Marjory Nyaumwe (born 10 July 1987) is a Zimbabwean association football player.

Life

Nyaumwe was born in 1987. Her strong interest in football was blamed by her parents for her poor school exam results. Nyaumwe agreed to give up the game but a better career was not apparent and she rejoined her team after staying at home for 2010. Her parents saw her success when she was part of the team that won the

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. She received $4,000 from President Robert Mugabe and spent some of this extending her parents' house.Golden Handshake
10 July 2016, Dube, 2016, Retrieved 21 August 2016 She is a member of the

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and represented the country in their Olympic debut at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

References

1987 births Living people Zimbabwean women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Zimbabwe women's international footballers Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Zimbabwe {{Zimbabwe-women-footy-bio-stub