 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1990 Mulago, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GK | |||
Racheal Nanyonga (born 25 October 1990) is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of goal attack. [1] She has represented Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup. [2] [3]
The Uganda national netball team, also known as the She-Cranes, represent the Uganda Netball Federation in international netball tournaments, such as the Netball World Cup and the Commonwealth Games. Uganda have won Africa Netball Cup, All-Africa Games and Netball Singapore Nations Cup tournaments. Their best results in major tournaments are fifth place finishes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 Netball World Cup. As of 25 July 2024, Uganda are sixth in the World Netball Rankings.
Netball was one of the ten core sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which was held on the Gold Coast in Australia. This was the sixth staging of netball at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1998, and the second time the netball event was held in Australia.
Lilian Ajio is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of goal defense. She has represented Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Stella Oyella is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of goal attack. She has represented Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and also competed at two World Cup tournaments in 2015 and in 2019.
Stella Nanfuka is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of goal keeper. She has represented Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Betty Kizza is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the center position. She has represented Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Joan Nampungu is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of goal defense. She has represented Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Muhayimina Namuwaya is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of goal keeper. She has represented Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Ruth Meeme is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of wing attack. She has represented Uganda at the 2011 All-Africa Games 2018 Commonwealth Games and also competed at two World Cup tournaments in 2015 and in 2019.
Sindi Simtowe is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of goal attack or goal shooter. She was in three consecutive World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2011, 2015 and in 2019. She has also represented Malawi at the Commonwealth Games in 2010, 2014 and in 2018.
Daystar Swift is a Trinidadian netball player who plays for Trinidad and Tobago in the positions of goal keeper or goal defense. She has featured for the national side in two World Cup tournaments in 2015 and in 2019. She has also represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She joined Northern Stars for the 2020 ANZ Premiership season.
Thandie Galleta is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of WA or C.
Jane Chimaliro is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of goal attack or wing attack. She has featured in two World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2015 and in 2019. She has also competed at the Commonwealth Games on two successive occasions in 2014 and 2018 representing Malawi.
Laisani Waqa is a Fijian netball player who plays for Fiji in the positions of goal attack or goal shooter. She was included in the Fijian squad for the 2019 Netball World Cup which was also her maiden appearance at a Netball World Cup.
Rieah Holder is a Barbadian netball player who represents Barbados internationally and plays in the positions of wing attack and centre. She made her maiden World Cup appearance representing Barbados at the 2019 Netball World Cup. She also represented Barbados at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which also marked her maiden Commonwealth Games appearance.
Tonisha Rock-Yaw is a Barbadian netball player who represents Barbados internationally and plays in the positions of centre and wing defense. She made her maiden World Cup appearance representing Barbados at the 2019 Netball World Cup. She also represented Barbados at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which also marked her maiden Commonwealth Games appearance.
Shonica Wharton is a Barbadian netball player who represents Barbados internationally and plays in the positions of goal shooter and goal keeper. She competed at the Netball World Cup on two occasions in 2015 and 2019. She also represented Barbados at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018.
Latonia Blackman is a Barbadian netball player who represents Barbados internationally and plays in the positions of goal attack, goal shooter and goal defense. She competed at the Netball World Cup on five occasions in 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015 and 2019. She also represented Barbados at the Commonwealth Games in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and in 2018.
Sylvia Nanyonga is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of wing defense. She made her debut World Cup appearance for Uganda during the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Loreen Ngwira also spelt as Laureen Ngwira is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of GD and GK.
  | This biographical article related to Ugandan netball is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |