Irene Eyaru (born 23 October 1996) is an Ugandan netball player who represents

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

internationally and plays in the position of goal attack. She is also the current national captain of the Ugandan national netball team.

Career

She made her international debut representing Uganda in 2015. She has been playing for KCCA Netball Club since 2014 and has also went onto captain the club. She was a key player in Uganda's historic gold medal-winning performance against South Africa at the 2018 World Netball University Games where hosts Uganda prevailed against South Africa under her leadership in a thrilling nail-biting entertainer winning it 44–43 in the end by the barest of all margins. She was named in the Ugandan squad for the

2021 SPAR Challenge Series The 2021 SPAR Challenge Series was the sixth Diamond Challenge netball series.. The series was played at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa. It was originally scheduled to be played ...

which was held in South Africa and she eventually won the Best Shooter's plaque during the competition. She was also part of the Ugandan team which took part at the

2022 Fast5 Netball World Series The 2022 Fast5 Netball World Series was the 10th Fast5 Netball World Series. New Zealand hosted Australia, England, Jamaica, South Africa and Uganda in a series, played in November 2022, at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena. The series also featur ...

. She represented Uganda at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

where Uganda finished at fifth position. She replaced Peace Proscovia as the captain of Uganda just ahead of the

2023 Netball World Cup The 2023 Netball World Cup (formerly known as the Vitality Netball World Cup 2023) was the sixteenth staging of the Netball World Cup, the premier competition in international netball, contested every four years. The tournament was held from 28 J ...

. She made her maiden appearance at a Netball World Cup tournament when South Africa hosted the

. She eventually captained the Ugandan national team during the 2023 Netball World Cup.

References

1996 births Living people Ugandan netball players Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda 2023 Netball World Cup players 2019 Netball World Cup players Netball players at the Fast5 Netball World Series {{Uganda-netball-bio-stub