Grace Nyinawumuntu

Marie Grace Nyinawumuntu (born 16 December 1982) is a Rwandan football manager, referee and former footballer.[1][2][3]

Biography

Personal life

Nyinawumuntu was born in 1982. Her father died in the Rwandan genocide in 1994.[4] She has been married to a lawyer.[5]

Nyinawumuntu grew up playing sports with her male cousins.[6] Nyinawumuntu attended the Lycée de Kigali in Rwanda.[7] She then obtained a bachelor's degree in physical education and sport and Master's degree in Business Administration.[8]

Playing career

Nyinawumuntu played for the city of Kigali, where she was described as "her impressive performances earned her a place in the national team".[9] Nyinawumuntu mainly operated as a central defender.[10]

Managerial career and referee

Nyinawumuntu became the first Rwandan female international referee and the first Rwandan female national football manager.[11] Nyinawumuntu attended a coaching course in Germany in 2008.[12] She managed Rwandan side AS Kigali, helping the club win the league.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Nyinawumuntu aims high after landing she-Amavubi job". newtimes.co.rw. 22 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Grace Nyinawumuntu suspended for claiming Black Queens were 'like men'". modernghana.com.
  3. ↑ "Nyinawumuntu wirukanwe muri AS Kigali azakomeza gutoza Amavubi". igihe.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2022-05-05.
  4. ↑ "Nyinawumuntu Reflects Horrible 1994". allafrica.com.
  5. ↑ "Meet Grace Nyinawumuntu". newtimes.co.rw. 26 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Nyinawumuntu Defies Gender Stereotypes, Inspires Players". globalpressjournal.com. 10 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Grace, umutoza wa mbere w'umugore mu mupira w'amaguru". agasaro.com.
  8. ↑ "GRACE – RWANDA'S FIRST WOMAN FOOTBALL-REFEREE". april6.org. April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Nyinawumuntu's rise from referee to top football coach in Rwanda". newtimes.co.rw. 28 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Nyinawumuntu reveals her plans to venture into men's football coaching". dutable.com (Archived). Retrieved 2023-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "Grace Nyinawumuntu - BBC article". 16 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Aiding the underdeveloped". dw.com.
  13. ↑ "Grace Nyinawumuntu - Africa Online article". 10 December 2016.
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