Oliver Mbekeka

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Oliver Mbekeka
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Oliver Mbekeka (2024)
Personal information
Full name Oliver Amani Mbekeka [1]
Date of birth (1979-08-22) 22 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Uganda
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Source de Kivu
2010–2012 APR
International career‡
2000–2002 Uganda 12 (2+)

As Oliva Amani:
2006–2008 DR Congo U20 6+ (1+)
2006 DR Congo 3+ (0+)
Managerial career
Lady Doves Masindi
Uganda Women U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2008. [3]

Oliver Amani Mbekeka (born 22 August 1979) is a Ugandan football manager and former player who played as a forward. She is a former player of the Uganda women's national team, [4] and the first woman to lead a men's team as a head coach in Uganda. [5]

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Club career

Mbekeka has played for Kampala Women, City Stars and She Corporate in Uganda, for Source de Kivu and OCL City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and for APR FC in Rwanda. [6] [2] [1] [7] [8]

International career

Mbekeka capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2000 African Women's Championship and the 2002 African Women's Championship qualification. [9] She has played in 12 international matches. [7]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 2000 Johannesburg, South AfricaProposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion 2–12–1 2000 African Women's Championship
213 October 2002 Kampala, UgandaFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2–02–2 2002 African Women's Championship qualification

Controversy

After Uganda withdrew from the 2004 African Women's Championship qualification prior the preliminary round matches against Malawi, Mbekeka and fellow Ugandan footballer Annet Nakimbugwe moved abroad. [10] Being in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, [11] they were naturalized there as Oliva Amani and Annette Nshimire, respectively, and represented the country at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. [10] She ended up playing for the DR Congo at senior level during the 2006 African Women's Championship. [12] [13] [14]

Managerial career

Mbekeka has coached Lady Doves Masindi in Uganda and the Uganda women's national under-20 football team. [15] [7]

Oliver Mbekeka is the Head Coach and Interim Manager for Lugazi FC. [16] [17] [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mbekeka spurs APR in title chase". New Times (Rwanda). 19 April 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 19 November 2008. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Oliva AMANI". Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "How World Cup dream swayed Mbekeka to play for Congo". 16 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Meet Oliver Mbekeka, the first woman to lead a men's team as Head Coach in the Uganda Premier League - Matooke Republic". 22 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "5e CAN féminine: la sélection congolaise". RFI (in French). 30 October 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "#WomenCrushWednesday: Oliver Mbekeka is the Uganda U20 Women Head Coach & U17 Women team physical fitness trainer". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "APR thump Remera Rukoma". 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Africa - Women's Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Mother, daughter play for different teams". Monitor. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Women football back on menu" . Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "FIFA WWC 2007 Prel. Comp. CAF – Cameroon - Congo DR". FIFA.com. 29 October 2006. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "FIFA WWC 2007 Prel. Comp. CAF – Dem. Rep. of Congo - Mali". FIFA.com. 1 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "FIFA WWC 2007 Prel. Comp. CAF – Congo DR - Ghana". FIFA.com. 4 November 2006. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Former Crested Cranes star player appointed head coach at Lady Doves Masindi". 9 August 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Meet Oliver Mbekeka, the first woman to lead a men's team as Head Coach in the Uganda Premier League". Matook Republic. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Meet Oliver Mbekeka, the first woman to lead a men's team as Head Coach in the Uganda Premier League". Swift Sports Uganda. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  18. ↑ Aheebwa, Brian (16 July 2024). "UPL: Oliver Mbekeka Makes History". NBS Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2024.


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