Martha Tembo

Martha Tembo
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998[1]
Place of birth Zambia
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hakkarigücü
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Green Buffaloes
BIIK Kazygurt
2024- Hakkarigücü 1
International career‡
2018– Zambia 23[3] (0,)
Medal record
Representing  Zambia
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2022 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 June 2019

Martha Tembo (born 8 March 1998) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a defender for Hakkarigücü in the Turkish Super League, and the Zambia women's national team.

Club career

In September 2024, Tembo moved to Turkey and signed with Hakkarigücü to play in the Super League.[4]

International career

Tembo was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[5] Tembo competed for Zambia at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, playing in three matches.[1][3]

On 2 July 2021, Tembo was called up to the 23-player Zambia squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

Tembo was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, where they finished in third place.[7]

Tembo was named to the Zambia squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8]

On 3 July 2024, Tembo was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]

Honours

Zambia
COSAFA Women's Championship
Champions (1): 2022[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Player Details: Martha Tembo". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Martha Tembo Profile". Footballcritic. 11 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "M. Tembo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Mertha Temno" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  5. ^ Ahmadu, Samuel (6 November 2018). "Zambia announce final squad for Africa Women's Cup of Nations". goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Mwape Unveils Tokyo Bound Copper Queens Squad". Football Association of Zambia. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ^ Gyamera-Antwi, Evans. "Zambia name squad for 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations". goal.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Bruce Mwape names World Cup final squad". ZamFoot. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ^ Zambia WNT [@Copper_Queens] (3 July 2024). "COPPER QUEENS FINAL SQUAD FOR OLYMPICS" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Zambia claim maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship title". COSAFA. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.


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