Women's football in Zimbabwe

Women's football in Zimbabwe
CountryZimbabwe
Governing bodyZimbabwe Football Association
National team(s)Women's national team

Women's football in Zimbabwe is popular but women who play the game face stigmatisation.[1][2]

In 2012, the Zimbabwe Women’s Football Super League was created to improve the Zimbabwe women's national football team.[3] Audience attendances were large for a debut season.[4]

However, the second season of the league did not follow until 2014, after a full year's break.[5] The women's national team qualified for their first Olympic Games in 2016.[6][7][8][9]

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  2. ^ "Please save women's football". 10 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Women's Football Super League set for kick off". The Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Women's league comes alive". The Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Women's Super League kicks off". NewsDay. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. ^ "No riches, but respect for Zimbabwe women's football team at Rio 2016 Olympics". 9 August 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Rio 2016: Zimbabwe women's arduous journey to Brazil". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Zimbabwe and South Africa qualify for women's Olympic football". BBC Sport. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  9. ^ Davidson, Neil (5 August 2016). "Zimbabwe's women's soccer players are Mighty Warriors indeed". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 February 2017.