Hazel Nali

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|name = Hazel Nali

|fullname = Hazel Natasha Nali

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|caption = Nali playing for Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük SK in May 2022

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|4|df=y}}

|birth_place = Zambia

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|position = Goalkeeper

|currentclub = OFI Crete W.F.C.

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|clubs1 = Chibolya Queens

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|years2 = 2014–2015

|clubs2 = Nchanga Queens

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|years3 = 2016–2017

|clubs3 = Indeni Roses

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|years4 = 2018–2019

|clubs4 = Green Buffaloes

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|years5 = 2019–2021

|clubs5 = Hapoel Be'er Sheva

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|years6 = 2022–2024

|clubs6 = Fatih Vatan Spor

|caps6 = 23

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|years7 = 2024–

|clubs7 = OFI

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|nationalyears1 = 2014

|nationalteam1 = Zambia U-17

|nationalcaps1 = 3

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|nationalyears2 = 2014–

|nationalteam2 = Zambia

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|club-update = 5 February 2023

|nationalteam-update = 4 July 2021

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Hazel Natasha Nali (born 4 April 1998) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for OFI in the Greek A Division and the Zambia women's national team. She played for the senior national team at the 2014 African Women's Championship at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Club career

At club level, Nali has played in Zambia for Chibolya Queens in Lusaka, for Nchanga Queens in Chingola, for Indeni Roses in Ndola,{{cite web|title=Zambia set up women’s friendly|url=http://www.cosafa.com/zambia-set-up-womens-friendly/|publisher=Council of Southern Africa Football Associations|accessdate=24 April 2017|date=19 October 2016}} and for Green Buffaloes in Lusaka. In March 2020, she won the FAZ Women Super division with Green Buffaloes.{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/green-buffaloes-crowned-zambia-women-s-league-champions|title=Green Buffaloes crowned Zambia Women’s League champions|publisher=Confederation of African Football|date=18 March 2020}}

In November 2020, Nali joined Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva who compete in the Ligat Nashim on a one-year deal. She started every one of the first games of the season and, in their sixth game, kept her first clean sheet to help the club claim their first victory of the season, beating Hapoel Ra'anana 2–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/hazel-nali-bags-first-clean-sheet-as-hapoel-beer-sheva-claim/1saj5isqc1r0x1pfnukh8wc4zl|title=Hazel Nali bags first clean sheet as Hapoel Be'er Sheva claim maiden win|first=Samuel|last=Ahmadu|publisher=Goal|date=5 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/hazel-nali-zambia-goalkeeper-hungry-to-add-character-to/nnwnfy9pxlya1ckv8mb4ushsf|title=Hazel Nali: Zambia goalkeeper hungry to add character to Hapoel Be'er Sheva|first=Samuel|last=Ahmadu|publisher=Goal|date=8 February 2021}}

In March 2022, she moved to Turkey and joined the Istanbul-based club Fatih Vatan Spor to play in the second half of the 2021-22 Women's Super League season.

International career

Nali played for Zambia's under-17 squad in the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1915239/squadlist.html | title=Zambia– Squad List | publisher=FIFA |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141754/https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1915239/squadlist.html|archivedate=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} She played all three games for Zambia, losing 2–0 to Italy and 4–0 to Venezuela before beating Costa Rica 2–1.{{Soccerway|333441}}

In October 2014, Nali was named for Zambia's senior squad for the 2014 African Women's Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.fazfootball.com/news/article/141005/Bwale_names_squad_for_African_Women_Championship|title=Bwale names squad for African Women Championship|date=5 October 2014|publisher=Football Association of Zambia|access-date=25 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026000212/http://www.fazfootball.com/news/article/141005/Bwale_names_squad_for_African_Women_Championship|archive-date=26 October 2016|url-status=usurped}}

In November 2018, Nali was called up for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations.{{cite web |last1=Ahmadu |first1=Samuel |title=Zambia announce final squad for Africa Women's Cup of Nations |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/zambia-announce-final-squad-for-africa-womens-cup-of-nations/z5yc9x8npsxu1m8aizjj4lr6e |publisher=Goal |accessdate=4 July 2021|date=6 November 2018 }}

In November 2020, Nali was called up for the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/FootballAssociationZambia/photos/a.172547859467600/3421110797944607/|title=Mwape unveils Copper Queens final squad|publisher=Football Association of Zambia|via=Facebook|date=1 November 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2020/11/02/shepolopolo-at-port-elizabeth-base-ahead-of-cosafa-kickoff/|title=Shepolopolo at Port Elizabeth Base Ahead of COSAFA Kickoff|newspaper=Lusaka Times|date=2 November 2020}}

In July 2021, Nali was called up for Zambia's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.faz.co.zm/2021/07/02/mwape-unveils-tokyo-bound-copper-queens-squad/|title=Mwape Unveils Tokyo Bound Copper Queens Squad|publisher=Football Association of Zambia|date=2 July 2021|accessdate=4 July 2021|archive-date=2 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702140021/https://www.faz.co.zm/2021/07/02/mwape-unveils-tokyo-bound-copper-queens-squad/|url-status=dead}}

References

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{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=29&macId=230936 |publisher=Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu |title=Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi – Kocaeli Bayan Futbol Kulübü 0-4 Fatih Vatan Spor |language=tr |accessdate=17 March 2022 }}

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External links

[http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/tn9thafricanwomenchampionship-namibia/teamdetails/PlayerDetails?CompetitionPlayerId=kjG9QItRmUS7eztoUu4PU2A1gwNyQTVsJBa%2fu4U2Lni4C8YmSOverE0HeQnNJ9vw&TeamsIDs=yKeW2fSKlP2crnGGCkN%2b9voo4cFexClBrbSwUYC5ZoeF60SAfj6vIHCIGUiPaVU4 CAF player profile]

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Category:1998 births

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