Busoga United FC

Busoga United Football Club, also Busoga United FC, is a football team from the town of Jinja, Jinja District, in the Busoga sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, who currently play in the Uganda Premier League after their promotion, in the 2013/2014 season.[1]

Busoga United FC
Logo for Busoga United FC
Full nameBusoga United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Kingsmen
Founded2012 (2012) as Kirinya–Jinja Senior Secondary School FC
GroundKakindu Stadium
Capacity45,000
Coordinates00°28′01″N 33°14′13″E
ChairmanDiana Hope Nyago
ManagerVincent Lukyamuzi
CoachOnen Peter
LeagueUganda Premier League
2022/2312th
colours

History

Busoga United Football Club (BUFC) is a registered member of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), and a professional football club in the top flight league, the Startimes Uganda Premier League (SUPL), founded in 2012 as Kirinya-Jinja SSS.

Kirinya-Jinja SSS rebranded to Busoga United FC in 2019. The team is the most popular fan-based club in Busoga region, which comprises more than eight districts with over four million fans.

Busoga United FC has its offices at Kakindu Stadium in Jinja, and hosts its top flight home games at Kakindu Stadium, which has a capacity to seat a maximum of 45,000 fans.

Crest

Records and statistics
No Name Year of Birth

Players

The current squad is as of October 18, 2022.[2]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 GK  UGA Micheal Lutaaya
1 GK  UGA Salim Munaku Wekiya
23 DF  UGA Matata Jeremy
30 MD  UGA Hussein Ssajjabbi (Double Licensed with Kyetume FC)
3 DF  UGA Charles S. Mulanda
6 DF  UGA Fredrick Ngalo
7 FW  UGA Ronald Kasamba
22 MD  UGA Isaac Doka Mweru
5 DF  UGA Isaac Isinde (Captain)
19 FW  UGA Bashamu Mugwa
27 FW  UGA Moses Logono (Double licensed with Kyetume)
29 FW  UGA Fred Massa (Double licensed with Kyetume)
16 MD  UGA Kenneth Elvis Kibbale
8 MD  UGA Simon O. Ngore
21 MD  UGA Musa Kasimba
14 FW  UGA Edrine C. Mawerere
28 DF  UGA Dhafa George
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MD  UGA Sharifu Ziraba
4 DF  UGA Aggrey Madoi
10 FW  UGA Joshua E. Ssentambule
18 MD  UGA Hamdan Nsubuga
26 DF  UGA Stephen Odongo (Double licensed with Kyetume)
25 FW  UGA Allan Galandhi
15 MD  UGA Ibrahim Kayiwa
20 FW  UGA Emmanuel Ajo

Management

Technical team hierarchy

Position Name

  • Chairman: Diana Hope Nyago
  • CEO: Lule Derrick
  • Head Coach/ Manager: Vincent Lukyamuzi
  • Assistant Head Coach: Jalendo Jimmy
  • Goal Keeping Coach: Bright Dhaira
  • Fitness Coach : Ikoba Afani
  • Team Doctor: Kulika Ivan
  • Team Doctor: Kaluma Racheal
  • Physiotherapist: Ongei Daniel

[3]

Stadium

The team uses Kakindu Stadium that has a seating capacity of 4,500 and this is shared with multiple clubs with in the Busoga Region such as Bul FC, Jinja Municipal Council Football Club.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. KJSS FC (21 June 2018). "About Kirinya–Jinja SSS FC". Jinja, Uganda: Kirinya–Jinja Secondary School FC (KJSS FC). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. "Busoga United Players, 22-23 Squad - AiScore". www.aiscore.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. Ntege, John Paul (22 September 2021). "Busoga United confirms Technical Staff Ahead of 2021/22 Season". Live from ground. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. "Kakindu stadium in ownership controversy". Monitor. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. "StarTimes UPL: Busoga United to host URA at Kakindu Stadium | The Touchline Sports". 31 January 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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