Zambia women's national football team
| Nickname(s) | The She-polopolo |
|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Zambia |
| Confederation | CAF |
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA |
| Head coach | Charles Bwale |
| Captain | Kabange Mupopo |
| FIFA code | ZAM |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 101  10 (24 March 2017)
|
| Highest | 92 (2009) |
| Lowest | 126 (March 2012) |
| African Women's Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1995) |
| Best result | Quarterfinals (1995) |
Zambia women's national football team, nicknamed The She-polopolo, represents the country in international match. There is also a Zambia women's national under-17 football team, a Zambia women's national under-20 football team, and Olympic qualifying team and a Homeless World Cup team. The country has participated in several qualifying tournaments for the FIFA Women's World Cup and other African-based football tournaments. The team is currently ranked 101st in the world.
Zambia women's national football team is called The She-polopolo. In 1985, almost no country in the world had a women's national football team. Women's football was formally organised by the Football Association of Zambia in 1983. Since that time, Zambia has created a women's senior national team and an under-20 team. Women's football continues to be supported by the national federation who have budgeted money for the women's game and youth game. In 2009, there were 100 women's teams for players over 16, and 112 youth women's teams for players under 16. There is a national women's league established in the country along with regional and school competitions.
Women's football in Africa as a whole faces problems that include limited access to education, poverty amongst women in the wider society, and fundamental inequality present in the society that occasionally allows for female specific human rights abuses. When quality football players are produced in Africa, often they leave the country to seek greater opportunities elsewhere, to the detriment of the local game. Funding also is a problem for the women's game in Africa, with most of the funding for women's football in the Africa coming from FIFA, not the local national football association.
Zambia women's national football team has had their kit sponsored. In 2003, the kit for the national team was provided as a result of a sponsorship deal with Umbro who first agreed to sponsor the Zambia national football team. The team's official kit colours include green shorts, a green jersey and green socks. The team has received media coverage from the Daily Mail, Times of Zambia and the Post Newspapers. This coverage has included pictures of players being printed in the newspaper and interviews with players.
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