Agnes Nabukenya

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Agnes Nabukenya
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Agnes Nabukenya
Personal information
Full name Agnes Nabukenya
Date of birth 10 October 2008
Place of birth Nakasongola
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.74 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC
Number No.4
Total(23)

Agnes Nabukenya (born 10 October 2008) is a Ugandan player at Kawempe Muslim Ladies Football Club. [1] [2] The club has a Ugandan coach. [3] [4] Nabukenya together with fellow club members play in the FUFA Women Super League and have notable achievements. [5] [6]

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Education career

Agnes Nabukenya started her education at Mityana Kindergarten and Primary school in Mityana District, in 2018, she shifted to St Noa Junior School where she had only one year before joining Mukono Parents in 2019 where she sat her PLE in 2021

In 2022, she joined Kawempe Muslim Secondary School where she is still studying from to present

Football Career

She began her football career from St Noa Junior School while in Primary five, her club football career started at Kawempe Muslim Ladies Football Club in 2022. [1] The football club has represented Uganda in the CAF Women's Champions League Zonal qualifiers . [7] As a result of its performance, the Uganda Revenue Authority Club acquired the junior team for Kawempe Muslim Ladies Football Club making it the first women football team to join Uganda Revenue Authority. [8]

In her first season at Kawempe Muslim Ladies Football Club, she scored no goal in the three appearances. Since 2022 to 2025, she has scored 23 goals in 72 appearances in all competitions at club level

She was the Most Valuable player and joint top scorer (10 goals) of FUFA Women Super League 2023/24, she has also won the trophy with Kawempe

International Career

She joined national teams folds in 2023, played for U18, U17, U20 and the Uganda Women Senior team Crested Cranes

Her national teams debut came in 2023 with the U18 youth team, played four matches and scored three goals, played four matches on U20, the same year and scored three goals.

In 2024 she played four matches on U17 national team and scored two goals, in the same year, she got her debut on the national senior team the Crested Cranes and played two matches but didn't score. In 2025, Nabukenya played three matches for U17 in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers and she scored six goals in a single match against Namibia U-17 women football team

In 2025, Agnes Nabukenya also played one match for national senior team the Crested Cranes.

Honors

2022: U15 CAF Schools championship qualifiers top scorer [8 goals]

2023/24: FUFA Women Super League trophy

2023/24: FUFA Women Super League MVP

2023/24: FUFA Women Super League joint top scorer [10 goals]

2024: USSSA ball games one championship trophy

2025: USSSA ball games one championship top scorer [15 goals]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "This is my year: Agnes Nabukenya". Monitor. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  2. "Nabukenya inspires Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC to amazing win over Rines". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  3. "Unsung heroines in Kawempe's title triumph". Monitor. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  4. "Caf Women's Champions League: Kawempe in fair qualification draw". Monitor. 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  5. Apio, Nicole (2024-11-05). "Kawempe Muslim Ladies Sweep October Awards in Women Super League". NBS Sport. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  6. "Kawempe Muslim ladies, Amus College share spoils in 1-1 draw". NTV Uganda. 2024-11-03. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  7. "Kawempe Muslim Ladies to represent Uganda in CAF Women Champions League qualifiers - CECAFA FOOTBALL" (in Italian). 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  8. Otim, Joshua (2024-07-30). "Kawempe Muslim Ladies Junior Team Joins URA Family". NBS Sport. Retrieved 2024-11-06.