FUFA Ladies Tremendous League champions, Kampala Queens FC, have formally appointed Shakirah Nankwanga as their new membership captain forward of the 2025 CAF Ladies’s Champions League Zonal Qualifiers.
The announcement was made on Wednesday afternoon by means of the membership’s official social media platforms, marking a brand new management chapter for the “Queens of Soccer” as they gear up for continental competitors.
Nankwanga takes over the armband from Shamirah Nalugya, who left the membership on the finish of the 2024/25 season to affix FC Minsk in Belarus. Her management will now be complemented by Jamirah Nabulime, who has been named vice-captain.
Shakira Nankwanga (L) and Jamirah Nabulime (R) each in blue in motion
Kampala Queens are at present in Kenya forward of the CAF Ladies’s Champions League Zonal Qualifiers, which formally start right now, Thursday, September 4, 2025. The Ugandan champions will open their marketing campaign with a troublesome match towards Kenya Police Bullets at 4:00 PM (EAT) at Nyayo Stadium.
The workforce, beneath the steering of head coach Asefa Firew Haile Gabreal, can be seeking to make a powerful impression within the qualifiers as they chase a coveted spot within the last event of the CAF Ladies’s Champions League.
With Nankwanga now main the workforce, Kampala Queens will hope her management can drive them to success on the continental stage.
