Jean Sseninde

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Jean Sseninde
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-04) 4 December 1992 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Queens Park Rangers
Charlton Athletic
*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 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 Sseninde join a professional football club in England, through the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). Prior to joining the London Phoenix Ladies FC, Sseninde played for the Charlton Athletic, [2] for one season. [5] Before that, she played for the Queens Park Rangers, 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.[ citation needed ]

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 8 March 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 15 December 2020
  10. ↑ Jean Sseninde United website
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