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
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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
Capacity30,000
Coordinates00°28′01″N 33°14′13″E
ChairmanHassan Takoowa
ManagerAbbey Kikomeko Bogere
LeagueUganda Premier League
2019/204th
Blue
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.

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
1 FW Uganda UGA Dickson Nuwamanya
2 GK Uganda UGA Andrew Sekandi
3 GK Uganda UGA Hassan Kintu
4 GK Uganda UGA George William Kalyowa
5 GK Uganda UGA Steven Okello
6 GK Uganda UGA Delton Oyo
7 GK Uganda UGA Charles Mulanda
8 GK Uganda UGA Hussein Ssajjabbi
9 GK Uganda UGA Ronald Kasamba
10 GK Uganda UGA Godfrey Akol
16 DF Uganda UGA Elvis Ngonde
12 DF Uganda UGA Peter Onzima
33 DF Uganda UGA Nicholas Mwere
27 DF Uganda UGA Fredrick Ngalo
25 DF Uganda UGA Douglas Bithum
9 DF Uganda UGA Derrick Basoga
No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Uganda UGA Isaac Isinde
24 DF Uganda UGA Franco Balabala Magero
24 FW Uganda UGA Shaka Ssozi
10 FW Uganda UGA Rashid Mpaata
29 FW Uganda UGA Isaac Wagoina
11 FW Uganda UGA Laban Tibita
15 FW Uganda UGA Dickson Nuwamanya
6 FW Uganda UGA Ibrahim Kayiwa

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]

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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