Michelle Abueng (born 6 May 2001) is a Motswana

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who plays as a

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for Zambian club Yasa FC and the Botswana women's national team. She caught the attention of

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n club Yasa Queens while playing against

in the

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, but they were not able to sign her until 2019 since she was still a minor at the time. She scored five goals in a game against Namibia at the 2020 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament. She made her senior international debut at the

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on 1 August 2019, scoring the only goal in a win over

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* * 2001 births Living people People from Central District (Botswana) Botswana women's footballers Women's association football forwards Botswana women's international footballers Botswana expatriate women's footballers Botswana expatriate sportspeople in Zambia Expatriate women's footballers in Zambia {{Botswana-women-footy-bio-stub