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Zimbabwe women's national football team
Women's association football team representing Zimbabwe
Women's association football team representing Zimbabwe
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Zimbabwe |
| Badge_size | 150px |
| Nickname | Mighty Warriors |
| Association | Zimbabwe Football Association (ZFA) |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) |
| Coach | Sithethelelwe Sibanda |
| Captain | Nobukhosi Ncube |
| FIFA Trigramme | ZIM |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 82 |
| FIFA max date | December 2013 |
| FIFA min | 130 |
| FIFA min date | March 2025 |
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| First game | 4–0 |
| (Harare, Zimbabwe; 30 July 2000) | |
| Largest win | 15–0 |
| (Harare, Zimbabwe; 19 April 2002) | |
| Largest loss | 6–0 |
| (Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 November 2000) | |
| 2ndRegional name | Summer Olympics |
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 1 |
| 2ndRegional cup first | 2016 |
| 2ndRegional cup best | 12th (2016) |
| Regional name | African Women's Championship |
| Regional cup apps | 4 |
| Regional cup first | 1991 |
| Regional cup best | 4th (2000) |
| type | women |
the women's team
| Sub-confederation = COSAFA (Southern Africa) (Harare, Zimbabwe; 30 July 2000) (Harare, Zimbabwe; 19 April 2002) (Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 November 2000) The Zimbabwe women's national football team represents Zimbabwe in international football. It is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZFA), the governing body for football in Zimbabwe.
The team represented Zimbabwe at the 2016 Summer Olympics, making it the fourth African country to qualify for the tournament, where they were eliminated in the group stage.
History
Similar to the men's team, the team is known as the "Mighty Warriors", the Zimbabwe women's national team was established in 1991, making it one of the earliest women's national teams on the African continent. They were scheduled to compete in the inaugural African Women's Championship in 1991 but withdrew before the tournament. Their first official match was a 5–2 victory over South Africa in a friendly at FNB Stadium, serving as a curtain-raiser for the men's match between Bafana and Holland.
The team played its first African Women's Championship qualifiers in 2000 against Lesotho, winning 8–0 on aggregate over two legs to qualify for their first continental competition. In Group A, the team drew with Uganda, defeated Réunion 2–1, and lost to South Africa 3–0, advancing to their first-ever semifinals. After losing the next two knockout matches, the team finished fourth.
In 2002, the country hosted the inaugural regional COSAFA Women's Championship. During their first campaign, they topped Group A, recording their biggest win, a 15–0 victory over Lesotho. Another dominant performance, an 11–1 win against Mozambique, saw Zimbabwe reach their first final.
Sixteen years after their first match, Zimbabwe won their first regional title and trophy at the 2011 COSAFA Women's Championship on home soil, defeating three-time defending champions South Africa 1–0 in the final.
After failing to qualify for the Olympics on two occasions, the Mighty Warriors secured their ticket to the 2016 Summer Olympics through the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament. They defeated rivals Zambia, received a walkover against Ivory Coast, and then triumphed over Cameroon with a 2–2 aggregate score, advancing on away goals. It became the first team, either men's or women's from the country to qualify for the Olympics. In their first tournament, they were defeated in all their matches against Australia, Canada, and Germany, but they were able to score in each of the three games.
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Sithethelelwe Sibanda | ||
| Assistant coach | {{flagicon | ]] []() | |
| Goalkeeper coach | {{flagicon | ]] []() | |
| Physical coach | {{flagicon | ]] []() |
Manager history
- Sithethelelwe Sibanda (20??–present)
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
2025
- Chinyerere
- Katona
- Ncube
- Chirandu
- Kaitano
- Kanyai
- Magwede
- Cristina
- Margareth
- Ketcha
- Docarsia
- Ngonguinha
- Nanyangwe
Players
Current squad
The following is the squad named for the Three Nations Women's Tournament held in Lilongwe, Malawi from 28 November to 2 December 2023.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to a Mozambique squad in the past 12 months.
Previous squads
;Olympic Games
- 2016 Summer Olympics squad ;Africa Women Cup of Nations
- 2000 African Women's Championship squad
- 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad ;COSAFA Women's Championship
- 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship squad
- 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship squad
- 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship squad
- 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship squad
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | Host nation(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | China 1991 | Sweden 1995 | USA 1999 | USA 2003 | China 2007 | Germany 2011 | Canada 2015 | France 2019 | AUSNZL 2023 | BRA 2027 | Total | – | 0/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | The 2002 African Women's Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | The 2014 African Women's Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | The 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | The 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To be determined | The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations will serve as the qualifying tournament |
Summer Olympics
| Summer Olympics record | Qualification record | Host nation(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | USA 1996 | AUS 2000 | GRE 2004 | CHN 2008 | UK 2012 | BRA 2016 | JPN 2020 | FRA 2024 | USA 2028 | Total | – | 1/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | – | Total | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 16 | ||
| Did not enter | The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | Second round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | squad | Fourth round | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Withdrew | Second round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suspended | Suspended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To be determined | To be determined |
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
| Women's Africa Cup of Nations record | Qualification record | Host nation(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | blank 1991 | blank 1995 | NGA 1998 | RSA 2000 | NGA 2002 | RSA 2004 | NGA 2006 | EQG 2008 | RSA 2010 | EQG 2012 | NAM 2014 | CMR 2016 | GHA 2018 | MAR 2022 | MAR 2024 | MAR 2026 | Total | – | 4/16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | – | Total | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 29 | ||
| Withdrew | No qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | squad | Main round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | squad | Main round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | squad | Main round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | Second round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | First round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | squad | Main round | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | Second round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To be determined | To be determined |
References
References
- (August 3, 2016). "Zimbabwe's Women's Football Team Makes History Going Into Rio 2016 Olympics". Pablo Medina Uribe.
- (August 29, 2019). "Ruthless Copper Queens thrash Mighty Warriors".
- (October 28, 2011). "Where are our queens?".
- "Zimbabwe's journalist-footballer ready for Rio". [[FIFA]].
- (October 6, 2024). "History of the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women's Championship".
- (July 9, 2011). "Zimbabwe Mighty Warriors lift COSAFA cup".
- (August 1, 2016). "The unlikely Olympic journey of Zimbabwe's Mighty Warriors".
- (August 9, 2016). "No riches, but respect for Zimbabwe women's football team at Rio 2016 Olympics".
- (27 November 2023). "Mighty Warriors squad announcement for the Three Nations Tournament". [[Zimbabwe Football Association]].
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