Green Buffaloes Women's Football Club is a Zambian women's professional football club affiliated to Green Buffaloes and based in Lusaka that competes in the FAZ Women's Super Division, the top tier of Zambian women's football. Sponsored by the Zambian Army, they play their home games at Arakan Barracks Ground.
| Ground | Arakan Barracks Ground | ||
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| Manager | Carol Kanyemba | ||
| League | FAZ Women's Super Division | ||
| 2021–22 | 1st of 14th | ||
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History edit
Domestically, Green Buffaloes has won a record 12 trophies; 7 in the Lusaka League and 5 in the Zambian National Championship. Green Buffaloes won the first two Women's Super Division titles in 2020[1] and 2021, gaining qualification for the first two editions of the COSAFA Women's Champions League. The finished as semi-finalists in the inaugural edition and won the title in 2022,[2][3] the latter which gained them qualification for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League[4] where there they were drawn in Group A with the 2022 host nation's team AS FAR, Simba Queens and Determine Girls.[5]
Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 8 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Carol Kanyemba |
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| Goalkeeping coach |
Last updated: 13 September 2022
Source: Official squad line-up picture from Facebook
Honours edit
Domestic edit
- FAZ Women's Super Division: 2019−20
- Lusaka League (7): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Zambia National Championship (5): 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
International edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Green Buffaloes crowned Zambia Women's League champions". CAFOnline.com. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Zambia : Green Buffaloes Women FC Win COSAFA Title". Lusaka Times. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Diphoko, Oarabile (14 August 2022). "Green Buffaloes Crowned COSAFA Women's Champions League Winners". GSport4Girls. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Green Buffaloes, Mamelodi Sundowns book TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League, Morocco 2022 place". CAFOnline.com. 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League 2022 groups unveiled". CAFOnline.com. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
In group A, the host club ASFAR FC (Morocco), which won the Women's Champions League the bronze medal in Egypt last year, will face Tanzania's Simba Queens, Zambia's Green Buffaloes and Liberia's Determine Girls.
External links edit
- Green Buffaloes Women F.C. on Facebook
- Team Info on GlobalSportsArchive