Martha Tembo (born 8 March 1998) is a Zambian

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defender for Hakkarigücü in the

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, and the Zambia women's national team.

Club career

In September 2024, Tembo moved to Turkey and signed with Hakkarigücü to play in the

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International career

Tembo was called up to the Zambia squad for the

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. Tembo competed for

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at the

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, playing in three matches. On 2 July 2021, Tembo was called up to the 23-player Zambia squad for the delayed

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

. Tembo was called up to the Zambia squad for the

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, where they finished in third place. Tembo was named to the Zambia squad for the

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. On 3 July 2024, Tembo was called up to the Zambia squad for the

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Honours

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* 1998 births Living people Zambian women's footballers 21st-century Zambian sportswomen Zambia women's international footballers Women's association football defenders Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Zambia 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Zambian expatriate women's footballers Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate women's footballers in Kazakhstan Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey Turkish Women's Football Super League players Hakkarigücü Spor players {{Zambia-women-footy-bio-stub