Busoga United FC
Nickname(s) | Mighty Team | ||
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Founded | 2012 | as Kirinya–Jinja Senior Secondary School FC||
Ground | Bugembe Stadium | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
Coordinates | 00°28′01″N 33°14′13″E / 0.46694°N 33.23694°E | ||
League | Uganda Premier League | ||
2018 | 5th | ||
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Busoga United Football Club, also Busoga United FC, are 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]
KJSSS FC, which was founded in 2012, were previously coached by Ayiekoh Lukula.[2] In July 2017, the team selected a new technical team to lead them in the next two seasons until July 2019. The club chief executive is Ahmed Kongola. The head coach is Hamza Kalanzi and the assistant head coach is Hassan Zungu. Abbey Bogere Kikomeko is the new director of Youth Football at the KJSSS FC. Diana Hope Nyago, one of the co-founders of the club, is the club's patron.[3]
In 2019, the club was renamed as Busoga United FC.[4]
References
- ^ KJSS FC (21 June 2018). "About Kirinya–Jinja SSS FC". Jinja, Uganda: Kirinya–Jinja Secondary School FC (KJSS FC). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Data Sports Group (2015). "About Kirinya-Jinja Senior Secondary School Football Club, Uganda". Berlin, Germany: Data Sports Group. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Isabirye, David (10 July 2017). "Kirinya-Jinja S.S. appoints new technical team". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Isabirye, David (31 May 2019). "KIRINYA-JINJA SS RENAMED BUSOGA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB". kawowo.com.