Zimbabwe women's national football team

Zimbabwe
Nickname(s)	Mighty Warriors
Association	Zimbabwe Football Association
Confederation	CAF
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Shadreck Mlauzi
Captain	Talent Mandaza
FIFA code	ZIM
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	125 2 (14 June 2024)[1]
Highest	82 (December 2013)
Lowest	128 (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
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 August 2023, they are ranked 125th internationally.[2] They have never qualified for the World Cup.

History

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 against Uganda 2–2 on 11 November 2000.

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 left his job right after. Mutero died in 2004, followed by Tauro in 2009.[6]

In the COSAFA Women's Championship they finished second in 2002 and fourth in 2006. In 2011 they were crowned champions.[7] In 2016 the team qualified for the Africa Women Cup of Nations. They also 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.

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

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	Neshamba 18' Ncube 57'	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	Moçambique 87' Manuel 90+6'	Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As September 2023

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Shadreck Mlauzi	[8]
Assistant coach	Yohane Chikaola
Assistant coach	Sithethelelwe Sibanda
Goalkeeping coach	Ndega Matsika
Strength & Conditioning coach	Brenda Chaora
Team manager	Portia Chiota
Kit manager	Choice Dambuza
Medical Doctor	Dr Margaret Maulana
Physiotherapist	Kudzanai Matavire
Safeguarding Officer	Dorothy Mugari
Media Officer	Chioniso Mashakada

Manager history

Shadreck Mlauzi (2015-2017)
Sithethelelwe Sibanda (2017–2023)
Shadreck Mlauzi (2023-)

Players

Current squad

The following is the squad called up for the 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship named in September 2023.[9]

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Lindiwe Magwede	(1991-12-01) 1 December 1991	Herentals
1GK	Cynthia Shonga	(2000-06-18) 18 June 2000	Harare City
1GK	Chido Dzingirai

2DF	Eunice Chibanda	(1993-03-26) 26 March 1993	Black Rhinos
2DF	Vimbai Mharadzi	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002	Blue Swallows
2DF	Nobukhosi Ncube	(1993-02-17) 17 February 1993	Correctional Services
2DF	Edline Mutumbami	(1996-10-13) 13 October 1996	Blue Swallows
2DF	Thelma Masawi
2DF	Pureté Mugayi	(2002-06-02) 2 June 2002	Black Rhinos
3MF	Nokukhanya Ndlovu
3MF	Daisy Kaitano

3MF	Alice Moyo
3MF	Ennety Sandile
3MF	Tanyaradzwa Chihoro
4FW	Priviledge Mupeti	(1997-09-29) 29 September 1997	Black Rhinos
3MF	Patience Nyarai Ndhlovu

4FW	Rudo Neshamba	(1992-02-10) 10 February 1992	Ramat HaSharon
3MF	Shyline Dambamuromo	(2000-04-04) 4 April 2000	Faith Drive
4FW	Praynance Zvawanda
4FW	Maudy Mafuruse
4FW	Christobel Katona	(1999-02-13) 13 February 1999	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)	Club	Latest call-up

DF	Hazvinei Dhlakama			2023 COSAFA Women's Championship^PRE
DF	Mitchel Nyakatsapa			2023 COSAFA Women's Championship^PRE
DF	Morelife Nyagumbo			2023 COSAFA Women's Championship^PRE

MF	Bethel Kondo			2023 COSAFA Women's Championship^PRE
MF	Ennert Chemhere	(2002-05-02) 2 May 2002	Ubuntu Queens	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship^PRE
MF	Emmaculate Msipa	(1992-06-07) 7 June 1992	Ramat HaSharon	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship^PRE
MF	Peace Kenede			2023 COSAFA Women's Championship^PRE

FW	Patience Ndhlovu			2023 COSAFA Women's Championship^PRE

Previous squads

Olympic Games

2016 Summer Olympics squad

Africa Women Cup of Nations

COSAFA Women's Championship

Records

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

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Honours

Continental

Africa Women Cup of Nations

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
1991		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	'Did not qualify'	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2027	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1996	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	3	15	−12
2021	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024	Suspended	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

3 August 2016

18:00

Zimbabwe	1–6	Germany
Basopo 50'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Däbritz 22' Popp 36' Behringer 53', 78' Leupolz 83' Chibanda 90' (o.g.)

