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.
International career
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. At the end of the competition Tanzania emerged champions after defeating Zambia by 2–1 in the final. She was named in the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship squad list. She started all five matches during the competition as Tanzania emerged champions for the first time in history.
Honours
References
- 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
- Janeth Shija at Global Sports Archive
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