Grace upon Grace!

A former national coach of Rwanda's women football club  Grace Nyinawumuntu who was sacked over allegations of sexually assaulting her players has been awarded 47,000 dollars by a court verdict for wrongful dismissal.

Grace who was fired by top league team AS Kigali women in March 2017 was vindicated by the ruling over the allegations, which she says were false. .

According to reports Grace Nyinawumuntu who is the first Rwandan women's international referee and its first women's national football coach,was ostracized after the sexual assault allegations making it difficult for her to get other jobs.

The $47,000 pay-off also includes her lost salary plus her legal fees. 

Meanwhile the club has reportedly said that it will challenge the court decision.