Evarine Katongo

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Evarine Katongo
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Personal information
Full name Evarine Suzeni Katongo
Date of birth (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 21)
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
ZISD Queens
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Zambia
Medal record
Representing Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal icon.svg 2022 Morocco

Evarine Suzeni Katongo (born 29 December 2002) is a Zambian footballer plays as a midfielder for ZISD Queens and the Zambia women's national team. She was part of the Zambian Football team in the football competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Katongo was named to the Zambia squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [6]

Honours

Zambia

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