Eunice Chibanda

Eunice Chibanda (born 26 March 1993) is a Zimbabwean association football player. She is a member of the Zimbabwe women's national football team and represented the country in their Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In her first game, she scored an own goal against Germany in a game the Germans won 6–1.

Eunice Chibanda
Chibanda at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Eunice Chibanda
Date of birth (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993
Place of birth Zimbabwe
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1][2]
Playing position(s) Defender / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Black Rhinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Aces Youth Academy
Black Rhinos
National team
Zimbabwe
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Chibanda was one of six players to be arrested on suspicion of assaulting the referee after a controversial Cup final in July 2014, which her Black Rhinos team lost to Inline Academy after a penalty shootout.[3] The players were acquitted when the Zimbabwe Football Association failed to bring charges within the required seven-day period.[4]

In May 2015 Chibanda was recalled to the national team after a two-year absence, for a 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament fixture against Zambia.[5]

References
  1. Eunice Chibanda Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. "Official Squad Lists for Rio 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 25 July 2016.
  3. "Referee assault: 3 more players arrested". NewsDay (Zimbabwean newspaper). 10 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. Moyo, Ngqabutho (6 September 2014). "Black Rhinos players acquitted". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. Mhlanga, Ellina (28 May 2015). "Zimbabwe: Chibanda Gets Mighty Warriors Recall". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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