Racheal Nachula

Racheal Nachula (born 14 January 1986) is a Zambian footballer and former sprinter who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem and the Zambia women's national team.^[3]

Racheal Nachula

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-01-14) 14 January 1986 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth	Lusaka, Zambia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
20??–2020	Green Buffaloes
2020–2023	Zaragoza CFF	42	(12)
2023–	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem	2	(2)
International career
	Zambia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

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. She won the silver medal in the 400 m at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, recording a time of 53.34 seconds.^[5]

She also has 23.42 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Gaborone.^{[citation needed]}

Football

International career

On 3 July 2024, Nachula was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 September 2017	Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Malawi	6–3	6–3	2017 COSAFA Women's Championship
2.	17 September 2017		Madagascar	7–1	7–1
3.	18 September 2018	Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa	Mozambique	1–0	3–0	2018 COSAFA Women's Championship
4.	1 August 2019		Mauritius	1–0	15–0	2019 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		Botswana	1–0	4–0
13.				4–0
14.	21 February 2023	Miracle Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey	Uzbekistan	2–0	4–0	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
15.	25 February 2025	REIZ Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Malawi	2–3	2–3	Friendly
16.	5 April 2025	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China	Thailand	1–1	2–3	2025 Yongchuan International Tournament