Rejoice Kapfumvuti

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Rejoice Kapfumvuti
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Kapfumvuti at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Inline Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Inline Academy
International career
Zimbabwe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rejoice "Joyi" Kapfumvuti (born 18 November 1991) is a Zimbabwean association football player. She is a member of the Zimbabwe women's national football team and represented the country in their Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Bulawayo-born Kapfumvuti became known as "The Maestro" for her performances for the successful Inline Academy club. Frustration with the level of domestic competition in Zimbabwe meant Kapfumvuti planned to retire from football after the 2016 Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "Official Squad Lists for Rio 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 25 July 2016. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. Dube, Ngqwele (5 June 2016). "Joyi: Mighty Warriors' maestro". The Sunday News (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 14 August 2016.