Rudo Neshamba

Rudo Neshamba

Neshamba at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-02-10) February 10, 1992 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Weerams
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2015	Inline Academy
2013	→ Double Action Ladies (loan)
2016–	Weerams
National team‡
2008–	Zimbabwe
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:05, 30 July 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:05, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Rudo Neshamba (born February 10, 1992) is a Zimbabwean association footballer who plays for Weerams FC and the Zimbabwe women's national football team.

Neshamba began playing soccer in primary school and joined Inline Academy in 2006. 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.

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.

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. A London-based expatriate benefactor provided Z$90 for the knee scans she needed.