Uganda U20 Women National team Captain Fauzia Najjemba has completed her move to Kazakhstan women side BIIK Kazygurt.
It has been confirmed that Najjemba has signed a two year employment contract that will keep her at the club for the next two years.
She joins from Kawempe Queens, a side she has been for the last two seasons.
“New home for me, Glad to join BIIK Shymkent and hoping for great memories here, an excited Najjemba poster on her twitter account.
At BIIK Kazygurt, Najjemba becomes the second Ugandan Women player to feature for the club after Fazila Ikwaput, who featured for the side in 2018.
Last in year in December,Najjemba was crowned the Airtel Fufa Female player of the year given her outstanding performance in 2021.
She finished as the top scorer with 11 goals from five games, of the Cecafa U20 Women Championship held last year at Njeru.
In Uganda, She also featured for Soccer Academy that plays in the FUFA Women Elite league.
Established in 2009, Najjemba’s new home BIIK Shymkent is a side that has played some seasons in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
About BIIK Kazygurt
BIIK Kazygurt is a women’s football club based in Shymkent, Kazakhstan competing in the Kazakhstani Championship. Formerly established in Almaty as Alma-KTZh, the team won five championships in a row between 2004 and 2008 under this name and represented Kazakhstan in the European Cup, making it into the last 16 in four occasions. It was subsequently surpassed by SShVSM Almaty, but following its refoundation it won the 2010 national cup and the 2011 national championship. The team has played some seasons in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
