Busoga United FC

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Busoga United FC
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Full nameBusoga United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Kingsmen
Founded2012;12 years ago (2012) as Kirinya–Jinja Senior Secondary School FC
GroundKakindu Stadium
Capacity45,000
Coordinates 00°28′01″N33°14′13″E / 0.46694°N 33.23694°E / 0.46694; 33.23694
ChairmanDiana Hope Nyago
ManagerVincent Lukyamuzi
CoachOnen Peter
League Uganda Premier League
2023–2414th
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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]

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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

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

Management

Technical team hierarchy

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[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

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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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