Zambia women's national under-17 football team

Last updated

Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Nickname(s) Copper Princesses
Association Football Association of Zambia
Confederation CAF
Sub-confederation COSAFA (Southern Africa)
FIFA code ZAM
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body nwsl13.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
First colours
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body nwsl13.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Second colours
African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
Appearances5 (first in 2008 )
Best resultQualified for World Cup (2013, 2024)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2014 )
Best resultGroup stage (2014)

Zambia women's national under-17 football team, nicknamed the Copper Princesses, represents the country in international under-17 matches. The team has participated in FIFA sanctioned events, including U-17 World Cup qualifiers.

Contents

Background

Zambia women's national under-17 football team is nicknamed the Junior She-polopolo. [1] The team's official kit colours include green shorts, a green jersey and green socks. [2] Women's football was formally organised by the Football Association of Zambia in 1983. Since that time, Zambia has created a women's senior national team and an under-20 team. Women's football continues to be supported by the national federation who have budgeted money for the women's game and youth game. [3] In 2009, there were 100 women's teams for players over 16, and 112 youth women's teams for players under 16. [3]

Women's football in Africa as a whole faces problems that include limited access to education, poverty amongst women in the wider society, and fundamental inequality present in the society that occasionally allows for female specific human rights abuses. [4] When quality football players are produced in Africa, often they leave the country to seek greater opportunities elsewhere, to the detriment of the local game. [5] Funding also is a problem for the women's game in Africa, with most of the funding for women's football in the Africa coming from FIFA, not the local national football association. [5]

Performance

Zambia women's national under-17 football team has competed in several competitions representing their country, including in the qualifying part of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the African Women U-17 Championships. [6] [7]

The team participated in the 2008, 2010 and 2012 African qualification tournaments for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. [6] [8] Zambia women's national under-17 football team participated in the 2008 African Women U-17 Championship. In the preliminary round, they played Ghana women's national under-17 football team. In the 3 February match in Lusaka, they lost 0–2. In the 17 February match in Accra, Zambia lost 0–4. [7] [9]

The 2012 season coach was Beauty Mwamba. [1] The assistant coach was Angela Sunga. [10] This team competed in the Confederation of African Football qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup that will be held in Azerbaijan in September 2012. They did not advance out of their region. [8] In the early rounds, Zambia played Botswana women's national under-17 football team in Gaborone, beating them 5–1. In the return match against Botswana in Lusaka, Zambia won 2–0. [10] During qualification, Zambia played Nigeria, losing 1–2 at home and 0–5 in Nigeria. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] Zambian officials suspected that the Nigerian team cheated by having age ineligible players on their squad. The national federation would have liked to appear the decision but it would have cost US$2,000 (K10 million) and they did not have the money to make the appeal. The loss also brought to question continued support by the Football Association of Zambia to support the team. [16]

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2008 Did not qualify
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2010 Did not enter
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2012 Did not qualify
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2014 Group stage11th310227
Flag of Jordan.svg 2016 Did not enter
Flag of Uruguay.svg 2018 Did not qualify
Flag of India.svg 2022 Did not qualify
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2024 Qualified
Flag of Morocco.svg 2025 To be determined
TotalGroup stage1/8310227

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nigeria women's national football team</span> Womens national football team representing Nigeria

The Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa's most successful international women's football team, having won a record eleven Women's Africa Cup of Nations titles; their most recent title in 2018, after defeating South Africa in the final. The team is also the only women's national team from the Confederation of African Football to have reached the quarterfinals in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zambia Super League</span> Zambian top-flight football league

The Zambia Super League, known as the MTN Super League for sponsorship purposes, is the top association football league created in 1962 by the Football Association of Zambia. The winners of the league each season receive ZMW1,000,000 ($40000) and a copper trophy engraved with their team name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emmanuel Mayuka</span> Zambian footballer (born 1990)

Emmanuel Mayuka is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the NAPSA Stars and the Zambia national team. He was the top scorer of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

The African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification is a biennial youth women's association football qualification competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup organized by the Confederation of African Football for its nations.

