Striker Gerald Ogwet has agreed to join BUL Football Club after having a great show in the FUFA Big League.

The robust forward is set to cross from Lugazi FC to BUL FC who are preparing quite early ahead of the highly anticipated 2023/24 campaign.

He scored 18 goals in 28 league games to help his side Lugazi FC finish fifth on the 16-teamed log.

The experienced forward will be the second forward to join the oil manufacturers who struggled to find the back of the net in the second round after the departure of Karim Ndugwa.

Ogwet brings on board experience and urgency, he is always hungry to win possession, often times he is up for physical duels and quick to place the ball on target.

His football career has been on a gradual rise right from shining in the Masaza tournament to the Big League and now the current assignment will be proving his worth in the top tier.

BUL continues to beef up their squad and they have already agreed terms with striker Lawrence Tezikya and custodian Joel Mutakubwa.

The Jinja-based side also parted ways with Emmanuel Kalyowa, Richard Wandyaka and Ivan Wani.

The first semi-final clash of the FUFA TV Cup has been confirmed by Uganda Football governing body FUFA.

The first semi-final will have Kiira College Butiki face Mengo Senior School on Thursday 22nd June while SMACK will entertain Jinja College on Friday 23rd.

The return leg fixtures will follow a week later on Thursday 29th June and Friday 30th June respectively.

To progress to the Semis, Mengo Senior School defeated Makerere College home and away 5-1 on aggregate while Kiira College Butiki overcameNamilyango College home and away 3-1 on aggregate.

SMACK upstaged rivals King’s College Budo home and away 3-0 on aggregate while Jinja College ejected Busoga College Mwiiri 2-1 on aggregate.

Uganda Premier League side KCCA FC and FUFA Women Super League champions Kampala Queens have tied the knot which will see them enter marriage for a period of three years.

The partnership will get underway on Saturday, July 1 and end on June 30, 2026. The development was revealed on Tuesday, June 20.

“KCCA Football Club and Kampala Queens Football Club have entered into partnership for a period of three years,” the document partly read.

“The partnership has KCCA FC agreeing to take on Kampala Queens FC as a sole Women Football team while equally, Kampala Queens take on KCCA FC as its sole men’s team for all official engagements including FUFA, CAF, and FIFA competitions,” it continued.

Kampala Queens’ new official home is now the MTN Omondi Stadium switching from IUIU Ground in Kabojja where they played their last game against the Lady Doves.

“The partnership will also see KCCA FC provide technical knowledge exchange to Kampala Queens FC’s technical team intermittently for the growth of the game of football in the country.”

KCCA FC will be part of the CAF Confederation Cup and among the requirements in the tournament is having a women’s football club.

While the Queens of Soccer will also be taking part in the CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers as they seek a slot into the CAF Women’s Champions League.

Former Uganda Cranes skipper and Mamelodi Sundowns goal-keeper Denis Onyango will most likely be retained by the club after inspiring the club to as many trophies over the years.

Onyango’s expires this month and the club legend revealed to outlets that he is in talks with the club for a longer stay.

The Ugandan star was lowered in pecking order for Ronwen Williams, who is also the South African national team captain.

Williams won the golden glove with 18 clean sheets in 26 appearances, a league record and has since impressed in between the posts.

Onyango spoke to IDiski Times, revealing his expectations at the club.

“Yes, of course, my contract is coming to an end, but we are in talks with the club to try and retain me,” Onyango told iDiski Times.

“The club looking at it and saying, ‘Denis, if you have the opportunity to go and become whatever you want, whether a goalkeeper coach or administrator, you’re welcome to do that,” he added.

“You know, when one door closes, the other opens. Of course, the club is there, the opportunity is there, and the club is really trying to help in whatever activity you want to do,” Onyango added.

Onyango began his career with SC Villa in Kampala and later joined St. George SA in Ethiopia. He has since turned up for SuperSport United and Mpumalanga Black Aces before he joined Mamelodi Sundowns.

FUFA Women Super League champions Kampala Queens have announced Tonny Mawejje as their assistant coach.

The former Uganda Cranes midfield general will be part of the technical side of the Queens of Soccer after putting pen to paper for a one-year employment contract.

