Grace Nyinawumuntu

Marie Grace Nyinawumuntu (born 31 December 1981) is a Rwandan football manager and former footballer.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Early life[edit]

Nyinawumuntu grew up playing sports with her male cousins.^[4]

Education[edit]

Nyinawumuntu attended the Lycée de Kigali in Rwanda.^[5] She then obtained a master's degree in physical education and sport.^[6]

Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

Nyinawumuntu mainly operated as a central defender.^[8]

Managerial career[edit]

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[edit]

Nyinawumuntu's father died in the Rwandan genocide.^[12] She has been married to a lawyer.^[13]

References[edit]

^ "Nyinawumuntu aims high after landing she-Amavubi job". newtimes.co.rw. 22 June 2023.
^ "Grace Nyinawumuntu suspended for claiming Black Queens were 'like men'". modernghana.com.
^ "Nyinawumuntu wirukanwe muri AS Kigali azakomeza gutoza Amavubi". igihe.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2022-05-05.
^ "Nyinawumuntu Defies Gender Stereotypes, Inspires Players". globalpressjournal.com. 10 September 2012.
^ "Grace, umutoza wa mbere w'umugore mu mupira w'amaguru". agasaro.com.
^ "GRACE – RWANDA'S FIRST WOMAN FOOTBALL-REFEREE". april6.org. April 2021.
^ "Nyinawumuntu's rise from referee to top football coach in Rwanda". newtimes.co.rw. 28 August 2022.
^ "Nyinawumuntu reveals her plans to venture into men's football coaching". dutable.com (Archived).
^ "Grace Nyinawumuntu - BBC article". 16 April 2018.
^ "Aiding the underdeveloped". dw.com.
^ "Grace Nyinawumuntu - Africa Online article". 10 December 2016.
^ "Nyinawumuntu Reflects Horrible 1994". allafrica.com.
^ "Meet Grace Nyinawumuntu". newtimes.co.rw. 26 April 2013.

[1] "Nyinawumuntu aims high after landing she-Amavubi job". newtimes.co.rw. 22 June 2023.

[2] "Grace Nyinawumuntu suspended for claiming Black Queens were 'like men'". modernghana.com.

[3] "Nyinawumuntu wirukanwe muri AS Kigali azakomeza gutoza Amavubi". igihe.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2022-05-05.

[4] "Nyinawumuntu Defies Gender Stereotypes, Inspires Players". globalpressjournal.com. 10 September 2012.

[5] "Grace, umutoza wa mbere w'umugore mu mupira w'amaguru". agasaro.com.

[6] "GRACE – RWANDA'S FIRST WOMAN FOOTBALL-REFEREE". april6.org. April 2021.

[7] "Nyinawumuntu's rise from referee to top football coach in Rwanda". newtimes.co.rw. 28 August 2022.

[8] "Nyinawumuntu reveals her plans to venture into men's football coaching". dutable.com (Archived).

[9] "Grace Nyinawumuntu - BBC article". 16 April 2018.

[10] "Aiding the underdeveloped". dw.com.

[11] "Grace Nyinawumuntu - Africa Online article". 10 December 2016.

[12] "Nyinawumuntu Reflects Horrible 1994". allafrica.com.

[13] "Meet Grace Nyinawumuntu". newtimes.co.rw. 26 April 2013.

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