Najib Yiga
Ugandan footballer
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Najib Yiga (born December 18, 2002)[1] is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a Forward/Midfielder for SC Villa.[2] Najib Yiga, is a son to Abdullah Yiga and Annet Nabukenya from Mubende.[3] Yiga’s role model is Halid Lwaliwa, and he is left-footed in play.[3] He won three league titles (2020, 2022, 2023) and two Uganda Cups (2021, 2023) with Vipers.[4]
Club career
International career
Uganda U-17 (The Cubs): Yiga represented Uganda in youth tournaments.[6]
Uganda U-20 (The Hippos): he was named in the provisional squad for the 2021 U-20 AFCON qualifiers, then started and played key matches at the 2021 AFCON U-20 tournament in Mauritania.[7]
Uganda U-23 (The Kobs): Yiga competed in the 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup classification matches, scoring in the 1–0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo and again in the 2–1 victory against Eritrea.[8]