Eunice Chibanda

Eunice Chibanda
Chibanda at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Eunice Chibanda
Date of birth (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Zimbabwe
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1][2]
Position
Team information
Current team
Black Rhinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Aces Youth Academy
Black Rhinos
International career
Zimbabwe
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. She had her debut against Germany in a game the Germans won 6–1.

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 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.