The development was revealed via the club’s social media handles on Monday at night.

“We are pleased to announce Tonny Mawejje as our new assistant coach for the next one year,” the post via the Twitter handle read.

After partying ways with former head coach Hamza Lutalo, the Queens have an assignment of feeling the top office of the club.

In the previous campaign, Lutalo was in charge of 39 games, among which he won 28, drew eight and lost only three. But also witnessed 55 goals.

The club has also made new signings in the past few days. Among the entrants is defender Samalie Nakacwa, forward Hadijah Nandago and midfielder Shakirah Nyinagahirwa.

The Queens of Soccer continue to prepare for the CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers that will be held later on in the year within the boundaries of the country.

They will be searching to lift the zonal qualifiers trophy so that they earn a ticket into the CAF Women’s Champions League.

Bidco Uganda Limited (BUL) Football Club has confirmed the departure of three players as they continue to sweep the house ahead of the upcoming season.

The three players are Richard Wandyaka, Ivan Wani and Emmanuel Kalyowa.

The development was confirmed via the club’s official website on Monday, June 2024 in the afternoon.

“Three players have been given the green light to leave the Eastern Giants after their employment contracts with the club expired.

“The three played a key role in our fantastic run in the 2021/22 season, leading the club to the famous Uganda Cup title and fourth place in the league.”

Among the three leaving, Wadyaka has spent the longest time at the Jinja-based club. He has spent six years at BUL since he switched camps from URA FC in 2017.

Last season he was a bit blunt scoring only four goals and as well collecting a few several assists.

South Sudan’s international Wani joined the side from Busoga United but he only managed to score one goal in the just-concluded campaign.

The custodian Kalyowa is the other player set to leave BUL, it will be the second time the player walks away. He first served the side from 2015 to 2017 before he returned in 2021.

Last season, BUL finished seventh on the 15-teamed log with 36 points gathered in 28 games.

Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredejovic has expressed huge amounts of confidence after falling to Algeria 2-1 in the AFCON Qualifiers.

Uganda’s chances to qualify to the 2023 AFCON Cup now hang on a thread after losing to the Desert Foxes at Japoma Stadium in Cameroon on Sunday evening.

However, during the post-match interview, Micho sounded calm and only chose to carry the hope and fight to the last group game against Niger.

“A win against Niger can take us to the AFCON. The game is crucial and so we have to handle it with the much-needed attention,” Micho gladly said.

“I believe we deserved more from the match. However we didn’t get it and I believe that we learnt the hardest way, and we have no right to commit these mistakes in times ahead of us,” he continued.

Algeria’s goals were scored by Mohammed Amoura while Uganda’s only strike into the back of the net came through Fahad Bayo after being set up by Richard Basangwa.

Both goals conceded by Uganda were so avoidable since they came from cheap mistakes.

The first came after the custodian Salim Jamil gave away possession through a long blind pass before he later got punished.

Later on in the second stanza, Kayondo failed to deal with pacy Amoura who shrugged him off before Haithem Loucif and Riyad Mahrez combined to set him up.

“When you look at everything, I believe that we are fully aware that as a team with young players, we have no right to make mistakes because of this level of stiff competition. Mistakes are extremely expensive and we’ve learnt it in a hard manner.”

The Cranes qualification will rely on the result between Algeria and Tanzania. After losing to the Desert Foxes, Uganda will be wishing them all the best going forward.

Currently, Uganda is third with four points below Tanzania at seven points while Algeria is on the summit with 15.

2023 AFCON Qualifiers

September 2023

• Niger vs Uganda
• Algeria vs Tanzania

MTN Uganda in conjunction with FUFA organised a watch party for the game between Uganda Cranes and Algeria at the Old and New Taxi Park.

• AFCON Qualifiers 2023 | Sunday, June 18, 2023
• FT: Uganda 1-2 Algeria

Mohamed El Amoura’s brace reduced the chances of Uganda Cranes’ chances of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

That means it was a double completed by Algeria over Uganda at Japoma Stadium in Doula, Cameroon on Sunday.

The Cranes kicked off with a lot of urgency not giving much room to the 2019 AFCON champions as they preferred to play a long ball searching for Emmanuel Okwi.

