Kabange Mupopo (born 21 September 1992) is a Zambian sprinter and football midfielder. She won gold in the 400 metres at the 2015 All-Africa Games and represented Zambia in football at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
 Mupopo in 2017 | |||
| 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 |
Biography
editMupopo started playing football at 11 with her brother's guidance.[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]
References
edit- ^ Eurosport profile
- ^ Rio 2016 bio Archived 25 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e "Mupopo: Football is my passion, I enjoy athletics too". Confederation of African Football. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ Zulu, Cecilia (16 October 2014). "She-polopolo cry". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ Kunda, Robinson (19 September 2014). "Mupopo qualifies for Diamond League". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Kabange Mupopo at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (12 August 2014). "Redemption for Makwala at African Championships". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Zambia: Kabange Gives Tips to Shepolopolo". Times of Zambia. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Shepolopolo captain Kabange gets NOC scholarship". Times of Zambia. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Mupopo in shock defeat". Zambia Daily Nation. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "2015 Beijing Provisional Entry List". IAAF. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
External links
edit- Kabange Mupopo at World Athletics
- Kabange Mupopo at Diamond League
- Kabange Mupopo at Soccerway.com
- Kabange Mupopo at FBref.com
- Kabange Mupopo at Olympics.com
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