Shakirah Nankwanga

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Shakirah Nankwanga (born 15 July 2002) is a Ugandan player at Kampala Queens Women Football Club. [1] [2] The club is coached by an Ethiopian. [3] [4] Nakawanga plays in the FUFA Women Super League. [5]

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Career

She begun her football career from Kawempe Muslim Ladies Football Club before moving to Kampala Queens Footballs Club. [6] [7] In the Uganda U20 Women's National team Series, Nakawanga scored a penalty that secured the team a bronze medal in the continental tournament, 13th African Games Ghana 2024 at Cape coast Stadium but also plays tournaments within East Africa. [8] [9]

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Reference

  1. ↑ "Kampala Queens FC sack Charles Ssenyange as head coach". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Kampala Queens dominate women's league". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Kampala Queens Hire Ethiopian Coach Asefa". ChimpReports. 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. ↑ Aheebwa, Brian (2024-11-04). "New Era Begins: Kampala Queens Hire First-Ever Foreign Head Coach". NBS Sport. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  5. ↑ "Kawempe dealt major blows in Champions League preps". Monitor. 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  6. ↑ "Shakirah Nankwanga (Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC Archives". ONLINE. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  7. ↑ "Nankwanga move to KQ: Kawempe chose heritage over war". Monitor. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  8. ↑ Alobo, Prossy (2024-03-22). "AFRICAN GAMES:Uganda's Queen Cranes Wins First Continental Medal". Nexus Media. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  9. ↑ "Crested Cranes provisional squad for DR Congo duty named". MTN Sports. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2024-11-05.

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