Sylvia Kabene (born 3 May 2007) is an Ugandan

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who plays as a

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for

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club St. Noa Girls and the Uganda national team.

Club career

While a student at St. Noa Girls School, Kabene played for the school's football team competing in the FUFA Women Elite League, where she attracted attention for her goalscoring ability across league matches, cup competitions, and the Fresh Dairy Games. Following the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, the young striker was named the league's Most Valuable Player after a standout campaign that played a key role in her club's title win and promotion to the

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International career

At youth level, Kabene represented Uganda at the under-17 level, featuring in the 2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers. Kabene earned her first call-up to the senior national team in October 2024 for friendly matches against

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. On 27 October 2024, she made her debut for the Crested Cranes, coming on as a substitute after the hour mark. She had an immediate impact, scoring her first international goal in the 77th minute to help Uganda regain the lead and secure the win. In June 2025, she was named in Uganda's final squad for the

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. On 15 June 2025, she scored her first goals of the tournament, netting a hat-trick against

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and earning the Player of the Match award in a 5–0 victory.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kabene goal.''

References

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* 2007 births Living people Ugandan women's footballers Uganda women's international footballers Women's association football forwards 21st-century Ugandan sportswomen {{Uganda-women-footy-bio-stub