Just after half an hour mark, Aziz Kayondo gave away a clear chance for Uganda to take the lead after going for power with room ahead of him only to see his effort sky above the frame.

Uganda kept knocking on the door with a brilliant interplay by Okwi and Rogers Mato but the run was blocked by Algeria’s defender.

Cranes lost possession in their half giving away the ball to Mohammed Amoura whose weak effort was calmly collected by custodian Salim Jamal.

Two minutes to the climax of the first stanza, Amoura gave the Desert Foxes the lead after capitalising on Salim’s blind pass, a mistake Uganda could easily avoid.

Just after the long break, Salim was brought into action making a stunning save to deny defender Ramy Bensebaini from close range.

In the first 10 minutes of the second stanza, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredejovic made two changes introducing Richard Basangwa and Fahad Bayo for Milton Karisa and Bobosi Byaruhanga.

In the 63rd minute, Uganda was awarded a freekick in a good area and Okwi took the assignment but his effort went inches above the crossbar.

Two minutes later, Nabil Bantaleb and Riyad Mahrez combined to set up Amoura who doubled the lead hence widening the edge between the two sides.

Mato nearly created some magic but his powerful effort narrowly went wide before he threw his arms in the air.

Both Saidi Behrama and Islam Slimani came close but somehow missed to find the back of the net.

In the 87th minute, Bayo halved the deficit after tapping home Basangwa’s cross hence giving the home side a chance to restore parity.

The loss meant Algeria keep their perfect run alive with the fifth win in five games while Uganda suffer the third loss of the campaign.

Uganda is third on the group log with four points behind Tanzania second with seven points and Algeria at the summit with 15.

Uganda Cranes Starting XI: Jamal Salim Magoola (GK), Kenneth Ssemakula, Halid Lwaliwa, Gift Fred, Aziz Kayondo, Khalid Aucho, Bobosi Byaruhanga, Farouk Miya, Emmanuel Okwi (C), Rogers Mato, Milton Karisa

Substitutes: Charles Lukwago (GK), Arionzi Nafian (GK), Geoffrey Wasswa, Rogers Torach, Siraje Ssentamu, Moses Waiswa, Isma Mugulusi, Travis Mutyaba, Fahad Bayo, Richard Basangwa

• HT: Uganda 0-1 Algeria

It’s halftime at Japoma Stadium in Doula, Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers match between Uganda Cranes and Algeria.

The match that has been played at a relatively high tempo is in favour of Algeria but the Cranes have shown intent in the forty-five minutes.

The Cranes played the half with a lot of urgency not allowing the North Africans time in possession and also tried to play a quick ball up front for Okwi, Karisa and Mato to chase.

In the 21st minute, Gift Fred intercepted a loose pass and found Milton Karisa out wide and the winger whipped in a ground ball for Farouk Miya who had a weak shot across the goal but couldn’t reach Mato.

Aziz Kayondo was the busiest Cranes defender but was up to the task as the Desert Foxes attacked mainly through their right wing.

With ten minutes to halftime, Okwi raced on another loose ball and played Mato through but the KCCA man’s square pass for Miya was poorly met for a goal kick.

Miya forced a save out of Madrea with a volley off Kenneth Ssemakula’s superb cross in the 38th minute but four minutes later, goalkeeper Jamal Salim gifted Algeria the lead.

A poor clearance from Jamal Salim was intercepted by Himad Abdelli who fired a shot that the Cranes goalie fumbled into the path of Mohammed Amoura to strike the Algerians in the lead.

Uganda Cranes Starting XI: Jamal Salim Magoola (GK), Kenneth Ssemakula, Halid Lwaliwa, Gift Fred, Aziz Kayondo, Khalid Aucho, Bobosi Byaruhanga, Farouk Miya, Emmanuel Okwi (C), Rogers Mato, Milton Karisa

Substitutes: Charles Lukwago (GK), Arionzi Nafian (GK), Geoffrey Wasswa, Rogers Torach, Siraje Ssentamu, Moses Waiswa, Isma Mugulusi, Travis Mutyaba, Fahad Bayo, Richard Basangwa