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| Nickname(s) | Nyanta Girls | ||
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| Ground | Nationalist stadium | ||
| Manager | Carol Kanyemba | ||
| League | FAZ Women's Super Division | ||
Green Buffaloes Women's Football Club is a Zambian women's professional football club affiliated to Green Buffaloes and based in Lusaka that competes in the FAZ Women's Super Division, the top tier of Zambian women's football. Sponsored by the Zambian Army, they play their home games at Arakan Barracks Ground.
Domestically, Green Buffaloes has won a record 12 trophies; 7 in the Lusaka League and 5 in the Zambian National Championship. Green Buffaloes won the first two Women's Super Division titles in 2020 [1] and 2021, gaining qualification for the first two editions of the COSAFA Women's Champions League. The finished as semi-finalists in the inaugural edition and won the title in 2022, [2] [3] the latter which gained them qualification for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League [4] where there they were drawn in Group A with the 2022 host nation's team AS FAR, Simba Queens and Determine Girls. [5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Head coach | Carol Kanyemba |
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Last updated: 13 September 2022
Source: Official squad line-up picture from Facebook
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