Zainab Kapanda

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Zainab Kapanda
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 21)
Position(s) Midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team
Blantyre Zero
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Blantyre Zero
International career
2020– Malawi 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2021. [1]

Zainab Kapanda (born 12 March 2002) is a Malawian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blantyre Zero and the Malawi women's national team.

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Club career

Kapanda has played for Blantyre Zero in Malawi. [2]

International career

Kapanda capped for Malawi at senior level during two COSAFA Women's Championship editions (2020 and 2021). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Zainab Kapanda". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. "MALAWI : Goals galore as National Women's League kicks off in style". Africa Top Sports. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.