Zimbabwe women's national football team

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Zimbabwe
Nickname(s)Mighty Warriors
AssociationZimbabwe Football Association
ConfederationCAF
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachSithethelelwe Sibanda
CaptainTalent Mandaza
FIFA codeZIM
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 120 Decrease 1 (10 December 2021)[1]
Highest82 (December 2013)
Lowest119 (April 2021)
First international
 Zimbabwe 4–0 Lesotho 
(Harare, Zimbabwe; 30 July 2000)
Biggest win
 Zimbabwe 15–0 Lesotho 
(Harare, Zimbabwe; 19 April 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 6–0 Zimbabwe 
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 November 2000)
African Women's Championship
Appearances4 (first in 1991)
Best result4th (2000)
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best result12th (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  Tanzania Ibhayi South Africa
15:30 Report (COSAFA)
Report (SW)
  • Shekigenda 60'
Stadium: Wolfson Stadium
9 November COSAFA Women's Championship Zimbabwe  0–1  Botswana Ibhayi South Africa
12:30 Report
Report (SW)
  • Tholekele 73'
Stadium: Gelvandale Stadium

2021[]

29 September COSAFA Women's Championship GS Group B Tanzania  3–0  Zimbabwe Port Elizabeth, South Africa
15:30
Report (COSAFA)
Report (SW)
Stadium: Wolfson Stadium
4 October COSAFA Women's Championship GS Group B Botswana  0–3  Zimbabwe 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  Eswatini Harare, Zimbabwe
Report
  • 42'
Stadium: National Sports Stadium
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
26 October 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Eswatini  0–3
(1–6 agg.)
 Zimbabwe Manzini, Eswatini
Report
Stadium: Mavuso Sports Centre
Note: Zimbabwe won 6–1 on aggregate.

2022[]

14 February 2022 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg Zimbabwe  v  Botswana
23 February 2022 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg Botswana  v  Zimbabwe

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Sithethelelwe Sibanda

Manager history[]

  • 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
16 1GK Lindiwe Magwede (1991-12-01) 1 December 1991 (age 30) Zimbabwe Herentals
19 1GK Zimbabwe Harare City

2 2DF Zimbabwe Herentals
3 2DF Zimbabwe Black Rhinos
4 2DF Zimbabwe Harare City
6 2DF Zimbabwe Auckaland
8 2DF Shiela Makoto (1990-01-14) 14 January 1990 (age 32) Zimbabwe
9 2DF Nobukhosi Ncube (1993-02-17) 17 February 1993 (age 28) Zimbabwe
13 2DF Zimbabwe Harare City

5 3MF Emmaculate Msipa (1992-06-07) 7 June 1992 (age 29) Turkey Fatih Karagümrük
10 3MF Mavis Chirandu (1995-01-15) 15 January 1995 (age 27) Zimbabwe Black Rhinos
12 3MF Zimbabwe Herentals
14 3MF Zimbabwe Harare City
17 3MF Zimbabwe

20 3MF Danai Bhobho (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 29) Tanzania Simba
11 4FW Zimbabwe
15 4FW Rutendo Makore (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 29) Zimbabwe Black Rhinos
18 4FW Zimbabwe

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



Previous squads[]

Olympic Games
COSAFA Women's Championship

Records[]

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 30 August 2021.

Honours[]

Continental[]

Fourth place: 2000

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 - - - - - - - -
Sweden 1995 - - - - - - - -
United States 1999 - - - - - - - -
United States 2003 - - - - - - - -
China 2007 - - - - - - - -
Germany 2011 - - - - - - - -
Canada 2015 - - - - - - - -
France 2019 - - - - - - - -
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 To Be Determined - - - - - - - -
Total 0/9 - - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games[]

Zimbabwe team at the 2016 Olympics
Summer Olympics record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
United States 1996 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Australia 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Greece 2004 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
China 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Brazil 2016 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 3 15 –12
Japan 2021 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
France 2024 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
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Quarter-finals
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
3  Australia 3 1 1 1 8 5 +3 4
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Zimbabwe 1–6 Germany
Basopo 50' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 20,521[16]
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Canada 3–1 Zimbabwe
Beckie 7', 35'
Sinclair 19' (pen.)
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Chirandu 86'
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 30,295[17]
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Australia 6–1 Zimbabwe
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Msipa 90+1'

Africa Women Cup of Nations[]

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1991 Withdrew in Quarterfinals
1995 Did not enter
Nigeria 1998 Did not enter
South Africa 2000 Fourth Place 5 1 1 3 8 17
Nigeria 2002 Group Stage 3 0 2 1 2 4
South Africa 2004 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 4
Nigeria 2006 Withdrew in Qualification
Equatorial Guinea 2008 Did not qualify
South Africa 2010 Did not enter
Equatorial Guinea 2012 Did not qualify
Namibia 2014 Did not qualify
Cameroon 2016 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 0 3
Ghana 2018 Did not qualify
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Morocco 2022 To be determined
Total 12/12 49 20 10 19 60 77

African Games[]

African Games record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Nigeria 2003 1R 3 1 1 1 5 6
Algeria 2007 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mozambique 2011 1R 3 0 1 2 4 8
Republic of the Congo 2015 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 2019 - 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
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA GD
Zimbabwe Runner-up 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2
Zambia 4th 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2
Angola 2011 ?? 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2
Zimbabwe 2017 Winner 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2
Zimbabwe 2018 groupe stage 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2
South Africa 2019 3rd 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2
South Africa 2020 groupe stage 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2
South Africa 2021 groupe stage 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2
Total Group stage 3
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours[]

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
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
Against Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation

Record per opponent[]

*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Djibouti's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W% Confederation
Total

See also[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Women's Ranking". FIFA. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on August 26, 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Namibia: Zambia's She-Polopolo". AllAfrica.com. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ Chingoma, Grace (28 October 2011). "Where are our queens?". The Herald (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. ^ Duret, Sébastien (5 November 2003). "South Africa - Women - International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ^ Muchinjo, Enock (4 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Zimbabwe women's arduous journey to Brazil". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Yesmore Mutero turning in her grave". The Standard (Zimbabwe). 8 March 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  8. ^ Vickers, Steve (30 March 2005). "Zimbabwe inquiry delayed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  9. ^ http://womenssoccerafrica.blogspot.de/2011/07/cosafa-womens-championship-zimbabwe.html
  10. ^ Moyo, Sikhumbuzo (11 March 2014). "Mighty Warriors finally get part of bonuses". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  11. ^ Nyakwenda, Langton (10 April 2016). "Mighty Warriors queen Neshamba stranded". The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  12. ^ Nnadiegbulam, Chibuogwu (20 June 2016). "The Zimbabwe Mighty Warriors' tale of price and sacrifice". Unusual Efforts. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  13. ^ Karonga, Austin (11 August 2016). "Mighty Warriors global appeal". Daily News (Harare). Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Mighty Warriors fiasco a disgrace". The Standard (Zimbabwe). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Kwinji names final squad for COSAFA Women's Cup". Zimbabwe Football Association. 2 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Match Report: ZIM vs GER" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Match Report: CAM vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Match Report: AUS vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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