Rudo Neshamba

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Rudo Neshamba
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Neshamba at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bulawayo, Zimbabwe [1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [2] [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ramat HaSharon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2015 Inline Academy
2013 → Double Action Ladies (loan)
2016–2020 Harare City FC
2021– Ramat HaSharon
International career‡
2008– Zimbabwe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:05, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:05, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Rudo Neshamba (born 10 February 1992) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Israeli Ligat Nashim club FC Ramat HaSharon and the Zimbabwe women's national football team.

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Club career

Neshamba began playing football in primary school and joined Inline Academy in 2006. [4] In 2013, she spent six months on loan with Double Action Ladies FC in Botswana, where she scored 14 goals in less than half a season. [5]

International career

At the 2008 edition of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup, Neshamba made her debut for the Zimbabwe national team. She scored three goals in the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, including two in the decisive win over Cameroon which clinched Zimbabwe's shock qualification for the final tournament in Brazil. [6]

In March 2016, it was reported that a "chronic" knee injury was jeopardising Neshamba's place at the Olympic games, and that the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) were failing to pay for her medical care. [7] A London-based expatriate benefactor provided Z$90 for the knee scans she needed. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Zimbabwe's journalist-footballer ready for Rio". FIFA. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016. ...it was the Bulawayo-born striker who scored the all-important away goal in the 2-1 defeat.
  2. ↑ Rudo Neshamba Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  3. ↑ "Rudo Neshamba". NBC Sports . Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Sakhelene, Nxumalo (22 January 2015). "Neshamba goes back to school". NewsDay.co.zw. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Moyo, Ngqabutho (9 July 2014). "Inline Academy restores Bulawayo soccer pride". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe) . Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Nyakwenda, Langton (25 October 2015). "Gorgeous but very dangerous". The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Nyakwenda, Langton (10 April 2016). "Mighty Warriors queen Neshamba stranded". The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Mwenje, Tongai (11 April 2016). "Mighty Warriors Star Finally Gets Help". SportBrief.co.zw. Retrieved 30 July 2016.


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