Uganda Christian University (UCU) Lady Cardinals captain Hasifah Nassuna seems to be on a sweat and exciting song of scoring which she seems not to end any soon.
The lethal forward will remember Wednesday May 11, 2022 as one of the most remarkable days of her life after scoring the 100th goal of her professional career.
“I can not say I am satisfied, I am hungry and I want to score more and more,” Nassuna excitedly told the press after reaching the golden mark.
This historical goal however was not enough to give UCU all the maximum point after Kampala Queens beating them 2-1 at IUIU, Kabojja grounds.
But the defeat could not stop Nassuna from celebrating since it’s an archievemate that had been eagerly waited for by herself, teammates, fans and all football fanatics.
“I am the happiest person today that finally this record has been achieved. I think everyone has been waiting for this. Well it came with alot of pressure.
“I am glad it is out of the way now and hoping to even achieve more in future,” a self motivated Nassuna continued.
“I want to thank Allah for the gift of life and the talent He gave me. When I look back definitely its been a long journey that has come with challenges.
“But I am glad to be the first person to reach such a big milestone,” she concluded.
The Journey Of the 100 goals
According to the FUFA statistics and records, Nassuna scored her first goal in a game where her side (Kawempe Muslim) beat Kakira Women FC 7-0 on February 15, 2015.
She managed to bag 14 goals in her maiden FUFA Women Elite season.
In the next season (2015/16) continued to prove she was a special talent after scoring 18 goals.
In her third and final year with Kawempe Muslim she set a record for most goals in a campaign after gathering 26 goals. The record has stood till today.
While at Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC she managed to help the team win three titles after scoring a total of 58 goals.
Nassuna later moved to UCU Lady Cardinals where the story continued steadily and boldly.
In the 2018/19 season, she scored 18 goals scooping the Most Valuable Person (MVP) and Top Scorer awards while her side where champions.
In the 2019/20 campaign, she scored only two before the COVID-19 interrupted the season.
FUFA organized a tournament to complete the football year and with five games played Nassuna scored three game.
While in the ongoing season she has so-far scored nine goals with three games to play.
In Summary
2015 – 14 goals
2015/16 -18 goals
2016/17 – 26 goals
2017/18 – 10 goals
2018/19 – 18 goals
2019/20 – 2 goals
2021 – 3 goals
2022 – 9 goals (so-far)
Most of the statistics (information) are gathered from the FUFA website.
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