Santos Laguna

Liga MX Women

Club Santos Laguna Femenil is a Mexican women's football club based in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. The club has been the women’s section of Santos Laguna since 2017 and plays in the Liga MX Femenil.

Signature Fun Facts

What makes Santos Laguna what it is.

She became the first Ugandan female footballer to earn a scholarship in the United States.

She and Kobe Bryant had a special pre-match handshake while he coached her and his daughter at Mamba FC.

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Quirky facts from the Santos Laguna squad.

Kobe Bryant personally recruited her to join Mamba FC after seeing her play, and she spent two years on the girls’ team he coached.

She came close to quitting football after a difficult spell away from home and even considered joining the Air Force before a trial with Ñañas gave her career a second life.