Zimbabwe women's national football team
Nickname(s) | Mighty Warriors | ||
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Association | Zimbabwe Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Head coach | Sithethelelwe Sibanda | ||
Captain | Talent Mandaza | ||
FIFA code | ZIM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 120 ![]() | ||
Highest | 82 (December 2013) | ||
Lowest | 119 (April 2021) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Harare, Zimbabwe; 30 July 2000) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Harare, Zimbabwe; 19 April 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 November 2000) | |||
African Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | 4th (2000) | ||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
Best result | 12th (2016) |
The Zimbabwe women's national football team is the national women's football team of Zimbabwe and is overseen by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). As of June 2017, they are ranked 86th in the world.[2]
Their first competitive international match was played in the 2000 African Women's Championship, when they drew against Uganda 2–2 on 11 November 2000. They actually were in the draw for the 1991 edition, but withdrew from the tournament before playing a match.
Their best result in the African Women's Championship was 4th in 2000. They have never qualified for the World Cup.
They qualified for the 2016 Olympic football tournament, and finished last in their group (containing Canada, Germany, and Australia) after losing 6–1 to Germany, 3–1 to Canada and 6–1 to Australia.
History[]
The beginning[]
Zimbabwe were slated to appear at the 1991 African Women's Championship, but withdrew before their first round match with Zambia.[3] In June 1997 the team played South Africa at FNB Stadium in a curtain raiser to the men's Nelson Mandela Challenge.[4][5] In 2003 the team's star player publicly accused the national coach Shacky Tauro of infecting her with HIV during extramarital sex. Tauro denied the claims but abruptly left his job. Mutero died in 2004, followed by Tauro in 2009.[6] A subsequent inquiry into allegations of widespread sexual abuse of Zimbabwe's female footballers was botched by ZIFA.[7][8]
In the COSAFA Women's Championship they finished 2nd in 2002 and fourth in 2006. In 2011 they were crowned champions.[9]
In addition to covering up sexual abuse, ZIFA have provided inadequate and dangerous training facilities, failed to arrange preparation matches, withheld contractual payment and bonuses, refused to pay for travel to away matches and refused to pay for treatment of injured players.[10][11] As a reward for qualifying for the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations, each player was given $50 to buy a dress.[12] The players performed at the 2016 Olympics despite being owed $3,500 each from the association.[13] Upon their return from Brazil, no ZIFA officials greeted the players who were given either $5 or $15 to travel home. An editorial in The Standard newspaper said: "Friday’s debacle at the airport exposed the Zifa president for what he is — a loud mouth failure who is taking Zimbabwean football to the gutter."[14]
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
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2020[]
4 November COSAFA Women's Championship | Zimbabwe ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Ibhayi South Africa |
15:30 | Report (COSAFA) Report (SW) |
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Stadium: Wolfson Stadium |
9 November COSAFA Women's Championship | Zimbabwe ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Ibhayi South Africa |
12:30 | Report Report (SW) |
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Stadium: Gelvandale Stadium |
2021[]
29 September COSAFA Women's Championship GS Group B | Tanzania ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
15:30 |
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Report (COSAFA) Report (SW) |
Stadium: Wolfson Stadium |
2 October COSAFA Women's Championship GS Group B | South Sudan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
15:30 | Report (COSAFA) Report (SW) |
Stadium: Gelvandale Stadium |
4 October COSAFA Women's Championship GS Group B | Botswana ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
12:00 | Report (COSAFA) Report (SW) |
Stadium: Wolfson Stadium |
20 October 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg | Zimbabwe ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Harare, Zimbabwe |
Report |
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Stadium: National Sports Stadium Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa) |
26 October 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg | Eswatini ![]() | 0–3 (1–6 agg.) | ![]() | Manzini, Eswatini |
Report |
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Stadium: Mavuso Sports Centre | ||
Note: Zimbabwe won 6–1 on aggregate. |
2022[]
14 February 2022 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg | Zimbabwe ![]() | v | ![]() |
23 February 2022 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg | Botswana ![]() | v | ![]() |
- Zimbabwe Fixtures & Results – SoccerWay.com
Coaching staff[]
Current coaching staff[]
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Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Sithethelelwe Sibanda |
Manager history[]
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- Sithethelelwe Sibanda (20??–)
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following players were called up for the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship. The final squad was announced on 2 November 2020.[15]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 17 April 2021.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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16 | GK | Lindiwe Magwede | 1 December 1991 | ![]() | ||
19 | GK | ![]() | ||||
2 | DF | ![]() | ||||
3 | DF | ![]() | ||||
4 | DF | ![]() | ||||
6 | DF | ![]() | ||||
8 | DF | Shiela Makoto | 14 January 1990 | ![]() | ||
9 | DF | Nobukhosi Ncube | 17 February 1993 | ![]() | ||
13 | DF | ![]() | ||||
5 | MF | Emmaculate Msipa | 7 June 1992 | ![]() | ||
10 | MF | Mavis Chirandu | 15 January 1995 | ![]() | ||
12 | MF | ![]() | ||||
14 | MF | ![]() | ||||
17 | MF | ![]() | ||||
20 | MF | Danai Bhobho | 1 December 1992 | ![]() | ||
11 | FW | ![]() | ||||
15 | FW | Rutendo Makore | 30 September 1992 | ![]() | ||
18 | FW | ![]() |
Recent call ups[]
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Previous squads[]
- Olympic Games
- COSAFA Women's Championship
Records[]
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 30 August 2021.
