Chrispas Kusiima

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Crispas Kusiima
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-10) April 10, 1993 (age 32)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Uganda Revenue Authority FC
Number 13
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016- 2017 URA FC
2018- 2019 Tooro United FC
2020- 2021 Express FC
2022- 2023 Gaddafi FC
2023- 2025 Kitara FC
International career
2024- 2025 Uganda national football team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Crispas Kusiima (born 10 April 1993) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Uganda Revenue Authority football club in the Uganda Premier League and the Uganda national football team commonly known as the Uganda Cranes. [1] [2]

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Football career

Uganda Revenue Authority football club (URA FC)

In 2016, Kusiima joined the Uganda Revenue Authority football club, however, he struggled to get get playing time due to the stiff competition. This led him to leave the club so as to find a club that would give him more playing time. [3] He then joined football clubs like Tooro United football club for the 2018/19 season, [4] Express Football club for the 2020/21 season where he helped them win the 2020/21 Uganda Premier League title, [5] [3] and Gaddaffi football club for the 2022/23 season, before joining Kitara football club.

Kitara football club (the Royals)

In 2023, Kusiima joined Kitara football club also known as the Royals, where he helped them to a top five league finish and their first ever Stanbic Uganda cup victory which secured then a spot in the CAF Confederation Cup. [3] In the 2024/25 Uganda Premier League season, Kusiima made twenty seven appearances and sixteen clean sheets that earned him the Golden Glove Award. [3] Kusiima featured in sixty two matches keeping thirty two clean sheets from the 2022/23, 2034/24 and 2024/25 Uganda Premier League season. This consistency got him selected in the Uganda Cranes local based squad ahead of the 2024 African Nations Championship. [3]

Uganda Revenue Authority Football club (URA FC)

In July 2025, Kusiima returned to URA FC, on a two-year contract from Kitara football club. [1] [5] [3]

Uganda national football team (the Uganda Cranes)

Kusiima was first selected on the Uganda national football team squad that participated in the 2024 CHAN tournament. [3] The 2024 African Nations Championship was co-hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania from 2nd to 30th August 2025. [6]

Honors

Express football club

Individual

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kule, Edwin Kyle (30 July 2025). "URA confirm signing of goalkeeper Chrispas Kusiima". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  2. Aheebwa, Brian (6 August 2025). "URA's Kitara Raid Continues". NBS Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kazibwe, Hakim (30 July 2025). "Kusiima Returns to URA After Stellar Run at Kitara". NBS Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. EDITOR, SHABAN LUBEGA | PML Daily DEPUTY (28 August 2019). "Tooro United confirms list of departures ahead of 2019/20 season". PML Daily. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Kiyonga, Ismael (31 July 2025). "Buhimba unveil first signing, URA sign Kusiima". Uganda Premier League - Official Website. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  6. Marsha, Ahmed (28 July 2025). "TotalEnergies CHAN 2024: Uganda Cranes Final Squad Named". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. Retrieved 22 August 2025.