Fatuma Issa Maonyo (born 9 April 1995) is a Tanzanian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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and the Tanzania women's national team.

International career

In July 2018, Maonyo won the

2018 CECAFA Women's Championship The 2018 CECAFA Women's Championship was the third edition of the association football tournament for women's national teams in the East African region. It was held in Kigali, Rwanda between 19 and 27 July 2018. The defending champions Tanzania n ...

with

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after defeating

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by 4–1 in their final match. She was also adjudged the best player of the tournament at the end.

Honours

CECAFA Women's Championship The CECAFA Women's Championship, also called Women's Challenge Cup, is an association football tournament for teams from Eastern Africa organized by Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). Format History The first ...

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* CECAFA Women's Championship Player of the Tournament:

References

External links

Fatuma Issa Maonyo receiving 2018 CECAFA Best player award
1995 births Living people Tanzanian women's footballers Women's association football defenders Tanzania women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Tanzanian Muslims {{Tanzania-women-footy-bio-stub