myugariro
myoo-gah-REE-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandamyugariromyoo-gah-REE-roh
Englishdefender (in football)
Frenchdéfenseur (au football)
Meaning
A player whose main job is to stop the other team from scoring, playing in front of the goalkeeper.
Good to know
Used without a class prefix, like rutahizamu, striker: myugariro w'ikipe, the team's defender; the plural is ba myugariro. Myugariro wo hagati is a central defender.
Examples
- Myugariro wacu yakuyeho umupira ku murongo w'izamu.Our defender cleared the ball off the goal line.
- Ikipe yaguze myugariro mushya uturutse muri Uganda.The team signed a new defender from Uganda.
- Ba myugariro bagomba gufasha umuzamu.The defenders must help the goalkeeper.
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