Hasifah Nassuna

Hasifah Nassuna
Hasifah Nassuna
Personal information
Birth name Hasifah Nassuna
Date of birth (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 26)[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 32 (16)
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],Nassuna is one of the 10 young ladies that at Kampala Queens parted ways with earlier this year.

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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 September 2018 Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa  Eswatini 1–0 4–3 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship
2 4–2
3 3 April 2019 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Ethiopia 2–3 2–3 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4 17 November 2019 Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, Tanzania  Djibouti 3–0 13–0 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship
5 5–0
6 1?–0
7 3 October 2021 Gelvandale Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa  Eswatini 4–1 5–1 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship
8 5–1

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. ^ a b "Hasifah Nassuna's football journey and biggest motivation". Football 256. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ "HASIFAH NASSUNA". Galata Transfer. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "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. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. ^ "HAIL THE QUEEN OF GOALS: Nassuna Reaches Landmark Goal". fufa.co.ug. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. ^ "I feel bad because women's football in Uganda is underrated - Nassuna". goal.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. ^ "USPA set to crown 2016 top sports personalities at glamorous award dinner". 14 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Female footballer of the Year Nominee Hasifa Nassuuna03".
  10. ^ "Airtel-Fufa Awards: UCU Lady Cardinal's Nassuna in race to become best female player of the year for the second time - Watchdog Uganda". 8 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Airtel-FUFA Awards 2017: MVP's to drive home, nominees await cash". 30 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Nominees for the Fufa Awards Revealed". 9 December 2019.