Zambian women's national soccer team

Republic of Zambia
Republic of Zambia

Nickname (s)	She-polopolo
Association	Football Association of Zambia
confederacy	CAF
Head coach	Bruce Mwape
FIFA code	ZAM
FIFA rank	100th (1198 points) (as of August 14, 2020)
First jersey Second jersey
Balance sheet
79 games 33 wins 14 draws 32 losses
statistics
First international match South Africa 5-3 Zambia ( November 5, 1994 )
Biggest win Zambia 15-0 Mauritius Nelson Mandela Bay , South Africa ( August 1, 2019 )
Biggest defeat Nigeria 6-0 Zambia Windhoek , Namibia ( October 14, 2014 )
Successes in tournaments
African Championship
Participation in the finals	2 ( first : 2014 )
Best results	Preliminary round 2014, 2018
(As of March 10, 2020)

The Zambian national soccer team of the women is the Women's Football - national team of South African country Zambia .

Zambia first took part in the unofficial women's African Cup in 1995 after the team failed to compete in the 1991 women's African Cup . However, she was eliminated immediately after two defeats against South Africa (3-5 and 2-6). The Zambian selection qualified for a recognized African Championship for the first time in 2014 , but was eliminated from the group bottom in the preliminary round. In 2018, the first game against Equatorial Guinea was won 5-0, but after a 0-4 against record winners Nigeria and a 1-1 against South Africa it was only enough for third place. In March 2020, the team qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo . After a 2: 3 away defeat in Cameroon, a 2: 1 home win was enough to get the Olympic ticket due to the away goals rule .

The highest ranking in the FIFA World Ranking was in 2009 and 96th at the end of 2017.

International competitions

The national team at the Olympic Games

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1996 : not qualified  2000 : did not participate  2004 : did not participate  2008 : did not participate

2012 : not qualified  2016 : not qualified  2020 : qualified

The national team at world championships

year	Result
1991	in the qualifying withdrawn
1995	not qualified
1999	not participated
2003	not qualified
2007	not qualified
2011	not participated
2015	not qualified
2019	not qualified

The national team at the African Championships

1991 : Qualified for the semi-finals without a fight, then withdrawn 1995 : Eliminated in the quarter-finals after two defeats (first international matches)  1998 : did not participate  2000 : did not participate  2002 : Eliminated in the second qualifying round, which was reached without a fight  2004 : did not participate  2006 : Eliminated in the second qualifying round, which was reached without a fight  2008 : Eliminated in the first qualifying round  2010 : did not participate  2012 : Eliminated in the first qualifying round  2014  : preliminary round  2016 : Eliminated in the second qualifying round  2018 : preliminary round

The national team at the COSAFA Women's Championship

• 2002: 3rd place
• 2006: 3rd place
• 2008: unknown
• 2011: group stage
• 2017: 3rd place
• 2018: 4th place
• 2019: 2nd place

See also

• List of international matches for the Zambian women's national football team
• Zambian men's national football team

Web links

• Zambian side of Football Association (English)
• Information about women's football in Zambia at fifa.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Women's world rankings. In: fifa.com. FIFA , August 14, 2020, accessed on August 14, 2020 (teams without a place and points are provisional because no more than five games have been played or the teams have been inactive for more than 18 months). 
2. ↑ fifa.com: Zambia makes history - hope for Cameroon
3. ↑ fifa.com: FIFA World Ranking (Women) - Zambia