Janeth Shija
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stumai Abdallah Athumani | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 2003 | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Simba Queens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Simba Queens | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Tanzania U20 | ||
| 2021– | Tanzania | 5+ | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2025 | |||
Janeth Shija Simba is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Simba Queens and the Tanzania women's national team.[1][2]
International career
[edit]In 2019, Shija earned a call up to the Tanzania women's under-20 team for the inaugural 2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship.[3] At the end of the competition Tanzania emerged champions after defeating Zambia by 2–1 in the final.[4] She was named in the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship squad list.[5] She started all five matches during the competition as Tanzania emerged champions for the first time in history.[1]
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Janeth Shija". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ Duret, Sebastien. "COSAFA Women's Cup - La TANZANIE remporte son premier titre". Footofeminin.fr : le football au féminin (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ↑ "Twiga Stars news: Aisha Masaka and Irene Kisisa named in Cosafa U20 Women's Championship squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ "Botswana, Zambia draw, meet in semis – Zambia Daily Mail". www.daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ "Tanzania go for youth at 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship". COSAFA. 20 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Janeth Shija at Global Sports Archive
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