Stumai Athumani

Stumai Athumani
Personal information
Full name Stumai Abdallah Athumani
Date of birth (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 JKT Queens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
JKT Queens
International career‡
2020– Tanzania 7 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2021.[1]

Stumai Abdallah Athumani (born 25 August 1997) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for JKT Queens and the Tanzania women's national team.[1][2]

International career

In 2018, Athumani was called up to the Tanzania women's national team. She scored one goal in their run to winning the 2018 CECAFA Women's Championship by scoring third goal in the goal in eventual 4–1 victory over Ethiopia.[3][4]

[5][2] Athumani was selected for Tanzania's final 21-man squad for the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship.[6] She would go on to start in all five of Tanzania's games and play every minute.[1]

On 4 October, in the final group stage game against fellow guest team South Sudan, Athumani scored a hat-trick which led to 3–0 win and qualification to the semi-final.[7] In the semi-final she played the full 90 minutes as Tanzania won via 3–2 penalty shootout after the match ended in a 1–1 draw. On 15 July, she was named as a starter, as Tanzania beat Malawi 1–0 in the final to win the competition for the first time in history.[8][9]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c "Stumai Athumani". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Saddam, Mihigo. "CECAFA WOMEN 2018: Tanzania yatwaye igikombe ku nshuro ya kabiri yikurikiranya-AMAFOTO - Inyarwanda.com". inyarwanda.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Five nations confirm participation in 2018 Cecafa Women's Championship". JWsports1. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Video: Tanzania pull stunning comeback to retain Cecafa title". JWsports1. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b Isabirye, David (28 July 2018). "Tanzania humbles Ethiopia to win 2018 CECAFA Women title". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Tanzania go for youth at 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship". COSAFA. 20 September 2021.
  7. ^ "South Africa and Tanzania qualify for COSAFA Women's Championship semifinals". CAFOnline. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Match Report of Tanzania vs Malawi - 2021-10-09 - COSAFA Women's Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Tanzania crowned 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship winners!". COSAFA. Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 March 2022.


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