Racheal Nachula


Racheal Nachula 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.
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Athletics

Specialized in the 400 metres, 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.
She also has 23.42 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Gaborone.

Football

International career

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

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 September 2017Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe6–36–32017 COSAFA Women's Championship
2.17 September 2017Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe7–17–12017 COSAFA Women's Championship
3.18 September 2018Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa1–03–02018 COSAFA Women's Championship
4.1 August 2019Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa1–015–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
5.1 August 2019Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa3–015–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
6.1 August 2019Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa5–015–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
7.1 August 2019Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa8–015–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
8.1 August 2019Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa9–015–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
9.1 August 2019Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa10–015–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
10.1 August 2019Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa12–015–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
11.1 August 2019Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa15–015–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
12.8 August 2019Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa1–04–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
13.8 August 2019Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa4–04–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
14.21 February 2023Miracle Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey2–04–02023 Turkish Women's Cup
15.25 February 2025REIZ Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia2–32–3Friendly
16.5 April 2025Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China1–12–32025 Yongchuan International Tournament
1722 October 2025Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, Zambia2–04–22026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification