Irene Eyaru
Ugandan netball player (born 1996)
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Irene Eyaru (born 23 October 1996) is a Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of goal attack.[1] She is also the current national captain of the Ugandan national netball team.
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| Born | October 23, 1996 | ||||
| Occupation | netball player | ||||
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Career
She made her international debut representing Uganda in 2015. She has been playing for KCCA Netball Club since 2014 and has also went onto captain the club. She was a key player in Uganda's historic gold medal-winning performance against South Africa at the 2018 World Netball University Games where hosts Uganda prevailed against South Africa under her leadership in a thrilling nail-biting entertainer winning it 44–43 in the end by the barest of all margins.[2][3][4]
She was named in the Ugandan squad for the 2021 SPAR Challenge Series which was held in South Africa and she eventually won the Best Shooter's plaque during the competition.[5][6] She was also part of the Ugandan team which took part at the 2022 Fast5 Netball World Series.[7] She represented Uganda at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where Uganda finished at fifth position.[8]
She replaced Peace Proscovia as the captain of Uganda just ahead of the 2023 Netball World Cup.[9][10] She made her maiden appearance at a Netball World Cup tournament when South Africa hosted the 2023 Netball World Cup. She eventually captained the Ugandan national team during the 2023 Netball World Cup.
