Busoga United FC

Busoga United FC

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Full name	Busoga United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Kingsmen
Founded	2012; 12 years ago (2012) as Kirinya–Jinja Senior Secondary School FC
Ground	Kakindu Stadium
Capacity	20,000
Coordinates	00°28′01″N 33°14′13″E
Chairman	Diana Hope Nyago
Manager	Vincent Lukyamuzi
Coach	Onen Peter
League	Uganda Premier League
2023–24	14th
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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][2]

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

No	Name	Year of Birth

Players

The current squad is as of October 18, 2022.^[3][4]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 GK  UGA Micheal Lutaaya 1 GK  UGA Salim Munaku Wekiya 23 DF  UGA Matata Jeremy 30 MD  UGA Hussein Ssajjabbi (Double Licensed with Kyetume FC) 3 DF  UGA Charles S. Mulanda 6 DF  UGA Fredrick Ngalo 7 FW  UGA Ronald Kasamba 22 MD  UGA Isaac Doka Mweru 5 DF  UGA Isaac Isinde (Captain) 19 FW  UGA Bashamu Mugwa 27 FW  UGA Moses Logono (Double licensed with Kyetume) 29 FW  UGA Fred Massa (Double licensed with Kyetume) 16 MD  UGA Kenneth Elvis Kibbale 8 MD  UGA Simon O. Ngore 21 MD  UGA Musa Kasimba 14 FW  UGA Edrine C. Mawerere 28 DF  UGA Dhafa George

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MD  UGA Sharifu Ziraba 4 DF  UGA Aggrey Madoi 10 FW  UGA Joshua E. Ssentambule 18 MD  UGA Hamdan Nsubuga 26 DF  UGA Stephen Odongo (Double licensed with Kyetume) 25 FW  UGA Allan Galandhi 15 MD  UGA Ibrahim Kayiwa 20 FW  UGA Emmanuel Ajo

Management

Technical team hierarchy

Position Name

• Chairman: Diana Hope Nyago
• CEO: Lule Derrick
• Head Coach/ Manager: Vincent Lukyamuzi
• Assistant Head Coach: Jalendo Jimmy
• Goal Keeping Coach: Bright Dhaira
• Fitness Coach : Ikoba Afani
• Team Doctor: Kulika Ivan
• Team Doctor: Kaluma Racheal
• Physiotherapist: Ongei Daniel

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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.^[6][7]

See also

• Bright Stars FC
• Express FC
• SC Villa

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 FC - BUL FC". 27 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
3. "Busoga United Players, 22-23 Squad - AiScore". www.aiscore.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
4. "Busoga United FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
5. Ntege, John Paul (22 September 2021). "Busoga United confirms Technical Staff Ahead of 2021/22 Season". Live from ground. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
6. "Kakindu stadium in ownership controversy". Monitor. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
7. "StarTimes UPL: Busoga United to host URA at Kakindu Stadium | The Touchline Sports". 31 January 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

External links

• Website of Kirinya-Jinja SSS FC