Shilla Omuriwe Buyungo

Shilla Omuriwe Buyungo (at times referred to as Shilla Allison Omuriwe Buyungo ) (born 17 July 1977) is a Ugandan volleyball player and the current Head Coach of the Uganda Volleyball Cranes, Uganda's Men's National Volleyball team. Buyungo was appointed to this position in July 2021 making her the first female to hold this position. She was also the first woman to coach at the African Club Championship 2015 in Tunisia.

Background and education Buyungo attended Wanyange Girls School and later on, Makerere University where she earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences concentrating on Political Science and Social Administration. She holds an International Coaching Diploma which she obtained at the University of Leipzig in Germany. Buyungo played for the University of Bridgeport's Volleyball team (the Purple Knights) for two years. While earning an MBA at the same institution, she served as a Graduate Assistant Coach between 2007 and 2009. In between, she was also the Girls' Coach at the Connecticut Sports Centre (2008-2009). Still in the United States, Buyungo played for teams like West Port, Wilton and Fair field volleyball. During this time she led the team to winning the Uganda Volleyball Federation (UVF) National Volleyball League in 2014. while also serving as the assistant coach for the Women's National Volleyball Team (She Volley Cranes) between 2018 and 2019. In 2021, Omuriwe was named head coach for the Uganda Volleyball Cranes. Shilla was recently appointed as an FIVB Volleyball Instructor; the first Ugandan to hold such a position.

Personal life Buyungo is married to Peter Buyungo, a retired volleyball player with KAVC and they have three children