Racheal Nachula

Racheal Nachula
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-01-14) 14 January 1986[1]
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2020 Green Buffaloes
2020–2023 Zaragoza CFF 42 (12)
2023–2025 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
International career
Zambia
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Zambia
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 Addis Ababa400 m
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Racheal Nachula (born 14 January 1986) is a Zambian women's professional footballer and former sprinter who plays as a forward for the Zambia women's national team.[3]

Athletics

Specialized in the 400 metres,[4] Nachula won the bronze medal at the 2008 African Championships, in a personal best time of 51.39 seconds. She competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 2006 World Junior Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships, and the 2008 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final round.[5] She won the silver medal in the 400 m at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, recording a time of 53.34 seconds.

She also has 23.42 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Gaborone.[6]

Football

International career

On 3 July 2024, Nachula was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 September 2017Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Malawi6–36–32017 COSAFA Women's Championship
2.17 September 2017 Madagascar7–17–1
3.18 September 2018Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa Mozambique1–03–02018 COSAFA Women's Championship
4.1 August 2019 Mauritius1–015–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
5.3–0
6.5–0
7.8–0
8.9–0
9.10–0
10.12–0
11.15–0
12.8 August 2019 Botswana1–04–0
13.4–0
14.28 November 2020Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile Chile2–12–1Friendly
15.21 February 2023Miracle Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey Uzbekistan2–04–02023 Turkish Women's Cup
16.25 February 2025REIZ Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Malawi2–32–3Friendly
17.5 April 2025Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China Thailand1–12–32025 Yongchuan International Tournament
18.22 October 2025Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, Zambia Namibia2–04–22026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
19.28 July 2026Rabat Olympic Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco Egypt1–06–02026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

References

  1. ↑ "Racheal NACHULA". Olympic. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "R NACHULA nueva incorporación para el Zaragoza CFF". Zaragoza CFF (in Spanish). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Zambia: Nachula Dropped From Shepolopolo". allAfrica.com. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Nachula entra para o "Guinness do COSAFA", Eswatini surpreende Moçambique e Botswana triunfa". COSAFA (in Portuguese). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rachel Nachula Wins Gold And Sets Commonwealth Record - The Zambian". thezambian.com. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Results sparkle in Botswana | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Hill, Courtney (17 July 2024). "Racheal Nachula's chance to become a two-sport Olympian with Zambia at Paris 2024". Olympics.com. Retrieved 20 February 2026.


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