Marie Grace Nyinawumuntu (born 316 December 1981) is a Rwandan football manager and former footballer.[1][2][3]
Early life
Nyinawumuntu grew up playing sports with her male cousins.[4]
Education
Nyinawumuntu attended the Lycée de Kigali in Rwanda.[5] She then obtained a master's degree in physical education and sport.[6]
Playing career
Nyinawumuntu played for the city of Kigali, where she was described as "her impressive performances earned her a place in the national team".[7]
Style of play
Nyinawumuntu mainly operated as a central defender.[8]
Managerial career
Nyinawumuntu is the first Rwandan female international referee and the first Rwandan female national football manager.[9] Nyinawumuntu attended a coaching course in Germany in 2008.[10] She managed Rwandan side AS Kigali, helping the club win the league.[11]
Personal life
Nyinawumuntu's father died in the Rwandan genocide.[12] She has been married to a lawyer.[13]
References
- ↑ "Nyinawumuntu aims high after landing she-Amavubi job". newtimes.co.rw.
- ↑ "Grace Nyinawumuntu suspended for claiming Black Queens were 'like men'". modernghana.com.
- ↑ "Nyinawumuntu wirukanwe muri AS Kigali azakomeza gutoza Amavubi". igihe.com (Archived).
- ↑ "Nyinawumuntu Defies Gender Stereotypes, Inspires Players". globalpressjournal.com.
- ↑ "Grace, umutoza wa mbere w'umugore mu mupira w'amaguru". agasaro.com.
- ↑ "GRACE – RWANDA'S FIRST WOMAN FOOTBALL-REFEREE". april6.org.
- ↑ "Nyinawumuntu's rise from referee to top football coach in Rwanda". newtimes.co.rw.
- ↑ "Nyinawumuntu reveals her plans to venture into men's football coaching". dutable.com (Archived).
- ↑ "Grace Nyinawumuntu - BBC article".
- ↑ "Aiding the underdeveloped". dw.com.
- ↑ "Grace Nyinawumuntu - Africa Online article".
- ↑ "Nyinawumuntu Reflects Horrible 1994". allafrica.com.
- ↑ "Meet Grace Nyinawumuntu". newtimes.co.rw.