Towera Vinkhumbo
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Full name | Towera Angela Nyirenda[1] (née Vinkhumbo) | |||||||||||||
Born |
[2][3] Blantyre, Malawi | 14 February 1991|||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Netball career | ||||||||||||||
Playing position(s): GD, GK | ||||||||||||||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||
2008–2012 |
Escom Sisters | |||||||||||||
2012–2020 |
→ Kukoma Diamonds | |||||||||||||
2019– | Severn Stars | |||||||||||||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
2010– | Malawi | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Towera Vinkhumbo (born 14 February 1991), also referred to as Towera Vinkhumbo-Nyirenda or Towera Nyirenda, is a
Early life and family
Vinkhumbo was born in Chitawira Private Hospital in Blantyre. She is the ninth-born of eleven children–six girls and five boys, three of whom died. Vinkhumbo began playing both netball and association football when she was in primary school.[4][5][6][7] Several of her siblings also played both sports at a senior level. Her older brother, Aubrey Vinkhumbo, played football as a defender for Mighty Wanderers.[4][6][8] Her sister, Salome Vinkhumbo, is also a Malawi women's football international and captained the team at the 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship.[6][7][9][10]
Netball
Club level
- Escom Sisters/Kukoma Diamonds
In
- Severn Stars
Vinkhumbo signed for Severn Stars of the Netball Superleague ahead of the 2020 season.[12][13][14][15][16]
Malawi
Vinkhumbo represented Malawi at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups.[3][14][15] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games she helped Malawi defeat New Zealand 57–53. Vinkhumbo was also a member of the Malawi team that finished third at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series.[7][8]
Football
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Mbawala Bush Bucks | |||
Blantyre Zero | |||
International career | |||
2004– | Malawi | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club level
In an interview with
Malawi
Vinkhumbo originally played for
In July 2019 Vinkhumbo represented Malawi in both the
Tournaments | Round |
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2019 COSAFA Women's Championship[39][40][41] | Group stage |
Second round |
References
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- ^ "Jamaica 36–31 Malawi". mc.championdata.com. 12 November 2023. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Malawi recall Chawinga duo for Kenya Olympic test". www.cafonline.com. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Malawi look to multi-talented Vinkhumbo at COSAFA Women's Championship". www.cosafa.com. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Malawi go down to South Africa". times.mw. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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External links
- Towera Vinkhumbo at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Towera Vinkhumbo at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)