Esty Amukwaya (born 1988) is a Namibian
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
. She competed in the
Namibia Women's Super League for
UNAM Bokkies and was an important member of the
Namibia women's national team (The Brave Gladiators).
Amukwaya can also play as a central defender, goalkeeper and central midfielder. She wears number 15 for the Bokkies and number 14 for national games.
Amukwaya is a big fan of former
Brave Warriors
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striker Gerros Witbeen. She played four matches for the Brave Gladiators, two against Tanzania in the 2012 African Women Championship qualifiers and two against the visiting German national student team.
Club career
UNAM Bokkies FC
In the WSL she was voted as the best defender
[ ] in the league over the past few years and last season (2011/2012) she was nominated among the best players of the season which was taken by
Lovisa Mulunga of
JS Academy.
Jacqui Shipanga
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Academy as the team is known are the 2011/12 NFA Women Super League Champions. Esty's UNAM Bokkies finished fifth in the 2011/2012 season, the league had six teams in total, including former dominant champions
Okahandja Beauties. Other teams that competed in the NFA Women Super Leagues are
Poly Babes,
21 Brigade United and
Challengers. The league is said to expand in the 2012/2013 season to make it more competitive.
Brave Gladiators
In 2012, she made her National debut against Tanzania in the African Women Championship qualifiers.
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20131009221749/http://www.newera.com.na/articles/46453/Botswana-goes-down-2-0-to-Namibian-ladies
*http://allafrica.com/stories/201206051027.html
*http://www.namibiasport.com.na/node/24660
*http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=100124&no_cache=1
Gladiators ready for battle
1988 births
Living people
Namibian women's footballers
21st-century Namibian sportswomen
Namibia women's international footballers
Women's association football defenders
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