Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Kabange Mupopo | ||
Date of birth | 21 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia [1] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Green Buffaloes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Green Buffaloes | |||
International career | |||
2012– | Zambia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Athletics | ||
Representing Zambia | ||
African Championships | ||
2014 Marrakech | 400 metres | |
2016 Durban | 400 metres | |
All-Africa Games | ||
2015 Brazzaville | 400 metres |
Kabange Mupopo (born 21 September 1992) is a Zambian sprinter and football player, who won a gold in the 400m at the 2015 All-Africa Games.
Mupopo started playing association football as an 11-year-old, inspired by her brother. [3] She played for Green Buffaloes F.C. and the Zambia women's national football team; as team captain, she led Zambia to the 2014 African Women's Championship tournament, where they were eliminated in the group stage. [3] [4]
Mupopo picked up athletics in the spring of 2014, running 53.44 for 400 metres in her first official meeting. [3] [5] She represented Zambia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she ran 53.09 and was eliminated in the semi-finals. [3] [6] In August, she took silver in 51.21 at the African Championships in Marrakech, breaking the Zambian record; she lost the gold to Nigeria's Folashade Abugan, who ran the same time, in a photo-finish. [7] Mupopo qualified to represent Africa at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, also in Marrakech, where she placed fourth and improved her national record to 50.87. [3] [6] Mupopo received an 18-month athletics scholarship from the Zambian Olympic Committee in 2015, leading her to concentrate on athletics and not football. [8] [9]
Mupopo debuted in the IAAF Diamond League in Doha in May 2015, placing seventh in 51.88. [10] In July 2015 she ran 50.86 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, improving her national record by one-hundredth of a second. [6] She was selected for the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. [11]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Kabange Mupopo | ||
Date of birth | 21 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia [1] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Green Buffaloes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Green Buffaloes | |||
International career | |||
2012– | Zambia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Athletics | ||
Representing Zambia | ||
African Championships | ||
2014 Marrakech | 400 metres | |
2016 Durban | 400 metres | |
All-Africa Games | ||
2015 Brazzaville | 400 metres |
Kabange Mupopo (born 21 September 1992) is a Zambian sprinter and football player, who won a gold in the 400m at the 2015 All-Africa Games.
Mupopo started playing association football as an 11-year-old, inspired by her brother. [3] She played for Green Buffaloes F.C. and the Zambia women's national football team; as team captain, she led Zambia to the 2014 African Women's Championship tournament, where they were eliminated in the group stage. [3] [4]
Mupopo picked up athletics in the spring of 2014, running 53.44 for 400 metres in her first official meeting. [3] [5] She represented Zambia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she ran 53.09 and was eliminated in the semi-finals. [3] [6] In August, she took silver in 51.21 at the African Championships in Marrakech, breaking the Zambian record; she lost the gold to Nigeria's Folashade Abugan, who ran the same time, in a photo-finish. [7] Mupopo qualified to represent Africa at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, also in Marrakech, where she placed fourth and improved her national record to 50.87. [3] [6] Mupopo received an 18-month athletics scholarship from the Zambian Olympic Committee in 2015, leading her to concentrate on athletics and not football. [8] [9]
Mupopo debuted in the IAAF Diamond League in Doha in May 2015, placing seventh in 51.88. [10] In July 2015 she ran 50.86 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, improving her national record by one-hundredth of a second. [6] She was selected for the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. [11]