Shakirah Nankwanga

Shakirah Nankwanga (born 15 July 2002) is a Ugandan player at Kampala Queens Women Football Club.[1][2] The club is headed by Ethiopian coach Asefa Firew Hailegebal.[3][4] Nakawanga plays in the FUFA Women Super League.[5]

Career

She began her football career in Kawempe Muslim Ladies Football Club before moving to Kampala Queens Football Club.[6][7]

In 2024, during the 13th African Games in Ghana, Nakawanga played with the Uganda U20 Women's National team. She scored a penalty that secured the team a bronze medal, defeating the opposing Senegal team in a 3rd-place playoff game at Cape Coast Stadium.[8]

She also plays tournaments within East Africa.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kampala Queens FC sack Charles Ssenyange as head coach". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Kampala Queens dominate women's league". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Kampala Queens Hire Ethiopian Coach Asefa". ChimpReports. 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. ↑ Aheebwa, Brian (2024-11-04). "New Era Begins: Kampala Queens Hire First-Ever Foreign Head Coach". NBS Sport. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  5. ↑ "Kawempe dealt major blows in Champions League preps". Monitor. 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  6. ↑ "Shakirah Nankwanga (Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC Archives". redpepper.co.ug. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  7. ↑ "Nankwanga move to KQ: Kawempe chose heritage over war". Monitor. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  8. ↑ Alobo, Prossy (2024-03-22). "AFRICAN GAMES:Uganda's Queen Cranes Wins First Continental Medal". Nexus Media. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  9. ↑ "Crested Cranes provisional squad for DR Congo duty named". MTN Sports. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
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