Zimbabwe women's national football team

Zimbabwe were slated to appear at the 1991 African Women's Championship, but withdrew before their first round match with Zambia.[3] In June 1997 the team played South Africa at FNB Stadium in a curtain raiser to the men's Nelson Mandela Challenge.[4][5] In 2003 the team's star player Yesmore Mutero publicly accused the national coach Shacky Tauro of infecting her with HIV during extramarital sex. Tauro denied the claims but abruptly left his job. Mutero died in 2004, followed by Tauro in 2009.[6] A subsequent inquiry into allegations of widespread sexual abuse of Zimbabwe's female footballers was botched by ZIFA.[7][8]

In the COSAFA Women's Championship they finished 2nd in 2002 and fourth in 2006. In 2011 they were crowned champions.[9]

In addition to covering up sexual abuse, ZIFA have provided inadequate and dangerous training facilities, failed to arrange preparation matches, withheld contractual payment and bonuses, refused to pay for travel to away matches and refused to pay for treatment of injured players.[10][11] As a reward for qualifying for the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations, each player was given $50 to buy a dress.[12] The players performed at the 2016 Olympics despite being owed $3,500 each from the association.[13] Upon their return from Brazil, no ZIFA officials greeted the players who were given either $5 or $15 to travel home. An editorial in The Standard newspaper said: "Friday’s debacle at the airport exposed the Zifa president for what he is — a loud mouth failure who is taking Zimbabwean football to the gutter."[14]

Zimbabwe team at the 2016 Olympics

Olympic Games Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	3	15	–12
Total	1/6	3	0	0	3	3	15	–12

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

2016 Olympic Games

Zimbabwe qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games after beating Zambia 2–2 on away goals, Côte d'Ivoire via a walkover, and Cameroon 2–2 on away goals. They qualified along with South Africa, who finished last in their group as well.

They were drawn into a group with Germany, Canada, and Australia, and were the only team in the women's tournament to lose all of their games.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9	Quarter-finals
2	Germany	3	1	1	1	9	5	+4	4
3	Australia	3	1	1	1	8	5	+3	4
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	3	15	−12	0

Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)

18:00

Zimbabwe	1–6	Germany
Basopo  50'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Däbritz  22' Popp  36' Behringer  53', 78' Leupolz  83' Chibanda  90' (o.g.)

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Attendance: 20,521[15]

Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)

15:00

Canada	3–1	Zimbabwe
Beckie  7', 35' Sinclair  19' (pen.)	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Chirandu  86'

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Attendance: 30,295[16]

Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)

16:00

Australia	6–1	Zimbabwe
De Vanna  2' Polkinghorne  15' Kennedy  37' Simon  50' Heyman  55', 66'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Msipa  90+1'

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 5,115[17]

Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

The following 18 players were called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[18]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Chido Dringirai	(1991-10-25) 25 October 1991	0	0	Flame Lily Queens F.C.
16	1GK	Lindiwe Magwede	(1991-12-01) 1 December 1991	0	0	Cyclone Stars F.C.
2	2DF	Lynett Mutokuto	(1988-09-01) 1 September 1988	0	0	Black Rhinos F.C.
3	2DF	Shiela Makoto	(1990-01-14) 14 January 1990	0	0	Blue Swallows Queens F.C.
4	2DF	Nobuhle Majika	(1991-05-09) 9 May 1991	0	0	Inline Academy F.C.
14	2DF	Eunice Chibanda	(1996-03-26) 26 March 1996	0	0	Black Rhinos F.C.
5	3MF	Msipa Emmaculate	(1992-06-07) 7 June 1992	0	0	Black Rhinos F.C.
6	3MF	Talent Mandaza	(1985-12-11) 11 December 1985	0	0	Black Rhinos F.C.
8	3MF	Rejoice Kapfumvuti	(1991-11-18) 18 November 1991	0	0	Inline Academy F.C.
10	3MF	Mavis Chirandu	(1995-01-15) 15 January 1995	0	0	Weerams F.C.
11	3MF	Daisy Kaitano	(1993-09-20) 20 September 1993	0	0	Black Rhinos F.C.
12	3MF	Marjory Nyaumwe	(1987-07-10) 10 July 1987	0	0	Flame Lily Queens F.C.
7	4FW	Rudo Neshamba	(1992-02-10) 10 February 1992	0	0	Weerams F.C.
9	4FW	Samkelisiwe Zulu	(1990-04-14) 14 April 1990	0	0	Flame Lily Queens F.C.
13	4FW	Erina Jeke	(1990-09-16) 16 September 1990	0	0	Flame Lily Queens F.C.
15	4FW	Rutendo Makore	(1992-09-30) 30 September 1992	0	0	Unattached
17	4FW	Kudakwashe Bhasopo	(1990-07-18) 18 July 1990	0	1	Black Rhinos F.C.
18	4FW	Felistas Muzongondi	(1983-03-22) 22 March 1983	0	0	Mwenezana F.C.

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