Shadia Nankya

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Shadia Nankya
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 22) [1]
Position(s) Defender [2]
Team information
Current team
UCU Lady Cardinals
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
UCU Lady Cardinals
International career
2021– Uganda 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2021 [2]

Shadia Nankya (born 25 November 2001) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a defender for FUFA Women Super League club UCU Lady Cardinals FC and the Uganda women's national team.

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Club career

Nankya has played for UCU Lady Cardinals in Uganda. [3] She suffered a knee injury in May 2022, which kept her out of action until February 2023. [4]

International career

Nankya capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship and the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification. [2]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 July 2018 Kigali Stadium, Kigali, RwandaFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–41–4 2018 CECAFA Women's Championship

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References

  1. "Shadia Nankya quit MDD for Football | The Fairytale" . Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Shadia Nankya". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. "Coach Lutalo Names Crested Cranes Provisional Squad Ahead Of AWCON Qualifiers Against Kenya". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. Muyita, Joel (7 February 2023). "Nankya raring to go again after recovering from niggling knee injury". Kawowo. Retrieved 4 December 2023.