Jean Sseninde

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Jean Sseninde
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-04) 4 December 1992 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Queens Park Rangers W.F.C.
Charlton Athletic W.F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Namayega Sseninde, (born 4 December 1992), also Jean Sseninde, is a Ugandan former footballer who played as a defender for the Queens Park Rangers W.F.C. in the FA Women's National League South and for the Uganda national team. [2] [3]

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Background and education

Sseninde was born in the Central Region of Uganda on 4 December 1992. [1] Her mother is Rosemary Sseninde, the former State Minister for Primary Education in the Ugandan Cabinet, who also served as the Wakiso District Women's Representative in the Parliament of Uganda. [2]

Namayega attended local elementary schools for her primary education. She went to Gayaza High School for her O-Level studies. She transferred to Saint Mary's School Kitende, where she completed her A-Level education. [2] [4]

Career

Following her graduation from Kitende, Sseninde sought counsel from Majidah Nantanda, the head coach of the Uganda women's national soccer team. Nantanda recommended that Jean should join a professional football club in England, through the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). Prior to joining the London Phoenix Ladies FC, Jean played for the Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club, [2] for one season. [5] Before that, she played for the Queens Park Rangers Ladies Football Club (QPRLFC), for three seasons. [5]

Other consideration

Sseninde is a member of Common Goal, an organisation whose members pledge to give away at least one percent of their annual salary to charity. [4] [6] She founded the Jean Sseninde Foundation, which sponsors the annual Jean Sseninde Women Football Development Tournament, aimed at discovering and mentoring female soccer talent in Uganda. [4] [7] [8]

In 2020, the South Sudan Football Association hired Sseninde as a consultant to help promote football for girls in South Sudan; [9] at the time she was also on the women's committee of the Confederation of African Football.

In 2021 she created Jean Sseninde United, which promotes football for girls and women in Kasangati. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 QPRLFC (28 December 2017). "About Jean Sseninde". London: Queens Park Rangers Ladies Football Club (QPRLFC). Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Byamukama, Aloysius (11 December 2014). "Seninde eyes Cranes team". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. Palace for Life website, International Women's Day: Jean Sseninde, article dated March 8, 2018
  4. 1 2 3 Bugembe, Deus (12 March 2018). "Jean Sseninde: Aspiring to change lives through football". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 Isabirye, David (August 2017). "Jean Sseninde switches from QPR to Crystal Palace". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. Bate, Adam (28 December 2017). "Jean Sseninde interview: Common Goal's first African player to sign up". London: Sky Sports . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  7. Kasoba, William (14 December 2017). "Jean Sseninde, the Ugandan footballer who is friends with Man United's Juan Mata and wants to inspire other girls to play football" . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  8. Swaib Raul Kanyike (25 October 2017). "Crested Cranes' Sseninde joins Mata's Common Goal project". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  9. BBC website, Jean Sseninde: Battling prejudice to develop women's football in South Sudan, article dated December 15, 2020
  10. Jean Sseninde United website