Star Profile: Who Really is Shadia Nassanga, Expected to be the Face of Netball in Uganda
Peace Proscovia is my role model, I want to play like her or even more, I like her way of doing things on Court and her shooting accuracy
You can’t speak of Uganda’s Netball of recent past, let’s say the in a decade and you don’t mention the name, Peace Proscovia aka Walid Tower.
She captained She Cranes team that represented Uganda in 2015 Netball World Cup held in Sydney Australia after at least 36 years of draught and currently she is featuring for the Sunshine Coast Lightning in the Super Netball league.
Anyway it’s not her day today, this website brings you the new kid on block, her shooting accuracy is an exceptional and expected to be the next face of Ugandan Netball if well handled.
The kid we are talking of is Kampala Capital City Authority Netball club shooter, Shadia Nassanga aka Miimah.
The daughter to Late Ssegujja Yahaya and Ms. Nakirunda Janet Kalule was born in September, 9, 2000 (20years of age) at Namungoona, a Kampala Suburb.
Nassanga is the second last born in the family of five children, all are girls and three of them are Netballers including her elder sister, Hajjarah Ssegujja a defender at Prison Netball Club.
Nassanga is believed to be the best shooter on the local scene, she expressed her abilities the more in the March Tri-Nation Series held in South Africa in 2021, according to the then She Cranes statistician and deputy coach, Mugisha Ali, despite the injury that disturbed her, Nassanga had a 100% shooting accuracy whenever she stepped on the court.
Currently Nassanga is one of the KCCA NC pillars.
Education journey:
Nassanga not like other athletes who think that future only lies in their talent, she loves education, sat her primary leaving examinations at Kiddawalime Primary School in 2013.
In 2014, Nassanga joined Exodus College, Wakiso district for Ordinary level education, got her UCE certificate in 2017. She then went to St Mary’s Kitende were she acquired her UACE certificate in 2019. Did History, Entrepreneurship, Luganda and ICT.
The girl is now pursing her Degree in Business Administration at Victoria University.
Netball Journey:
Nassanga started Netball in her primary seven vacation in 2014 with her village club called Namungoona Spurs Netball Club, with the help of her big sister, Hajjarah Ssegujja and coach Richard Ssentongo, Shadia continued her career to Exodus College, since form one, Nassanga was on national team.
Then in 2018 she joined St Mary’s Kitende but in 2016 while still at Exodus, KCCA NC spotted her, because of her exceptional talent, KCCA could not wait for her to first finish secondary, they took her and till now she is among their best players.
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With her bright future and leadership, she was named the U21 the She Pearls national Netball team though, they didn’t go for world cup which was meant to be held in Fiji in 2021 but cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic. However, she got her debut at Senior National team, the She Cranes and in March TRI-NATION test series, she displayed an amazing performance and ranked among the best shooter, basing on her accuracy.
Like any players, Shadia wants to export her talent to more professional leagues than to local one, in all her targets, she want to emulate Peace Proscovia and an interview with this website, Shadia revealed that she watch more of Peace’s videos.
“Peace Proscovia is my role model, I want to play like her or even more, I like her way of doing things on Court and her shooting accuracy.” Shadia Nassanga.
Profile:
Name: Nassanga Shadia Ssegujja
Nickname: Miimah
Date of Birth: 9th/Sept/2000
Place of Birth: Namungoona
Parents: Late Ssegujja Yahaya and Nakirunda Janet Kasule
Position: Goal Shooter and Goal Attacker
Strong Hand: Right
Weight: 75kg
Height 5.9ft
Current Club: Kampala Capital City Authority Netball Club
Role Model: Peace Proscovia
Best players played with: Nalwajja Shaffie of KCCA, Eyaru Irene.
Credited people; My Coach Richard Ssentongo and my sister Hajara Ssegujja.
Achievements:
Individual:
Best Shooter Zonal Championship- 2015
Best Shooter National Rallies- 2016
Won four Trophies with St Mary’s Kitende [National Rally, Zonal Championship, East Africa Games]
Six National team Caps- 2021
Best Moments in Netball:
My Best moments now are my first trip with the national team to south Africa.
Worst Moment:
My worst moment, when I got an injury in the same tournament in South Africa
Ambitions:
To play professional Netball in near future.
Youth Netball Career:
2013- Namungoona Spurs Netball Club
2014-2017: Exodus College School
2018-19: St Mary’s Kitende
2020: U21
Senior career (Club level and National team)
2016 –todate: KCCA NC
2021-todate: National team the She Cranes
Six National team Caps