Annet Nakimbugwe

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d "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.

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