Busoga United FC
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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 / 0.46694°N 33.23694°E / 0.46694; 33.23694
ChairmanDiana Hope Nyago
ManagerVincent Lukyamuzi
CoachOnen Peter
LeagueUganda Premier League
2022/2312th
Blue
colours

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]

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

Management

Technical team hierarchy

Position Name

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