Racheal Kundananji Biography: Age, Height, Parents, Husband, Net Worth
Racheal Kundananji Biography, Age, Height, Parents, Husband, Net Worth – Racheal Kundananji (born 3 June 2000) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women’s Soccer League club Bay FC and the Zambia women’s national team.
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Name: | Racheal Kundananji |
Date of Birth: | 3 June 2000 |
Husband/Boyfriend: | N/A |
Nationality: | Zambian |
Occupation: | Footballer |
Net Worth: | €50,000 – €100,000 |
Racheal Kundananji Biography
Racheal Kundananji (born 3 June 2000) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for NWSL club Bay FC and the Zambia women’s national team.
Racheal Kundananji Early Life and Education
Racheal Kundananji was born in Lusaka, Zambia. Racheal’s parents are not publicly known. She has never spoken about them in interviews, and there is no information about them on her social media pages.
She has never spoken about them in interviews, and there is no information about them on her social media pages. Racheal Kundananji graduated from The University of Zambia with a Bachelor of Education in Physical Education and Sports. She holds Zambian nationality.
Racheal Kundananji Career
Kundananji played for Indeni Roses in Zambia’s Copperbelt Women League. She scored 21 goals in the 18 games she played helping the team win the league championship.
In 2019 at age 18, Kundananji signed her first professional contract abroad with BIIK Kazygurt in Kazakhstan and helped the team win back-to-back league championships in 2019 and 2020.
Kundananji represented Zambia at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, the qualifying tournament for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She scored three goals at the tournament, including a brace against Equatorial Guinea.
In 2020, Kundananji competed at the CAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament and helped the team secure their first-ever berth to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan after winning the tournament. Named to Zambia’s roster for the Olympics (delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Kundananji scored a goal and provided an assist on Zambia’s third goal against China in a thrilling 4–4 draw. Though the team did not advance out of group stage during their first Olympic tournament, Zambian president Edgar Lungu said he was proud of the team: “One word that describes their performance today [Tuesday] is resilience. Despite the red card and a nasty injury to our goalkeeper, the girls remained resilient against a strong opponent. You are the quintessence of hard work, which is the true Zambian spirit.”
Kundananji signed with SD Eibar in the top-tier Spanish league Premiera Iberdrola for the 2021-22 season. In April, she scored her first brace in the league during a 3–2 loss to Tenerife. Kundananji scored 8 goals in 21 appearances for the club.
On 6 July 2022, Kundananji, and three other teammates, including striker Barbra Banda, were ruled ineligible to compete for Zambia in the World Cup-qualifying tournament, Africa Cup of Nations, after a gender verification test found that their natural testosterone levels were above those allowed by the Confederation of African Football, which had stricter gender verification rules than the Olympics. The ruling sparked significant controversy, with Human Rights Watch describing it as a “clear violation” of human rights.
In August 2022, Kundananji signed with Madrid CFF. In November, she scored a brace against Real Sociedad. Kundananji was named Madrid’s Player of the Month in April 2023 after scoring a hat-trick against Alhama CF, a goal against Valencia CF, and a brace in the 2–1 upset against FC Barcelona. In May 2023, she scored a brace against Deportivo Alavés Gloriosas to lift Madrid to a 5–1 win. Kundananji scored 25 goals during the season, ranked second in the league behind only Alba Redondo with 27. Madrid finished the season in fifth place.
On 1 July 2023, Kundananji scored a goal and provided an assist in Zambia’s 3–3 draw against #20 FIFA-ranked Switzerland. Two days later she was named to Zambia’s squad for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. A few days later, she scored a goal against Germany in a 3–2 upset win against the two-time World Cup champions
On 13 February 2024, it was announced that Kundananji had signed with Bay FC for a women’s world record transfer fee of £625,000. The deal lasts until 2027, with the option to extend another year.
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Racheal Kundananji Husband
Who is Racheal kundananji dating, Boyfriend? Is she in a relationship? Racheal Kundananji can be single and has never been engaged. Racheal Kundananji hasn’t made her boyfriend’s identity public. She keeps all of the details of her personal life very secret, and she rarely posts about her relationships on social media.
There have been some reports, though they have not been confirmed, that she is dating another football player. It is impossible to confirm whether Kundananji is in a relationship because she hasn’t addressed the rumors.It’s possible that Kundananji isn’t dating anyone or that she’s dating a non-footballer. She is a very private person, therefore it’s possible that she won’t reveal anything about her private life until she’s ready to do so.
Racheal Kundananji Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth to be between €50,000 and €100,000.
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