Herentals Queens F.C. is a women's football club representing Herentals Group of Colleges based in Harare, Zimbabwe. The team competes in the Zimbabwean Women's League, the top tier women's football league in Zimbabwe.
Full name | Herentals Queens Football Club |
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Owner | Innocent Benza |
Head Coach | Lazarus Magaya Izimi |
League | Zimbabwean Women's League |
2023 | 1st |
History
editThe club won their maiden Zimbabwean Women's League title in 2022 and defended the title in 2023 ending the season undefeated.[1][2] The team went on a 2 year (38 game) unbeaten streak before losing a Black Rhinos Queens 1-0 in July 2024.
The team could not represent Zimbabwe at the 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League due to a Zimbabwe Football Association ban by FIFA.[3]
COSAFA Women's Champions League 2024
editThe team made their COSAFA Women's Champions League debut with a 3-1 win over FC Ongos from Namibia.[4] Their next match was a 1-0 win over Green Buffaloes from Zambia.[5] They finished as runners-up in group A after a 2-1 to fellow students UWC Ladies from South Africa.[6] They lost their semi-final match 1-0 against Gaborone United Ladies from Botswana.[7]
Honours
edit- Zimbabwean Women's League: 2022, 2023
References
edit- ^ Team, Soccer24 (2024-07-23). "Zimbabwe's representatives in CAF Women's Champions League confirmed". Soccer24. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Madzokere, Munyaradzi. "Benza expresses desire to see Herentals Queens in Africa". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Fifa ends Zimbabwe football ban as committee created to oversee return". BBC Sport. 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Herentals Queens off to winning start – DailyNews". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Herentals Queens close in on COSAFA semi-finals with win over Green Buffaloes". Herentals Queens close in on COSAFA semi-finals with win over Green Buffaloes. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers: UWC, Herental Queens secure semi-final spots". CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers: UWC, Herental Queens secure semi-final spots. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "COSAFA Women's Champions League: Gaborone United and University of Western Cape set for final showdown". COSAFA Women's Champions League: Gaborone United and University of Western Cape set for final showdown. Retrieved 2024-08-25.