Mary Cholhok Nuba

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Mary Cholhok Nuba
Personal information
Born (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 28)
Rumbek, Sudan (now South Sudan)
Education Loughborough University
(Business Administration)
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
SportNetball
PositionGoal shooter

Mary Cholhok Nuba (born 3 January 1997), also spelled as Mary Cholhock Nuba, sometimes known as Mary Cholhok or Mary Nuba, is a South Sudanese-born professional Ugandan netball player. She plays for the Queensland Firebirds in the Suncorp Super Netball league, and for the Uganda national netball team as the GS. [1] [2]

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Career

School career

She attended St. Mary's High School, where she represented them in national School Championships between 2013 and 2016. [3]

NIC

In 2017, Mary joined NIC Netball Club. She played for NIC Netball Club from 2017 to 2018. [4]

Loughborough University

In December 2018, Mary joined Loughborough University. [5] [6] She made her debut in Loughborough Lightning's first league game against Wasps on 5 January 2019 at the Arena Birmingham. [7] [8]

National team

Mary made her debut for the Uganda national netball team during the 2018 World University games in Kampala. [9] She represented Uganda in the 2019 Netball World Cup in England. [10] In September 2019, she was included in the Ugandan squad for the 2019 African Netball Championships. [11] She represented Uganda in the 2023 Netball World Cup and helped it finish in the fifth position. [12]

International career

Nuba signed for Queensland Firebirds in Australia which is in the Suncorp Super Netball. [13] [14] [15]

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "Firebirds sign prolific shooter Cholhok". The Home of the Queensland Firebirds. Queensland Firebirds. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Netball World Cup" . Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Is Mary Nuba the Future of Uganda's Netball?". Journalism. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "One of the tallest Netball player, perhaps! Meet Nuba, the 20 year old, 6.7 feet tall, Sudanese who plays for Uganda - Newsblaze.co.ke". newsblaze.co.ke. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mary Nuba eager to impress at Loughborough Lightning". Swift Sports Uganda. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "OPINION: Mary Nuba is a perfect role model for young girls". New Vision. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ugandan Mary Cholhok signs for Loughborough Lightning Netball | Sport | Loughborough University". Loughborough University. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Ndyabahika, Davidson. "Uganda in Winning Start at World University Netball Championships". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. ↑ Tumusiime, Benjamin (25 October 2018). "Is Mary Nuba the Future of Uganda's Netball?". Journalism@mak. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Team, Kawowo Sports (13 July 2019). "As It Happened: FT - Uganda 69-48 Samoa | 2019 Netball World Cup". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Uganda regroup for training ahead of African Championship". 16 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Uganda's star netballer Nuba joins Australia's Queensland Firebirds". The Independent Uganda. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Uganda's star netballer Nuba joins Australia's Queensland Firebirds". The Independent Uganda. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  14. ↑ Kaweru, Franklin (9 August 2024). "Mary Nuba: She Cranes shooter can't wait to play in World's best Netball League". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  15. ↑ Reporter, NewVision (8 August 2024). "Uganda's star netballer Nuba joins Australia's Queensland Firebirds". New Vision. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  16. ↑ Kaweru, Franklin (20 May 2019). "Mary Nuba: She Cranes star wins Vitality Netball Goalden Shot Award". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "Vitality Netball Superleague Awards 2021: Cobden wins top prize". Netball Superleague. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  18. ↑ Kaweru, Franklin (8 October 2021). "Mary Cholhok: She Cranes shooter stays put at Loughborough Lightning". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  19. ↑ "Uganda's star netballer Nuba joins Australia's Queensland Firebirds". The Independent Uganda. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
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