Annet Nakimbugwe

Annet Nakimbugwe

Personal information
Place of birth	Uganda
Height	1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Source de Kivu
2009	APR
	Buikwe She Red Stars
International career^‡
2000–2002	Uganda	4+	(2)
	As Annette Nshimire:
2006–2008	DR Congo U20	4+	(0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2000

Annet Nakimbugwe is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a midfielder. She has been a member of the Uganda women's national team.^[2]

Club career

Nakimbugwe has played for Source de Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for APR FC in Rwanda and for Buikwe She Red Stars in Uganda.^[1][3][4]

International career

Nakimbugwe capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2000 African Women's Championship and the 2002 African Women's Championship qualification.^[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2000	Johannesburg, South Africa	Réunion	1–1	2–1	2000 African Women's Championship
2	13 October 2002	Kampala, Uganda	Ethiopia	1–0	2–2	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, Nakimbugwe and fellow Ugandan footballer Oliver Mbekeka moved abroad.^[4] Being in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,^[6] they were naturalized there as Annette Nshimire and Oliva Amani, respectively, and represented the country at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.^[4] She also played the following edition in 2008.

Personal life

Nakimbugwe's daughter, Hasifah Nassuna, is also a footballer and both have faced each other in Ugandan women's league matches.^[4]

References

1. "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 19 November 2008. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
2. "How World Cup dream swayed Mbekeka to play for Congo".
3. "APR women beat Rubavu in mismatch". 20 July 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
4. "Mother, daughter play for different teams". Monitor. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
5. "Africa - Women's Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
6. "Women football back on menu". 22 October 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

External links

• Annet Nakimbugwe on Twitter