Ellen Chiwenga

Ellen Chiwenga, originally from Zimbabwe, is a FIFA Football Match Agent, as well as a member of the Association of Football Agents (AFA), the International Association of FIFA Licensed Football Match Agents (FIFMA), and Women in Football (WIF). She has been working in the football industry for more than 15 years. She is today the first female Football Match Agent in England and the first female African Football Match Agent in the world.

Ellen is an extraordinary role model with incredible passion who dedicates her life to making a lasting, positive impact in the lives of millions through the universal language of football. She was awarded the Personality of the Year Award under the 2017 Zimbabwe Achievers Awards and the African Woman of the Year in Football in 2018. In November 2019, Ellen was awarded the prestigious Football Black List Award for her outstanding work in football. She is a member of the ‘Right to Play’ Partnerships Committee, and in January 2020 was awarded the Medal of Knight of the Order of Lafayette. In May 2020, Ellen became advisor at FIFA Ethics and Regulations Watch (FERW).

With passion and relentless determination, Ellen works tirelessly to promote social and economic development through football. She transforms football into a powerful instrument of economic and human development that builds healthy communities, fosters growth, empowers women, and inspires change around the world.