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Grace Nyinawumuntu Quotes

born 1981

Marie Grace Nyinawumuntu (born 316 December 1981) is a Rwandan football manager and former footballer.

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There are people who were not happy with me and they are the ones who brought the malicious allegations.

I never imagined working in men’s football before, but right now I am certain it is where I want to be.”

Nyinawumuntu reveals her plans to venture into men’s football coaching Dutable (2020)

The Ugandan national team is a difficult team but we’re not scared to face them.

“I’m glad this matter has been resolved. I’m looking forward to move on with my life.”

They have girls who we think have male hormones. They are girls who are like men.

With this money I can now dream to do my own things. Maybe start a business. I would like to start another football club if I get a sponsor.”

“We got this result because they played as a team.” — After a 3‑3 draw

“We didn’t win against them (Uganda) for over the past decade but this time I think that we have whatever it takes to get past them.”

“When I was still a child, I never played girl’s games … I used to play all sort of boy’s games, including football.”

I told my players, at the break, to be more confident on the ball, build their game in Uganda’s half to avoid errors that can lead us to unexpected counter attacks.”

Sport gave me happiness … After that period of genocide, if there is no sport, I cannot be alive at that time.”

Our ambitions for the second leg is to avoid conceding a single goal and trying to at least score a goal. We know that a win or a draw below three goals will be to our advantage, so that’s what we will try to do. But that doesn’t mean that we will play a defensive game.”

We studied how the Ugandan team played, I myself analysed and revised their tactics, so I had a clear plan to stop them. I knew their strength and weaknesses; I was aware of their attacking threats but also their weaknesses in defense.”

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Grace Nyinawumuntu (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.