Matabeleland football team

Matabeleland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Ingqungqulu
AssociationMatabeleland Football Confederacy
ConfederationConIFA
World Unity Football Alliance
Head coachGiuseppe Cristaldi
CaptainPraise Ndlovu
Most capsKhulekani Maziwa
Oscar George (24)
Top scorerSawusani Mudimba
Mduduzi Mpofu (13)
Home stadiumVarious Stadiums
First colours
First international
 Padania 6–1 Matabeleland Matabeleland
(Sutton, United Kingdom; 31 May 2018)
Biggest win
 Tuvalu 1–3 Matabeleland Matabeleland
(Haringey, United Kingdom; 3 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Padania 6–1 Matabeleland Matabeleland
(Sutton, United Kingdom; 31 May 2018)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result13th, 2018
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The Matabeleland football team is the team representing Matabeleland, the western part of Zimbabwe. They are not affiliated with FIFA or CAF, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations.[1][2][3] The team is affiliated to the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA).

  1. ^ "Matabeleland". CONIFA. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  2. ^ eDuzeNet. "Matebeleland National Football Team seeks a Nickname - uMthwakazi Review". www.umthwakazireview.com.
  3. ^ eDuzeNet. "Approval of Matabeleland Football Confederacy into CONIFA". Bulawayo24 News.