Emily Jossam
Emily Jossam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 August 1998 |
| Nationality | Malawian |
| Occupation | footballer |
| Known for | defender on the national team |
Emily Jossam (born 18 August, 1998) is a Malawian footballer. She played for Nyasa Big Bullets and the Malawi national side. In 2023 she moved to Zambia's Zesco Ndola team.
Life
[edit]Jossam was born in 1998. She became a professional footballer, in 2010, when she joined Blantyre Zero,[1] who were later called Nyasa Bullets.
In November 2020 she was chosen to represent Malawi at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship in South Africa.
She was chosen again to represent Malawi in the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship[2] and she was chosen again in 2022.[3] She was one of five Nyasa Bullets chosen - the others were Vanessa Chikupira, Bernadette Mkandawire, Mary Chavinda and goalkeeper Martha Banda.[4]
In August 2023, she left Nyasa Bullets in Blantyre, where she was the team captain, to move to Zambia's Zesco Ndola team.[5][1] In the following year her new team had a long unbeaten run in the 2024/2025 Eden University Women Super League.[6] Jossam was one of several Malawian women footballers playing in Zambia in 2024. The others included Vanessa Chikupira, Ireen Kumalo and Madyina Ngulube.[7] Wezzy Vitumbiko Mkandawire and Ruth Mhango were also Malawian footballers who played for the Zambian Institute for Sustainable Development Women's Football Club.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Malidadi, Mphatso (2023-08-14). "Bullets Women skipper moves to Zambian side". The Times Group. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ "Malawi to camp ahead of 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship". 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ "Lovemore Fazili unveils Scorchers squad for COSAFA Women's Tournament". Soka25east. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ Loka, Kimpho (2022-08-29). "Five Bullets players in Scorchers final squad for Cosafa Women's Championship - FCB Nyasa Big Bullets FC". Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ a b "MALAWIAN DEFENDER EMILY JOSSAM JOINS ZESCO NDOLA GIRLS: A BOOST TO ZAMBIA'S WOMEN'S SUPER DIVISION". zedsport.co.zm. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ Jere, Joshua (2025-01-12). "ZESCO Ndola Girls Unbeaten in 2024/2025 Season". ZNBC-Just for you. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ Manda, Solomon (2024-10-06). "Camp delay". Nation Online. Retrieved 2025-03-03.