Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stumai Abdallah Athumani | ||
Date of birth | 5 November 2003 | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Simba Queens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Simba Queens | |||
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Tanzania U20 | ||
2021– | Tanzania | 5+ | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2025 |
Janeth Shija Simba is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Simba Queens and the Tanzania women's national team. [1] [2]
In 2019, Shija earned a call up to the Tanzania women's under-20 team for the inaugural 2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship. [3] At the end of the competition Tanzania emerged champions after defeating Zambia by 2–1 in the final. [4] She was named in the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship squad list. [5] She started all five matches during the competition as Tanzania emerged champions for the first time in history. [1]