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Najjemba, who features for Russian topflight outfit Dynamo Moscow, is enjoying a 2023 to remember despite being hampered by injuries midway.
Uganda National Senior Women's Football team (Crested Cranes) star Fauzia Najjemba has received a worthy nomination in the 2023 CAF Awards for the Young Player of the Year award.
It is Najjemba's second nomination in a row, after her first in 2022.
To win the award, the 20-year-old will have to fend off opposition from the Ghana duo of Comfort Yeboah and Mary Amponsah as well as the Nigerian trio of Deborah Abiodun, Esther Ajakaye and Oluwatosin Demehin.
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Najjemba will also vie with Morocco's Nesryne El Chad, Senegal's Hapsatou Diallo, South African Thubelihle Shamase and Tanzanian Winifreda Gerald.
Najjemba, who features for Russian topflight outfit Dynamo Moscow, is enjoying a 2023 to remember despite being hampered by injuries midway.
She has been a stalwart for the Crested Cranes throughout the year, helping them to the second round of the Olympics qualifiers, eventually falling to Cameroon by a 3-2 aggregate defeat.
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In the 2024 Olympics qualification campaign, Najjemba managed two assists in three games.
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11:14 - 14.11.2023
Two suspects who allegedly beat up referee Sekayuba remanded to prison
It's alleged that the two attacked the car which had Sekayuba and other match officials about two weeks back and beat him up, leaving him for dead.
Meanwhile, the versatile attacker scored once and assisted another as Uganda fell to Algeria by a 3-2 aggregate in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
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10:48 - 14.11.2023
FOOTBALL World Cup Qualifiers: Villa's Umar Lutalo thrilled on maiden Uganda Cranes summon
The fleet-footed attacker believes he has much to offer the team as they seek maiden qualification to a World Cup tournament.
She then scored one and managed an assist as Uganda beat Tanzania 3-1 in a July international friendly played at the MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo.
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For Dynamo Moscow, Najjemba has so far netted seven goals and assisted a further four in eight Russian Supreme Division games, leaving the team fifth in the Championship group.
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12:57 - 13.11.2023
FOOTBALL CECAFA U15: Uganda tame Tanzania to reach the final
First-half goals from Vipers SC youngster Abubakali Walusimbi and another from Samuel Mubiru ensured that the Rhinos reached their second successive final.
She also has one goal in as many games played in the Russian Cup this year.
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It should be noted that Najjemba only joined Dynamo Moscow earlier this year from Kazakhstan outfit Shymkent Women.
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