Fauzia Najjemba


Fauzia Najjemba is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the Uganda women's national team.

Early life

Najjemba was bord to Zubair Kivumbi and Hawa Namulono and raised in Nakifuma, and belongs to the Baganda tribe in Uganda. She attended St. Joseph P/ S Naggalama where she sat for her PLE in 2014. She joined Nakifuma High and later Mukono High School where she finished her O' level in 2018.

Club career

Najjemba has played for Kampala Queens FC in Uganda.
She also played for Isra Soccer Academy.
On 8 January 2026, NWSL expansion club Boston Legacy FC announced that they had signed Najjemba to a two-year contract with a mutual option ahead of the team's inaugural season of play.

International career

Najjemba capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 2019Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, Tanzania10–013–02019 CECAFA Women's Championship
219 November 2019Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, Tanzania1–01–02019 CECAFA Women's Championship
320 October 2021St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Kampala, Uganda2–02–02022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
41 December 2023Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco1–01–1Friendly

Awards and recognition

Najjemba won the most valuable player award at the 2019 CECAFA under 17 Women Championship in Njeru.