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Uganda’s Nalugya scores a brace for FC Minsk

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Ugandan International Shamirah Nalugya finally got her name on the score sheet for her new team Belarus team FC Minsk on Friday evening.

The attacking midfielder netted a brace and provided three assists in FC Minsk’s big 11-0 win against Belshina Women in a Belarus Vysshaya Liga Women League tie.

Nalugya scored in each half to help her team comfortably win the match and maintain their second position on the log with 38 points from 17 matches played. Din Minsk Women lead the table with 46 points from 16 matches played.

Nalugya captained Kampala Queens when they lifted the 2024/2025 the Uganda Women’s Premier League title.

She also helped Uganda’s national women’s team to finish third in the 2025 CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship held last month in Tanzania.

Nalugya is Uganda’s first female player to join a team in Premier League team in Belarus. The other Uganda female Ugandan professional players ply their trade with professional teams in Russia, England, USA, Sweden, India, Tanzania and Kenya among others.

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Tanzania fails England test in FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

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The Tanzanite Queens have suffered their second defeat at the on-going FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on Poland.

After losing 4-1 to Brazil in their opening Group B match, Tanzania suffered a 5-1 defeat to England in a match played on Tuesday at the Bielsko-Biala Stadium.

Skipper Jamila Mnunduka netted Tanzania’s only goal after 65 minutes. Rachel Maltby scored a hattrick, while Princess Ademiluyi and Jessie Gale also scored for the for the Young Lionesses.

“We did not handle the match well. But we need to try and win our last match against Canada,” said the Tanzania coach Bakari Nyundo Shime.

Brazil who have already collected two wins are already through to the knock-out stage, while last group B matches will be played on September 11th.

Tanzania will face Canada in their last group match.

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Losing start for Tanzania in FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

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Tanzania have made a losing start at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026 in Poland.

The Tanzanite Queens suffered a 4-1 Group B defeat to Brazil in a match played on Saturday at the Bielsko-Biala Stadium.

Thaynara Cristina Vieira Neres gave Brazil the lead after 14 minutes, but Winfrida Hurbert Garald leveled matters from a penalty after 39 minutes for the Tanzanite Queens.

Tanzania tried to contain the Brazil team, but failed to hold the midfield as the opponents attacked in numbers. Evelin Nascimento netted a brace, while a Maria Vitoria Sales also had her name on the score sheet.

Bakari Nyundo Shime, the Tanzania head coach said after defeat in the opening match, they must now come back strongly in their second match against England on September 8th.

The England team settled for a 1-1 draw against Canada in another Group B played on Saturday. The 24 teams FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup that started today will climax on September 27th, 2026.

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CBE’s Emush nets six to scoop top scorer’s Award in Zonal qualifiers

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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) forward Emush Daniel Dandamo has scooped the top scorer’s Award at the just concluded 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers.

Emush who helped CBE finish third netted a record six goals in the Zonal qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda.

She received the Award from Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) Second Vice President in-charge of Technical Development, Richard Mugisha.

Agnes Nabukenya who captained Kawempe Muslim Ladies to lift the Cup after a 1-0 win against Kenya Police Bullets FC was voted Best Player of the tournament, and her teammate Saidah Namwanje voted Best Goalkeeper.

Yei Joint Stars FC from South Sudan and finished fourth in the tournament picked the Fair Play Award.

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Kawempe Muslim Ladies win CAF Zonal Women’s Champions League 2026 qualifiers

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Kawempe Muslim Ladies are the winners of the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA 2026 qualifiers.

The Ugandan reigning women’s champions defeated Kenya Police Bullets 1-0 in a hard fought final played at the Kigali Pele Stadium on Monday evening.

After several missed scoring opportunities in a match they dominated, Kawempe Muslim Ladies scored in the 100th minute through Agnes Nabukenya.

The match had ended goalless after the allotted 90 minutes, but the Ugandan team struck in the 10th minute of the first half of added time.

The towering forward made no mistake finishing from close range past Kenya Police Bullets’ goalkeeper Anndy Kundu.

Kenya Police Bullets, the 2024 runners-up tried to fight back to level matters and take the match to penalty shoot-outs, but failed.

It was all celebration for the Ugandan team after the final whistle. “I thank the players for the hard work and finally winning this trophy,” said a happy Kawempe Muslim Ladies head coach Ayub Khalifa Kiyingi after the final.

Nabukenya, the team captain and scorer of the lone goal praised her teammates for the hard work which saw them win all their four matches in the tournament.

In the play-off match Commercial Bank of Ethiopia defeated Yei Joint Stars FC (South Sudan) 6-1.

Etsegenet Girma gave the Ethiopian side the lead after 34 minutes, but Moureen Nankinga was quick to level matters for Yei Joint Stars three minutes later. Beshadu Tadese scored late to give CBE a 2-1 lead going into the break.

After recess Yei Joint Stars FC tried to push forward, but failed to find the goals. CBE netted more goals through Mahelet Bekel, Emush Dandamo, Mihiret Ayele and Rediet Matios to win 6-1.

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