Chido Dzingirai Explained

Chido Dzingirai
Birth Date:October 25, 1991
Birth Place:Zimbabwe
Height:172cm[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Flame Lily Queens
Years1:–2008
Clubs1:Mbare Queens
Years2:2008–2011
Clubs2:Cyclone Stars
Years3:2011–
Clubs3:Flame Lily Queens
Nationalyears1:2008–
Nationalteam1:Zimbabwe
Pcupdate:21:56, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Ntupdate:21:56, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Chido "Chichie" Dzingirai or Dringirai[2] (born October 25, 1991) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Flame Lily Queens F.C. and the Zimbabwe women's national football team. She began her career as a forward with local team Mbare Queens, before retraining as a goalkeeper and moving to Cyclone Stars in 2008. In 2011, she transferred to Flame Lily Queens, the club of the Zimbabwe Prison Services, who found her a job as a prison officer. She debuted for the Zimbabwe women's national football team ("The Mighty Warriors") in 2008. At the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, she made multiple saves in the decisive win over Cameroon which clinched Zimbabwe's shock qualification for the final tournament in Brazil.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Official Squad Lists for Rio 2016. FIFA. 25 July 2016. 2 August 2016. 25 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160725125159/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/81/29/12/oftwomenplayerlist_neutral.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Chido Dringirai. NBC Sports. 2 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160916232805/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=dringirai-chido-1044269/index.html. 16 September 2016. dead.
  3. News: Dube. Ngqwele. Dzingirai: From striker to keeper. 2 August 2016. The Sunday News. 19 June 2016.