 2–1 at the half and went on to win the game 4–2. In 2002, the team played 4 games. The country participated in the 2002 COSAFA Women's Championship in Harare, Zimbabwe. They were in Group A. They lost on 19 April to Zimbabwe 0–15, lost to Malawi 0–3 on 21 April, and lost to Zambia 1–3 on 23 April. In 2003, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimbabwe Women's National Football Team
The Zimbabwe women's national football team represents Zimbabwe in international football. It is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZFA), the governing body for football in Zimbabwe. The team represented Zimbabwe at the 2016 Summer Olympics, making it the fourth African country to qualify for the tournament, where they were eliminated in the group stage. History Similar to the men's team, the team is known as the "Mighty Warriors", the Zimbabwe women's national team was established in 1991, making it one of the earliest women's national teams on the African continent. They were scheduled to compete in the inaugural African Women's Championship in 1991 but withdrew before the tournament. Their first official match was a 5–2 victory over South Africa in a friendly at FNB Stadium, serving as a curtain-raiser for the men's match between Bafana and Holland. The team played its first African Women's Championship qualifiers in 2000 against Lesotho, winning 8–0 on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malawi Women's National Football Team
The Malawi women's national football team represents Malawi in women's football at international level. It is overseen by the Football Association of Malawi. In 2020 the nickname Scorchers was adopted for the team. Previously it was referred to as She-Flames. In 2023 Malawi won their first and only COSAFA title defeating Zambia 2–1 at the final. It was announced shortly after Malawi won the COSAFA that there controversially would be no prize money available for any of the national teams. In February 2025 seven players flew back to Africa to join others picked to play Zambia by Lovemore Fazili. Chimwemwe Madise and Sabina Thom are contracted to play in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Tabitha Chawinga and Rose Kabzere were in France. Bernadette Mkandawire was with Vanessa Chikupira in Zambia and Temwa Chawinga joined them from America. Coaching staff Managers History * Temwa Msuku (2012) * Thom Mkorongo (2015) * Maggie Chombo-Sadik (2016–2018) * Stuart Mbolem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
