Oliver Mbekeka
Ugandan and Congolese football player and manager (born 1979)
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Oliver Amani Mbekeka (born 22 August 1979) is a football manager and former player who played as a forward. She is a former player of the Uganda and DR Congo national team,[4] and the first woman to lead a men's team as a head coach in Uganda.[5]
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Oliver Mbekeka in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Amani Mbekeka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Source de Kivu | ||
| 2010–2012 | APR | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2002 | Uganda | 12 | (2+) |
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As Oliva Amani: | |||
| 2006–2008 | DR Congo U20 | 6+ | (1+) |
| 2006 | DR Congo | 3+ | (0+) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Lady Doves Masindi | |||
| Uganda Women U20 | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 November 2008.[3] | |||
Club career
International career
Mbekeka capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2000 African Women's Championship and the 2002 African Women's Championship qualification.[9] She has played in 12 international matches.[7]
International goals
Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2000 | Johannesburg, South Africa |  Réunion | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2000 African Women's Championship |
| 2 | 13 October 2002 | Kampala, Uganda |  Ethiopia | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2002 African Women's Championship qualification |
Controversy
After Uganda withdrew from the 2004 African Women's Championship qualification prior the preliminary round matches against Malawi, Mbekeka and fellow Ugandan footballer Annet Nakimbugwe moved abroad.[10] Being in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[11] they were naturalized there as Oliva Amani and Annette Nshimire, respectively, and represented the country at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.[10] She ended up playing for the DR Congo at senior level during the 2006 African Women's Championship.[12][13][14]