Hasifah Nassuna
Hasifah Nassuna
Personal information
Birth name Hasifah Nassuna
Date of birth (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998[1]
Place of birth Mityana, Uganda
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre Attacking midfielder
Right winger
Team information
Current team
Kampala Queens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015-2018 Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC 41 (57)
2018-2019 UCU Lady Cardinals 27 (26)
2019- present Kampala Queens 29 (15)
International career
2014-2016 Uganda Women U20 2 (4)
2016– present Uganda 18 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2021.[3]

Hasifah Nassuna (born 16 February 1998) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or Right winger for FUFA Women Super League club Kampala Queens and the Uganda women's national team.[4][5]

Early life

Nassuna was born in Mityana and raised in the Central Region. Her mother is Annet Nakimbugwe.[1]

Club career

Nassuna has played for Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC and joined UCU Lady Cardinals in Uganda.[6][7]

International career

Nassuna capped for Uganda Women U20 and Uganda at senior level during the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 September 2018Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa Eswatini1–04–32018 COSAFA Women's Championship
24–2
33 April 2019Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia2–32–32020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
417 November 2019Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, Tanzania Djibouti3–013–02019 CECAFA Women's Championship
55–0
61?–0
73 October 2021Gelvandale Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Eswatini4–15–12021 COSAFA Women's Championship
85–1

Honours

Individual

  • 2020 Ranked, Top 4 Influential Ugandan Sportswomen
  • 2020 All Time National Team Top Goalscorer
  • 2019 All Time Ugandan Women's Premier League Top Goalscorer
  • Player With the Most Hatricks in the Ugandan Women's Premier League
  • 2019 Ugandan Women's Premier League Top Goalscorer and Most Valuable Player
  • 2018 Uganda Women's National Team Woman of the Match Award COSAFA Tournament
  • 2017 Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) Award [8]
  • 2017 Buzzy Teeniez Sports Personality
  • Golden Boot Award CECAFA Top Goalscorer with 6 Goals
  • 2017 Ugandan Women's Premier League Top Goalscorer with 26 Goals scored
  • 2016 Ugandan Women's Premier League Most Valuable Player Award
  • 2015 Nominated Airtel FUFA Female Player of the Year Award [9]
  • 2016 Won Airtel FUFA Female Player of the Year Award [10]
  • 2017 Nominated Airtel FUFA Female Player of the Year Award [11]
  • 2018 Nominated Airtel FUFA Female Player of the Year Award
  • 2019 Nominated Airtel FUFA Female Player of the Year Award [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hasifah Nassuna's football journey and biggest motivation". Football 256. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. "HASIFAH NASSUNA". Galata Transfer. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Hasifah Nassuna". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. "H. Nassuna". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. "Hasifah Nassuna finally agrees to join Kampala Queens". buzznation.co.ug. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. "HAIL THE QUEEN OF GOALS: Nassuna Reaches Landmark Goal". fufa.co.ug. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. "I feel bad because women's football in Uganda is underrated - Nassuna". goal.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. https://kawowo.com/2017/07/14/uspa-set-to-crown-2016-top-sports-personalities-at-glamorous-award-dinner/
  9. https://fufa.co.ug/airtel-fufa-awards-10-days-to-go-the-scoring-midfield-maestro-hasifah-nassuna/female-footballer-of-the-year-nominee-hasifa-nassuuna03/
  10. https://www.watchdoguganda.com/sports/football/20191208/84088/airtel-fufa-awards-ucu-lady-cardinals-nassuna-in-race-to-become-best-female-player-of-the-year-for-the-second-time.html
  11. https://kawowo.com/2017/11/30/airtel-fufa-awards-2017-mvps-drive-home-nominees-await-cash/
  12. https://www.galaxyfm.co.ug/2019/12/09/nominees-for-the-fufa-awards-revealed/


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.