KCCA FC name squad for Cecafa Kagame Cup

Reigning Uganda Premier League Champions KCCA FC have confirmed their 20-man squad to participate in the upcoming 2019 Cecafa Kagame Cup tournament to be held in Rwanda.

The team includes three youngsters who were promoted to the senior side and will be hoping they can use CECAFA Cup as a stepping stone for their development into the team. They are Kato Samuel Nemeyimana, Musa Ramathan and Anaku Sadat.

KCCA FC travelled to Rwanda on Wednesday night and will camp in Butare where group B games shall be held.

The group is led by Kalibala John from FUFA. Other club officials part of the group are; Kaddu Moses (Ag. Manager Admin and operations), Kadala Zahara Fathirat (Administration Officer), Magero Moses Mwanje (Public Relations Officer), Babirye Amina (Media Officer), Ivan Turyatunga (Media Officer), Ngati Samuel Timbiti (Bus Driver), Lumala Adrian (Support Staff).

KCCA FC are in group B alongside defending Champions Azam (Tanzania), Mukura (Rwanda) and Bandari (Kenya). KCCA FC will kick start their campaign against Bandari on Sunday 7th July at Huye Stdaium.

KCCA became the first Ugandan Club to win the Cecafa Cup that was held in Kampala – Uganda in 1978. Police FC, under Manager Sam Timbe is the last Ugandan team to win the championship back in 2005, by defeating Moro United 2-1 in the final.

The competition is contested by clubs that win their domestic leagues and is set be staged in Kigali and Rubavu from July 7th to 21st.

This year’s winner of the annual tournament will smile home with prize money worth USD 30,000.

The Cecafa Club Cup is a football club tournament organised by Cecafa. It has been known as the Kagame Interclub Cup since 2002, when Rwandan President Paul Kagame began sponsoring the competition. Azam FC from Tanzania are the defending champions while Simba are the record winners.

Players; Lukwago Charles (Goal Keeper), Malyamungu Jamil (Goal Keeper), Ikara Tom (Goal Keeper), Kizza Mustafa (Defender), Magambo Peter (Defender), Kato Samuel Nemeyimana (Defender), Musa Ramathan (Defender), Musana Hassan (Defender), Obenchan Fillbert (Defender), Achai Herbert (Defender), Bukenya Lawrence (Midfielder), Sadam Ibrahim Juma (Midfielder), Nunda Jackson (Midfielder), Mutyaba Muzamiru (Midfielder), Gift Ali Abubakar (Midfielder), Sserwadda Steven (Midfielder), Kasozi Nicholas (Midfielder), Mike Mutyaba (forward), Anaku Sadat (forward), Okello Allan (forward).