_{Tanzanian forward Opa Clement Tukumbuke Sanga has said she is happy to join Besiktas Women’s team.}

_{The prolific striker who signed a deal with the Turkish Women’s Football team over a week ago said that she is always glad to have new challenges.}

_{“It is a dream come true to play professional football again in Europe. I thank my new Club for signing me, and I will work hard to make sure help the Club achieve it’s set ojectives,” said Tukumbuke.}

_{The striker who made her debut for the Tanzania national team during the 2020 COSAFA Women’s Championship returns to Turkey for a second spell after playing for Kayseri Kadin FK in early 2022.}

_{Before signing for the Turkish side, Tukumbuke was the leading goal scorer in the Serengeti Lite Women’s Premier League with 9 goals she netted for Simba Queens.}

_{Tukumbuke who has been a leading scorer in most of the CECAFA Zonal tournaments also guided Simba Queens SC to the semi final stage of the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League that was held in Morocco.}

_{“We are happy for Opah and wish her the best of luck with her new team,” said Simba Queens head coach Charles Ayiekoh Lukula.}

_{Uganda Crested Cranes forward Fauzia Najjemba has said she is settling in well at her new Club Dynamo Moscow Women Football Club.}

_{Najjemba joined the Russian Club last month after her one year contract with Kazakhstan champions BIIK Shymkent came to an end.}

_{“All is getting on well at the new club and the technical team and all players have been very welcoming. I feel at home here,” says Najjemba.}

_{The Uganda Women’s U-20 team captain said she cannot wait for the new season in Russia to start. “We have been having lots of games in the pre-season and I am settling in well,” she added.}

_{The former Kampala Queens player recently played in the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifiers for BIIK Shymkent.}

_{The Swallows of Burundi will tonight play nine time African champions Nigeria in their last Group C match at the on-going TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2022.}

_{After losing their two matches to Botswana and South Africa, coach Gustave Niyonkuru has said they will go all out to try and prove a point at the Stade Moulay Hassan in Rabat.}

_{“It is not going to be an easy match because we are facing a very experienced side. But we want to make sure we go all out and play a good match and score some goals like we have done in our other two matches,” added Niyonkuru.}

_{The coach made it clear that although they are not scared of facing the star studded Nigerian team, facing them will give his players good exposure. “My players are actually looking forward to facing the Nigerian team,” he added.}

_{Although the Swallows have lost their earlier two matches, they have scored in each of them. Burundi started their campaign with a 4-2 defeat to Botswana, before falling 3-1 to South Africa.}

_{Uganda Crested Cranes, the second team from the CECAFA region also completed their matches in Group A picking only a 2-2 draw against Burkina Faso. They lost 2-0 to Senegal and fell 3-1 to hosts Morocco.}

_{Group C}

                        _{P     W     D      L   GF   GA    GD    Pts}

_{South Africa    2      2       0      0     5      2       3        6}

_{Nigeria             2      1       0      1     3      3       0        6}

_{Botswana         2       1       0      1     4      4      0         3}

_{Burundi            2       0       0      2     3      7     -4        0}

_{The head coach of Uganda Crested Cranes, George William Lutalo has said his team has picked vital lessons at the on-going TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2022 in Morocco.}

_{Lutalo’s team exited the tournament yesterday after drawing 2-2 against Burkina Faso in their last Group A match played in Casablanca.}

_{The draw meant that Uganda Crested Cranes finished bottom of the Group, while Morocco who beat Senegal 1-0 came top.}

_{“It is unfortunate we failed to make it to the knock out stage of the tournament. But my young team has obviously picked a lot of lessons from this tournament which will make them become better players,” added Lutalo.}

_{He said playing in a WAFCON tournament is a very good platform to get the best exposure for the players who still have many years to play for the national team. “Every match we played at the tournament has taught us something,” explained Lutalo.}

_{The CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship 2022 winners lost their opening match 2-0 to Senegal, before going down 3-1 to hosts Morocco. Lutalo said they had a chance to win against Burkina Faso who were reduced by a player, but failed to take their chances. “This is a learning process for the players and we members of the technical bench,” added the coach.}

_{The teams that have already booked places in the quarter finals include; Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia and Cameroon.}

_{Group A}

                   _{P   W   D    L    GF   GA  GD   Pts}

_{Morocco     3    3    0     0     5       1      4     9}

_{Senegal       3    2    0     1     3       1      2     6}

_{B.Faso        3    0    1     2     2       4     -2     1}

_{Uganda       3    0    1     2     3       7     -4     1}