Zimbabwean Women's National Football Team / Olympic Games
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| OS record goal scorer : | Kudakwashe Basopo , Mavis Chirandu and Msipa Emmalulate (1 each) |
| OS record player: | 9 players (3 each) |
| Rank : | 22nd |
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| 3 OS games 0 wins 0 draws 3 losses 3:15 goals |
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First OS game Zimbabwe 1: 6 Germany ( São Paulo , BRA ); 3rd August 2016  |
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Biggest OS defeats Zimbabwe 1: 6 Germany ( São Paulo , BRA ); August 3, 2016 Zimbabwe 1-6 Australia ( Salvador , BRA ); August 9, 2016  |
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| Olympic games: | |
| Participation in the finals | 1 ( first : 2016 ) |
| Best results | Preliminary round ( 2016 ) |
| (As of September 2019 ) | |
The article provides a detailed account of the Zimbabwean women's national soccer team at the Summer Olympics . Zimbabwe qualified for the women's tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games for the first time. It was the team's first participation in an intercontinental tournament. Although the Africans scored one goal in every game, with a total goal difference of −12 they are in last place in the all-time ranking.
The national team at the Olympic Games
Overview
| Olympic Games in | Participation until ... | opponent | Result | Trainer | Comments and special features |
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| Atlanta 1996 | not participated | Zimbabwe did not take part in the 1995 African Championships, through which the African teams were initially able to qualify for the 1995 World Cup and there for the Olympic Games. | |||
| Sydney 2000 | not participated | Zimbabwe did not take part in the 1998 African Championship, which allowed the African teams to qualify for the 1999 World Cup and then for the Olympic Games. | |||
| Athens 2004 | not qualified | Angola failed in qualifying, but they also failed to qualify. | |||
| Beijing 2008 | not qualified | Failed in qualifying at South Africa, which could not qualify either. | |||
| London 2012 | not participated | Zimbabwe did not participate in the qualification. | |||
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | Preliminary round | Germany , Germany , Australia | Shadreck Mlauzi | As the only team eliminated with 3 defeats | |
| Tokyo 2020 | not qualified | After a 5-0 away defeat in the second round of qualifying against Zambia, the team did not play for the second leg due to non-payment. |
The tournaments
Olympia 1996 in Atlanta
For the first women's Olympic soccer tournament, in addition to hosts USA, only the other seven best teams from the 1995 World Cup and Brazil qualified for the English women who were not eligible to start. Since South Africa only finished second in the unofficial African Cup of Nations in 1995 , which served as a qualification for the World Cup, and only the African champions qualified for the World Cup, the team had no opportunity to qualify for the Olympic Games there.
Olympia 2000 in Sydney
The team from Zimbabwe also did not take part in the first official African Championship in 1998 , and since only the seven best teams from the 1999 World Cup were qualified for the Olympic Games in addition to the host Australia , Zimbabwe was again unable to qualify for the Olympic Games.
Olympia 2004 in Athens
For the third Olympic women's football tournament, the continental federations were allocated starting places for the first time and distributed them in special qualifications. In Africa this was played in four rounds with two legs. After Zimbabwe played an international women's match for the first time in 2000 and thus qualified for the 2000 African Cup, the team took part in the Olympic qualification for the first time, but only had to intervene in the second round of qualification and met Angola in autumn 2003 . After a goalless draw at home, it was also 0-0 in the away game after 90 minutes. In the extension that followed, Angola made it 1-0. The team then failed in the next round to South Africa , which in turn failed in the final round to Nigeria .
2008 Olympics in Beijing
This time Zimbabwe had to qualify for the tournament in Beijing in a three-round qualification. In the first round, the team was supposed to play against Guinea , but due to political unrest in Guinea it did not come to that and Zimbabwe went one round without a fight. In this they lost against South Africa with 1: 2 and 2: 3. South Africa then failed in the third round to Ghana and Nigeria .
Olympia 2012 in London
Zimbabwe then did not take part in qualifying for the tournament in London .
Olympia 2016 in Rio de Janeiro
For the tournament in Rio de Janeiro , Zimbabwe was able to qualify for the first time. In the tournament , which again ran over four rounds , they had a bye in the first round. In the second round they lost 2-1 in Zambia , but then won the second leg 1-0, which allowed them to advance one round due to the away goals rule. In this they should compete against the Ivory Coast . However, they did not play for the first leg in Ivory Coast and so the game was rated 3-0 for the Ivorians. For their part, they did not play for the second leg in Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe advanced one round. In the last round they lost 2-1 in Cameroon , but then won the second leg 1-0, which meant they were qualified for the Olympic Games due to the away goals rule. Zimbabwe was drawn into the group with European champions Germany, Australia and Canada. The Africans started with a 1: 6 defeat against the later gold medal winner Germany, then lost against Canada with 1: 3 and against Australia again with 1: 6. They were eliminated as the bottom of the group, but had scored a goal in every game when they played for the first time.
Olympia 2020 in Tokyo
Then Zimbabwe could not qualify for the tournament in Tokyo . In the five-round tournament , they had a bye in the first round. In the second round they had to play against Zambia. After a 5-0 defeat away from home, the team did not play for the second leg due to non-payment. Zambia was declared the winner and was ultimately able to qualify for the Olympic soccer tournament for the first time.
statistics
Record against the Olympic champions at the Olympic Games
Games
| No. | date | Result | opponent | venue | AH/* | occasion | comment |
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| 1 | 08/03/2016 | 1: 6 (0: 2) | Germany |
Sao Paulo ( BRA ) | * | Preliminary round | First game against Germany and at an intercontinental tournament |
| 2 | 08/06/2016 | 1: 3 (0: 3) |  Canada |
Sao Paulo ( BRA ) | * | Preliminary round | First game against Canada |
| 3 | 08/09/2016 | 1: 6 (0: 3) |
Australia
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Salvador ( BRA ) | * | Preliminary round | First game against Australia |
The three defeats are the highest against these countries, as the only games so far.
Records
The only team besides Canada to score at least one goal in every game.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b bbc.com: Zimbabwe's women boycott Olympic football qualifier against Zambia over unpaid fees
- ^ Games of the XXVIII. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament
- ^ Games of the XXIX. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament
- ↑ voazimbabwe.com: "Mighty Warriors Facing Ban for Failing to Fulfill Olympic Games Qualifier"
- ↑ allafrica.com: "Zimbabwe: Mighty Warriors Squad Named"
- ↑ newsday.co: "Mighty Warriors, Ivory Coast match in doubt"
- ↑ bbc.com: "Ivory Coast women withdraw from Olympic qualifiers"
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