Kyetume FC

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Kyetume FC
Full nameKyetume Football Club
Nickname(s)The Slaughters [1] The Red Bulls
GroundNakisunga Saaza Ground, Mukono
Capacity1,000
Manager George Nsinga
League Uganda Premier League
2018–19FUFA Big League, promoted

Kyetume FC is a football club from Mukono, Uganda currently playing in the Uganda Premier League.

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History

2018–19

With three months left in the 2018–19 FUFA Big League season, Kyetume FC hired coach Allen Kabonge on a three-month contract to push for promotion. Kabonge is best known for taking four different second division Ugandan sides to the top flight. [2]

Kyetume eventually qualified for the FUFA Big League playoffs. Robert Ssentongo scored a hat trick for Kyetume in the promotion playoff finals, which the club won 4–1 over Kansai Plascon, earning them a spot in the Ugandan top flight for the first time in their history. [3] [1]

Kyetume hired George "Best" Nsinga to be their coach for the 2019–20 top flight season. [4] Jackson Mayanja currently serves as their head coach. [5]

Ground

Kyetume plays at the Nakisunga Saaza Ground, which has a capacity of about 1,000. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Isabirye, David (May 19, 2019). "Kyetume 4-1 Kansai Plascon: The Slaughters promoted to the Uganda Premier League".
  2. Isabirye, David (21 February 2019). "Kyetume FC agrees terms with promotional 'king' Kabonge".
  3. Ssenoga, Shafik (18 May 2019). "Kyetume secures Uganda Premier League promotion".
  4. Lubega, Shaban (24 June 2019). "George Best takes over at Kyetume FC". PML Daily.
  5. "Kyetume FC announce legend Mayanja as head coach". 4 April 2021.
  6. "Kyetume FC". soccerway.com.