Sandra Nabweteme

Forward • Age 30 • #8

Sandra Nabweteme is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a forward. She has represented Uganda at youth and senior level.

Photo: Instagram | sandranabweteme

196 Appearances

141 Goals

3 Trophies

4 Awards

Fun Facts about Sandra

Quirky facts. Inspired by her game.

She started playing football at five years old and later started playing more seriously with boys.

Football runs in the family: her mother, Angela Nabukeera, played for Kampala United in the early 2000s.

Kawempe Muslim appealed to her mother because it combined football with discipline and strong schooling, which helped Sandra keep sport and academics together.

She became the first Ugandan female footballer to earn a scholarship in the United States.

Physics and Mathematics were her favorite classes long before university, and she later majored in Engineering Physics with a minor in Mathematics at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.