The African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification is a biennial youth women's association football qualification competition for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup organized by the Confederation of African Football for its nations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U-20 Africa Cup of Nations</span> African tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup

The U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, known for short as the U-20 AFCON and for sponsorship purposes as TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, previously known as the African Youth Championship and the African U-20 Championship, is the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 20. It serves as the African qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central African Republic women's national football team</span> Womens national association football team representing Central African Republic

The Central African Republic women's national football team represents the Central African Republic (CAR) in international women's football. It is governed by the Central African Football Federation. It played its first international matches in 2018 in the Cup of Nations qualifiers. The country's youth national team has played in several matches and events, including an Under-19 World Cup qualifying competition in which the team lost in the semi-finals. As is the case across Africa, the women's game faces numerous challenges. Football was only formally organised in 2000, and there are only 400 players competing at the national level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gambia women's national football team</span> Womens national association football team representing Gambia

The Gambia women's national football team represents the Gambia in international women's football. It is governed by the Gambia Football Federation. As of December 2019, it has only competed in one major international competition, the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification. The Gambia has two youth teams, an under-17 side that has competed in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers, and an under-19 side that withdrew from regional qualifiers for an under-19 World Cup. The development of a national team faces challenges similar to those across Africa, although the national football association has four staff members focusing on women's football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenya women's national football team</span> Womens national football team representing Kenya

The Kenya women's national football team represents Kenya in women's football and is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation.

The Liberia women's national football team represents Liberia in international women's football. It is governed by the Liberia Football Association. It has played in five FIFA recognized matches.

The Mauritius women's national football team is the first women's association football team that represents the country of Mauritius. They are controlled by the Mauritius Football Association and are members of FIFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The development of women's football in the country and in Africa as a whole faces a number of challenges, with a programme for women's football not being created in the country until 1997. FIFA gives money to the Mauritius Football Association, 10% of which is aimed at developing football in the country in areas that include women's football, sport medicine and futsal.

The São Tomé and Príncipe women's national football team represents São Tomé and Príncipe in international women's football. It is governed by the São Toméan Football Federation. It has played in six FIFA recognised matches and has never been internationally ranked by FIFA. The country also has a national under-19 team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zambia women's national football team</span> Association football team

The Zambia women's national association football team represents Zambia in association football, participating in qualifying tournaments for the FIFA Women's World Cup and other African-based competitions. It made its debut in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, becoming the first landlocked nation in Africa to qualify for a senior World Cup in either men's or women's soccer.

Zambia women's national under-20 football team, the Young She-polopolo, represents the country in international U20 competitions. The team, originally a U19 national team until 2006, has competed in the African Women U-19 Championship qualifying competition and the African qualifying competitions for the FIFA U19/U20 World Cup. Because of local conditions related to the whole of women's football on the continent, the team faces challenges for improving their performance.

The Kenya women's national under-20 football team represents Kenya at an under-20 level in women's football and is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation.

The Kenya women's national under-17 football team represents Kenya at an under-17 level in women's football and is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation.

The 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Women's Africa Cup of Nations</span> Biennial international womens football tournament in Africa

The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations and formerly the African Women's Championship, is a biennial international women's football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1998 as the qualification for the FIFA Women's World Cup for African nations. Initially started as a home-and-away qualification competition, it got rechristened as a biennial tournament in 1998 and took on its current name as of the 2016 edition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations</span> International football competition

The 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total U-20 Africa Cup Of Nations, Zambia 2017, was the 14th edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament was set to take place in Zambia between 26 February – 12 March 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rasheedat Ajibade</span> Nigerian footballer (born 1999)

Rasheedat Busayo Ajibade is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Nigeria women's national team. She is commonly called "Rash", a shortened form of her first name, and "The Girl With The Blue Hair", an ode to her bright blue hairstyle which she dons whenever she takes to the field.

References

  1. 1 2 "Zambia/Nigeria: Jnr She-Polopolo Confident of Flamingoes Game". allAfrica.com. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) – Information – Zambia – CAF". Cafonline.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Goal! Football: Zambia" (PDF). FIFA. 21 April 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Jean Williams (15 December 2007). A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football. Berg. p. 186. ISBN   978-1-84520-674-1 . Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  5. 1 2 Gabriel Kuhn (24 February 2011). Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics. PM Press. p. 34. ISBN   978-1-60486-053-5 . Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Women U-17 World Cup". Rsssf.com. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  7. 1 2 "African Women U-17 Championship 2008". Rsssf.com. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  8. 1 2 "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "Regulations – CAN U-17 women 2010 – CAF". Cafonline.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Zambia: Harambe beatable – She-polopolo". Ezambiablog.com. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Flamingoes Defeat Zambia's 'She-Polopolo' | Leadership Newspapers". Leadership.ng. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Give us World Cup Maigari charges Flamingoes". Tribune.com.ng. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  13. ↑ "Goodbye She-Polopolo — Okaeme — SuperSport — Football". SuperSport. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  14. ↑ "Duo out of She-Polopolo clash — SuperSport — Football". SuperSport. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  15. ↑ "Maidens thump SA 17 Women for WC slot". MTNFootball. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  16. ↑ "Vanquished U-17 girls lament". Zambia Daily Mail. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.