Najib Yiga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Najib Yiga | ||
| Place of birth | Mubende | ||
| Height | 175 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Villa | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 4 | Vipers SC | ||
| 1 | Kitara FC | ||
Najib Yiga ( born December 18, 2002) [1] is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a Forward/Midfielder for SC Villa[2] . Najib Yiga, is a son to Abdullah Yiga and Annet Nabukenya from Mubende.[3] Yiga’s role model is Halid Lwaliwa, and he is left-footed in play.[3] He won three league titles (2020, 2022, 2023) and two Uganda Cups (2021, 2023) with Vipers.[4]
Club Career
[edit]Yiga started through St. Mary’s Kitende school team and Vipers Junior Team[5] , loaned to Kitara FC in 2023–24 season (six league appearances) while still under contract with Vipers SC[1] and in June 2024, he joined SC Villa.[4]
International Career
[edit]Uganda U-17 (The Cubs): Yiga represented Uganda in youth tournaments.[6]
Uganda U-20 (The Hippos): he was named in the provisional squad for the 2021 U-20 AFCON qualifiers, then started and played key matches at the 2021 AFCON U-20 tournament in Mauritania. [7]
Uganda U-23 (The Kobs): Yiga competed in the 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup classification matches, scoring in the 1–0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo and again in the 2–1 victory against Eritrea.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Najib Yiga: Forward completes loan move to Kitara". MTN Sports. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ "Six new faces in SC Villa CECAFA squad". MTN Sports. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ a b Muyita, Joel (2019-04-14). "Profiles of the 21 players representing Uganda Cubs at CAF U17 AFCON". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ a b "Najib Yiga moves to SC Villa". Swift Sports Uganda. 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Club, Vipers Sports (2019-05-20). "Vipers starlets inspire Kitende to Copa glory". Vipers SC Official Website. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Club, Vipers Sports (2020-11-01). "Vipers quintet receive Hippos U-20 call-ups". Vipers SC Official Website. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Marsha, Ahmed (2021-02-10). "Uganda U20 Team off to Mauritania for AFCON Finals". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Abdusalam, Kigozi (2021-07-28). "CECAFA U23: Uganda Edge Eritrea to Finish Fifth". ChimpReports. Retrieved 2025-07-22.