Women's football in Zimbabwe

For more in depth, albeit general information see Football in Zimbabwe.
Women's football in Zimbabwe
Country Zimbabwe
Governing body Zimbabwe Football Association
National team Women's national team

Women's football in Zimbabwe is popular but women who play the game face stigmatisation.[1][2]

In 2012, the Zimbabwe Women’s Football Super League was created to improve the Zimbabwe women's national football team.[3] Audience attendances were large for a debut season.[4] However, the second season of the league did not follow until 2014, after a full year's break.[5] The women's national team qualified for their first Olympic Games in 2016.[6][7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ZIMBABWE: Positive women's football beats stigma". IRIN. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Please save women’s football". 10 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Women’s Football Super League set for kick off". Herald. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Women’s league comes alive". Herald. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  5. ↑ "Women’s Super League kicks off". NewsDay. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "No riches, but respect for Zimbabwe women’s football team at Rio 2016 Olympics". 9 August 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Rio 2016: Zimbabwe women's arduous journey to Brazil". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Zimbabwe and South Africa qualify for women's Olympic football". 18 October 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Zimbabwe’s women’s soccer players are Mighty Warriors indeed". Retrieved 28 February 2017.


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