Most capped players[]
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Top goalscorers[]
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Honours[]
Continental[]
- Fourth place: 2000
Competitive record[]
FIFA Women's World Cup[]
FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
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To Be Determined | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 0/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Zimbabwe_football_team_2016_Olympics_women.jpg/260px-Zimbabwe_football_team_2016_Olympics_women.jpg)
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | –12 |
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Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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To be determined | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 1/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | –12 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
2016 Summer Olympics[]
Zimbabwe qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games after beating Zambia 2–2 on away goals, Côte d'Ivoire via a walkover, and Cameroon 2–2 on away goals. They qualified along with South Africa, who finished last in their group as well.
They were drawn into a group with Germany, Canada, and Australia, and were the only team in the women's tournament to lose all of their games.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
Canada ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Beckie ![]() Sinclair ![]() |
Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Chirandu ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Msipa ![]() |
Africa Women Cup of Nations[]
Africa Women Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
1991 | Withdrew in Quarterfinals | |||||||
1995 | Did not enter | |||||||
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Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | |
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Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
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Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
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Withdrew in Qualification | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Did not enter | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
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To be determined | |||||||
Total | 12/12 | 49 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 77 |
African Games[]
African Games record | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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1R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
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- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2/5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
COSAFA Women's Championship[]
COSAFA Women's Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
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Runner-up | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
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4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
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?? | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
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Winner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
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groupe stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
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3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
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groupe stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
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groupe stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
Total | Group stage | 3 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Honours[]
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All−time record against FIFA recognized nations[]
The list shown below shows the Djibouti national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.
- Key
Against | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
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Record per opponent[]
*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.
- Key
The following table shows Djibouti's all-time official international record per opponent:
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | Confederation |
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Total | — |
See also[]
- Sport in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe women's national football team
- Zimbabwe women's national football team results
- List of Zimbabwe women's international footballers
- Zimbabwe men's national football team
Notes and references[]
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Women's Ranking". FIFA. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on August 26, 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Namibia: Zambia's She-Polopolo". AllAfrica.com. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Chingoma, Grace (28 October 2011). "Where are our queens?". The Herald (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Duret, Sébastien (5 November 2003). "South Africa - Women - International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Muchinjo, Enock (4 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Zimbabwe women's arduous journey to Brazil". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Yesmore Mutero turning in her grave". The Standard (Zimbabwe). 8 March 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Vickers, Steve (30 March 2005). "Zimbabwe inquiry delayed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ http://womenssoccerafrica.blogspot.de/2011/07/cosafa-womens-championship-zimbabwe.html
- ^ Moyo, Sikhumbuzo (11 March 2014). "Mighty Warriors finally get part of bonuses". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Nyakwenda, Langton (10 April 2016). "Mighty Warriors queen Neshamba stranded". The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Nnadiegbulam, Chibuogwu (20 June 2016). "The Zimbabwe Mighty Warriors' tale of price and sacrifice". Unusual Efforts. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Karonga, Austin (11 August 2016). "Mighty Warriors global appeal". Daily News (Harare). Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Mighty Warriors fiasco a disgrace". The Standard (Zimbabwe). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Kwinji names final squad for COSAFA Women's Cup". Zimbabwe Football Association. 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Match Report: ZIM vs GER" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Match Report: CAM vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Match Report: AUS vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
External links[]
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