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| Full name | Herentals Queens Football Club |
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| Owner | Innocent Benza |
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| League | Zimbabwean Women's League |
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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.
History
[edit]The 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
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The 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]
They opened their 2025 COSAFA Women's Champions League with a 2–0 loss to CD Costa do Sol from Mozambique.[8] They won their final group match 4–2 against Olympic de Moroni from Comoros to finish second in group C.[9]
Players
[edit]- As of August 2025
Herental Queens F.C. squad for 2025 season.
[dead link] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
[edit]- Zimbabwean Women's League: 2022, 2023, 2024[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Team, Soccer24 (2024-07-23). "Zimbabwe's representatives in CAF Women's Champions League confirmed". Soccer24. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
{{cite web}}: 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.
- ↑ Mutyavaviri, Chiedza (2025-08-05). "Herentals Queens drawn against unfamiliar opposition in 2025 CAF Women's Champions League - ZBC NEWS". Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ Reporter, Online (2025-08-27). "Fighting Herentals Queens bow out of Champs League". herald. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Women 2024". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-03-07.