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Attendance: 20,521[10]

Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

6 August 2016

15:00

Canada	3–1	Zimbabwe
Beckie 7', 35' Sinclair 19' (pen.)	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Chirandu 86'

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Attendance: 30,295[11]

Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)

9 August 2016

16:00

Australia	6–1	Zimbabwe
De Vanna 2' Polkinghorne 15' Kennedy 37' Simon 50' Heyman 55', 66'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Msipa 90+1'

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 5,115[12]

Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Withdrew in Quarterfinals
1995-1998	did not enter
2000		Fourth Place	5	1	1	3	8	17
2002		Group Stage	3	0	2	1	2	4
2004		Group Stage	3	1	1	1	3	4
2006	Withdrew in Qualification
2008	did not qualify
2010	did not enter
2012	did not qualify
2014	did not qualify
2016		Group Stage	3	0	1	2	0	3
2018	did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	'Did not qualify'
2024	' Did not enter '
Total		12/12	49	20	10	19	60	77

African Games

African Games record
Host	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA
2003	1R	3	1	1	1	5	6
2011	1R	3	0	1	2	4	8
Total	2/4	6	1	2	3	9	14

COSAFA Women's Championship

COSAFA Women's Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2002	Runner-up
2006	4th
2008	??
2011	Winner	5	4	1	0	16	2	+14
2017	Runner-up	5	2	2	1	13	6	+7
2018	Group stage	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3
2019	3rd	3	4	0	1	19	4	+15
2020	Group stage	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2
2021	Group stage	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1
2023	4th	5	2	1	2	4	4	0
Total	Winner	26	16	4	8	62	24	+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									—

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
"FIFA World Ranking: Women's Ranking". Fifa. FIFA. August 2023.
"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.
"Women's Soccer Africa: COSAFA Women's Championship-Zimbabwe crowned 2011 Champions". 9 July 2011.
Technical staff
"Mighty Warriors Final COSAFA Women's Championship 2023 Squad". Zimbabwe Football Association. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
"Match Report: ZIM vs GER" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
"Match Report: CAM vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
"Match Report: AUS vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

External links

Zimbabwe women's national football team – official website at ZIFA (in English)
FIFA profile

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

[2] "FIFA World Ranking: Women's Ranking". Fifa. FIFA. August 2023.

[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] "Women's Soccer Africa: COSAFA Women's Championship-Zimbabwe crowned 2011 Champions". 9 July 2011.

[8] Technical staff

[9] "Mighty Warriors Final COSAFA Women's Championship 2023 Squad". Zimbabwe Football Association. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[ZIM_vs_GER-10] "Match Report: ZIM vs GER" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

[CAN_vs_ZIM-11] "Match Report: CAM vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[AUS_vs_ZIM-12] "Match Report: AUS vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

National women's football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar^†
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion^†
^†Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA Football in Africa portal.

National sports teams of Zimbabwe
Badminton Baseball Basketball M W Cricket M M A M-19 W W-19 Field hockey M W W-21 Football M W Futsal Korfball Netball Rugby union M M U-20 W M7 Softball M W Tennis M W X
Olympics Paralympics Deaflympics‎ Commonwealth Games African Games

Zimbabwe women's national football team

History

Results and fixtures

2023

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call ups

Previous squads

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Honours

Continental

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

2016 Summer Olympics

Africa Women Cup of Nations

African Games

COSAFA Women's Championship

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

Record per opponent

See also

References

External links