Zimbabwe women's national football team

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 rank 86th internationally.[2] They have never qualified for the World Cup.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Zimbabwe national football team.
Zimbabwe
Nickname(s)Mighty Warriors
AssociationZimbabwe Football Association
ConfederationCAF
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachVacant
CaptainTalent Mandaza
FIFA codeZIM
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 125 Steady (25 August 2023)[1]
Highest82 (December 2013)
Lowest128 (August 2022)
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)

In 1991, the team withdrew from the tournament before playing a match. Their first competitive international match was played in the 2000 African Women's Championship, when they were only able to achieve a draw against Uganda 2–2 on 11 November 2000.

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 Yesmore Mutero 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 second 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
See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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

2023
6 October 2023 (2023-10-06) 2023 COSAFA WC GS Zimbabwe  1–0  Lesotho Pretoria, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2
  • Mupeti 58'
 Report Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium
Referee: Seonyatseng Tshephe (Botswana)
9 October 2023 (2023-10-09) 2023 COSAFA WC GS Namibia  0–2  Zimbabwe Johannesburg, South Africa
15:30 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium
Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini)
11 October 2023 (2023-10-11) 2023 COSAFA WC GS Zimbabwe  1–1  Botswana Johannesburg, South Africa
15:30 UTC+2 Chemhere 4' Report Johannes 86' Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
13 October 2023 COSAFA SF Zambia  1–0  Zimbabwe Pretoria, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2
  • Jere 50'
 Report Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
15 October 2023 (2023-10-15) 2023 COSAFA WC 3rd Zimbabwe  0–2  Mozambique Pretoria, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As september 2023

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Zimbabwe Shadreck Mlauzi [15]

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 17 April 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Lindiwe Magwede (1991-12-01) 1 December 1991 Zimbabwe Herentals
1GK Cynthia Shonga (2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 Zimbabwe Harare City
1GK Chido Dzingirai Zimbabwe
2DF Eunice Chibanda (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 Zimbabwe Black Rhinos
2DF Vimbai Mharadzi (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 Zimbabwe Blue Swallows
2DF Nobukhosi Ncube (1993-02-17) 17 February 1993 Zimbabwe Correctional Services
2DF Edline Mutumbami (1996-10-13) 13 October 1996 Zimbabwe Blue Swallows
2DF Thelma Masawi Zimbabwe
2DF Pureté Mugayi (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 Zimbabwe Black Rhinos
3MF Nokukhanya Ndlovu Zimbabwe
3MF Daisy Kaitano Zimbabwe
3MF Alice Moyo Zimbabwe
3MF Ennety Sandile Zimbabwe
3MF Tanyaradzwa Chihoro Zimbabwe
4FW Priviledge Mupeti (1997-09-29) 29 September 1997 Zimbabwe Black Rhinos
3MF Patience Nyarai Ndhlovu Zimbabwe
4FW Rudo Neshamba (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 Israel Ramat HaSharon
3MF Shyline Dambamuromo (2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 Zimbabwe Faith Drive
4FW Praynance Zvawanda Zimbabwe
4FW Maudy Mafuruse Zimbabwe
4FW Christobel Katona (1999-02-13) 13 February 1999 Zimbabwe Black Rhinos

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
DF Hazvinei Dhlakama Zimbabwe 2023 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
DF Mitchel Nyakatsapa Zimbabwe 2023 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
DF Morelife Nyagumbo Zimbabwe 2023 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Bethel Kondo Zimbabwe 2023 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Ennert Chemhere (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 Zimbabwe Ubuntu Queens 2023 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Emmaculate Msipa (1992-06-07) 7 June 1992 Israel Ramat HaSharon 2023 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Peace Kenede Zimbabwe 2023 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
FW Patience Ndhlovu Zimbabwe 2023 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE

Previous squads
Olympic Games
Africa Women Cup of Nations
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'Did not qualify'--------
Total0/9--------
*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 1996did not qualify-------
Australia 2000did not qualify-------
Greece 2004did not qualify-------
China 2008did not qualify -------
United Kingdom 2012did not qualify-------
Brazil 2016Group Stage3003315−12
Japan 2021did not qualify-------
France 2024to be determined-------
Total1/73003315−12
*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)
Attendance: 20,521[17]
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Canada 3–1 Zimbabwe
Beckie 7', 35'
Sinclair 19' (pen.)		 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)		 Chirandu 86'
Attendance: 30,295[18]
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Australia 6–1 Zimbabwe
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)		 Msipa 90+1'
Attendance: 5,115[19]

Africa Women Cup of Nations
Africa Women Cup of Nations record
YearRoundResultMWDLGFGA
1991Withdrew in Quarterfinals
1995-1998did not enter
South Africa 2000Fourth Place5113817
Nigeria 2002Group Stage302124
South Africa 2004Group Stage311134
Nigeria 2006Withdrew in Qualification
Equatorial Guinea 2008did not qualify
South Africa 2010did not enter
Equatorial Guinea 2012did not qualify
Namibia 2014did not qualify
Cameroon 2016Group Stage301203
Ghana 2018did not qualify
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Morocco 2022'Did not qualify'
Total12/12492010196077

African Games
African Games record
HostResultMWDLGFGA
Nigeria 20031R311156
Mozambique 20111R301248
Total2/46123914

COSAFA Women's Championship
COSAFA Women's Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA GD
Zimbabwe 2002Runner-up
Zambia 20064th
Angola 2008??
Zimbabwe 2011Winner5410162+14
Zimbabwe 2017Runner-up5221136+7
South Africa 2018Group stage320152+3
South Africa 20193rd3401194+15
South Africa 2020Group stage200202−2
South Africa 2021Group stage320154+1
South Africa 2023 4th5212440
TotalWinner2616486224+38
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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

    References
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