Rudo Neshamba Explained

Rudo Neshamba
Birth Date:10 February 1992
Birth Place:Bulawayo, Zimbabwe[1]
Height:1.65 m[2] [3]
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Ramat HaSharon
Years1:2006–2015
Clubs1:Inline Academy
Years2:2013
Clubs2:→ Double Action Ladies (loan)
Years3:2016–2020
Clubs3:Harare City FC
Years4:2021–
Clubs4:Ramat HaSharon
Nationalyears1:2008–
Nationalteam1:Zimbabwe
Pcupdate:12:05, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
Ntupdate:12:05, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Rudo Neshamba (born 10 February 1992) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Israeli Ligat Nashim club FC Ramat HaSharon and the Zimbabwe women's national football team.

Club career

Neshamba began playing football in primary school and joined Inline Academy in 2006.[4] In 2013, she spent six months on loan with Double Action Ladies FC in Botswana, where she scored 14 goals in less than half a season.[5]

International career

At the 2008 edition of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup, Neshamba made her debut for the Zimbabwe national team. She scored three goals in the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, including two in the decisive win over Cameroon which clinched Zimbabwe's shock qualification for the final tournament in Brazil.[6]

In March 2016, it was reported that a "chronic" knee injury was jeopardising Neshamba's place at the Olympic games, and that the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) were failing to pay for her medical care.[7] A London-based expatriate benefactor provided Z$90 for the knee scans she needed.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Zimbabwe's journalist-footballer ready for Rio. https://web.archive.org/web/20160511205308/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=5/news=zimbabwe-s-journalist-footballer-ready-for-rio-2790265.html. dead. 11 May 2016. 30 July 2016. FIFA. 10 May 2016. ...it was the Bulawayo-born striker who scored the all-important away goal in the 2-1 defeat..
  2. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/rudo-neshamba Rudo Neshamba
  3. Web site: Rudo Neshamba. NBC Sports. 30 July 2016.
  4. News: Sakhelene. Nxumalo. Neshamba goes back to school. 30 July 2016. NewsDay.co.zw. 22 January 2015.
  5. News: Moyo. Ngqabutho. Inline Academy restores Bulawayo soccer pride. 30 July 2016. The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). 9 July 2014.
  6. News: Nyakwenda. Langton. Gorgeous but very dangerous. 30 July 2016. The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe). 25 October 2015.
  7. News: Nyakwenda. Langton. Mighty Warriors queen Neshamba stranded. 30 July 2016. The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe). 10 April 2016.
  8. News: Mwenje. Tongai. Mighty Warriors Star Finally Gets Help. 30 July 2016. SportBrief.co.zw. 11 April 2016.