Oliver Mbekeka

Oliver Amani Mbekeka 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, and the first woman to lead a men's team as a head coach in Uganda.

Club career

Mbekeka has played for Kampala Women, City Stars and She Corporate in Uganda, for Source de Kivu and OCL City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and for APR FC in Rwanda.

Mbekeka capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2000 African Women's Championship and the 2002 African Women's Championship qualification. She has played in 12 international matches.

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2000	Johannesburg, South Africa		2–1	2–1	2000 African Women's Championship
2	13 October 2002	Kampala, Uganda		2–0	2–2	2002 African Women's Championship qualification

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. Being in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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. She ended up playing for the DR Congo at senior level during the 2006 African Women's Championship.

Mbekeka has coached Lady Doves Masindi in Uganda and the Uganda women's national under-20 football team.
Oliver Mbekeka is the Head Coach and Interim Manager for Lugazi FC.