Fauzia Najjemba
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.jpg) Najjemba with the Boston Legacy in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 October 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nagalama, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boston Legacy | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Kampala Queens | ||
| 2022 | BIIK Shymkent | ||
| 2023–2025 | Dynamo Moscow | 32 | (9) |
| 2026– | Boston Legacy | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Uganda | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 October 2021.[3] | |||
Fauzia Najjemba (born 7 October 2003) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Uganda national team.
Najjemba was bord to Zubair Kivumbi and Hawa Namulono[4] and raised in Nakifuma, and belongs to the Baganda tribe in Uganda.[1] She attended St. Joseph P/ S Naggalama where she sat for her PLE in 2014. She joined Nakifuma High and later Mukono High School where she finished her O' level in 2018.[5][4]
Club career
Najjemba has played for Kampala Queens FC in Uganda.[6]
She also played for Isra Soccer Academy.[7]
On 8 January 2026, National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion club Boston Legacy FC announced the signing of Najjemba on a two-year contract with a mutual option for another year.[8]
International career
Najjemba capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.[3]
International goals
Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2019 | Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, Tanzania |  Djibouti | 10–0 | 13–0 | 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship |
| 2 | 19 November 2019 |  Ethiopia | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | 20 October 2021 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Kampala, Uganda | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 4 | 1 December 2023 | Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco |  Morocco | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
