Tooro United F.C.

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Tooro United FC
Full nameTooro United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Roaring Lions, Entale Za Tooro, The Oranges
Short nameTooro United
Founded2007
Ground Buhinga Stadium, Fort Portal
Capacity5,000
OwnerMdm Alice Namatovu
ChairmanOwek.Enganjani
CEORayyan S Hasheem
League Star Times Uganda Premier League
2020-202116th
Smart Obed, who sold the team Smart Obed.jpg
Smart Obed, who sold the team

Tooro United F.C. is a Uganda based football club from Fort Portal currently playing in the top division of the Star Times Uganda Premier League. [1]

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History

The club was established in 2007 initially as Soana F.C. and played at the Kavumba ground in Wakiso. The club was originally named after an investment firm [2] [3]

Soana earned promotion to the Ugandan Super League in 2013.They quickly established themselves by winning their opening four matches of the season and ultimately securing a fifth place finish. [4]

During the year 2018, the club's chairman who was from the Tooro region of Uganda, made up his mind and moved the team to Fort Portal. [2] [3]

Since then, Smart Obed sold the club to Mdm Alice Namatovu, who has guided the team from the Big League up to the Star Times Uganda Premier League. Under the new leadership, the club is transitioning from an amateur to a professional sports organization. Mdm President Alice Namatovu envisions transforming it into a genuine sporting club, comparable to those on the international stage. [1]

Stadium

The team currently plays at the 5000 capacity Buhinga playground in Fort Portal in the Western region of Uganda. [1]

League participations

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References

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  2. 1 2 Mwanguhya, Andrew (7 October 2018). "How Soana fell in love with Tooro". Uganda Daily Monitor.
  3. 1 2 Kawalya, Brian (2020-04-11). "Part 3: Uganda Clubs and Origins Of Their Nicknames". Live from ground. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  4. ↑ "Uganda 2013/14". RSSSF .


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