Comfort Selemani

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Comfort Selemani
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 20)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Green Buffaloes (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
20??– Elite Ladies
2023–Green Buffaloes (loan)
International career
Zambia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Comfort Selemani (born 8 February 2004) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Green Buffaloes on loan from Elite Ladies and the Zambia women's national team.

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Club career

On 11 August 2023, Selemani joined Green Buffaloes on a season-long loan. [1]

International career

On 3 July 2023, Selemani was named as one of the reserve players for the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [2] On 21 July, Grace Chanda withdrew from the squad due to illness and Selemani was selected to replaced her. [3]

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References

  1. "Green Buffaloes Women's Football Club acquire three Elite Ladies on loan". ZamFoot. 11 August 2023.
  2. "Bruce Mwape names World Cup final squad". www.zambianfootball.co.zm. 3 July 2023.
  3. "Zambia midfielder Grace Chanda hospitalised, ruled out of WWC". ESPN. 21 July 2023.