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1978 Uganda National League
The 1978 Uganda National League was the 11th season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda. Overview The 1978 Uganda National League was contested by 15 teams and was won by Simba FC, while Uganda Police FC and Black Rhino were relegated. League standings Leading goalscorer The top goalscorer in the 1978 season was Jimmy Kirunda of Kampala City Council FC with 32 goals. References External links Uganda - List of Champions - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl) {{Uganda Super League seasons Ugandan Super League seasons Uganda Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ... 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugandan Super League
The Ugandan Premier League, also known as the StarTimes Uganda Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations. The league was previously known as the Uganda Super League but changed in the 2014–15 season after new management taking over. The league's roots date back to 1968 when the National First Division League was established. History Original concept The genesis of club football in Uganda was an idea copied from England by Balamaze Lwanga and Polycarp Kakooza. The objective was to improve Uganda's performances in the Africa Cup of Nations after disappointing results in the finals in 1962 (fourth-place finish) and 1968 (lost all three group stage matches), both held in Ethiopia. The intention was to start a Uganda National League (the forerunner of the Uganda Super League) to create the foundation for a strong national team. At the same time, the identification of players from the grassroots would be made easier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simba FC
Simba is a fictional character and the protagonist of Disney's ''The Lion King (franchise), The Lion King'' franchise. Introduced in the 1994 film ''The Lion King'', Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation's List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, 32nd animated feature, the character subsequently appears in ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' (1998) and ''The Lion King 1½'' (2004) as well as The Lion King (2019 film), the 2019 remake of the original film. Simba was created by screenwriters Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts (writer), Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton. While Mark Henn served as Simba's supervising animator as a cub, Ruben A. Aquino animated the character as he appears as an adult. Simba was inspired by the character Bambi (character), Bambi from Disney's ''Bambi'' (1942), as well as the stories of Moses and Joseph (Genesis), Joseph from the Bible. Additionally, several similarities have been drawn between Simba and Prince Hamlet from William S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Kirunda
James C. Kirunda (1950 – 25 May 2020) was a Ugandan international football player and international football manager for the Uganda national football team The Uganda national football team (nicknamed ''The Cranes''), represents Uganda in men's international Association football, football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations, which is a part of Confederation of Africa .... He participated in five Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaigns and captained Uganda in three of the finals tournaments. He was manager of the national team between 1989 and 1996. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirunda, Jimmy 1950 births 2020 deaths Ugandan men's footballers Uganda men's international footballers 1974 African Cup of Nations players 1976 African Cup of Nations players 1978 African Cup of Nations players Ugandan football managers Kampala Capital City Authority FC players Men's association football players not categorized by posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampala City Council FC
Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (Abbreviated as KCCA FC) and also known as Kampala City , is a Ugandan football club based in Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda. Kampala City Council was rebranded to Kampala Capital City Authority and the club title has been changed accordingly. Many sources and news reports still refer to the club's traditional title, Kampala City Council Football Club, abbreviated as KCC. History The club was founded on 12 April 1963 by Samuel Wamala, who was head of the Council's Sewage Works section in the City Engineering Department. The club initially was dominated by casual workers in the sewage section but subsequently expanded to cover all departments within Kampala City Council. In 1965 KCC joined the Kampala and District Football League (KDFL) Third Division ''(which was split into two sections)'' and under the guidance of Bidandi Ssali (Head Coach) and Samuel Wamala (Chairman) the club soon progressed. After finishing in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Uganda National League
The 1977 Uganda National League was the tenth season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda. Overview The 1977 Uganda National League was contested by 13 teams and was won by Kampala City Council FC, while Gangama were relegated. Express FC defeated the Army side Simba FC 2-0 in a crucial league match but were subsequently banned for allegedly being involving in anti-government activities, by the Governor of the Central Province, Col. Abdallah Nasur, who was unhappy about his side's loss. In 1979 the ban was lifted after the regime of Idi Amin had ended. League standings Leading goalscorer The top goalscorer in the 1977 season was Denis Obua of Uganda Police FC with 24 goals. References External links Uganda - List of Champions - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl) {{Uganda Super League seasons Ugandan Super League seasons Uganda Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Uganda National League
The 1979 Uganda National League was the 12th season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda. Overview The 1979 Uganda National League was contested by 14 teams and was won by Uganda Commercial Bank FC, while Kilembe Mines FC, Lint Marketing Board and UT Mills were relegated. League standings Leading goalscorer The top goalscorer in the 1979 season was Davis Kamoga of Kampala City Council FC with 18 goals. References External links Uganda - List of Champions - RSSSF (Hans Schöggl) {{Uganda Super League seasons Ugandan Super League seasons Uganda Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ... 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police FC (Uganda)
Police FC is a football club from Kampala in Uganda. History They have won their first Ugandan league title in 2005 and the CECAFA Clubs Cup in 2006. Police was spurred on in the early years by Dennis Obua as a player and later as coach. During Obua's years, he managed to stage youthful players who have blossomed into really great talent. When Obua became the Federation of Uganda Football Association president, he hired Steven Mulinde to step in his shoes. Police saw tremendous growth and lately has been involved in several international ties. As of November 2019, the main stadium for Police FC is the Star Times Stadium. Located in the area of Lugogo. On 25 September, Tonny Mawejje was introduced as the captain for Police FC. Achievements *Ugandan Premier League: 1 :: 2005 *CECAFA Clubs Cup 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroons FC
Maroons Football Club also known as Prisons Football Club, is a Ugandan football club from Kampala owned by Uganda Prisons Service, currently playing in the FUFA Big League. Playing as Prisons FC, the club won the first two editions of the Ugandan Premier League History Prisons FC won the first two Ugandan Super League titles in 1968 and 1969, and were the first team to represent Uganda in international competition in the 1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs (a Ugandan team, Bitumastic, qualified in 1967 but withdrew before playing a match.) The club declined during the 1980s and suffered their first relegation in 1987. They were champions of the Second division of Ugandan football, the Ugandan Big League, three times in the 2010s, gaining promotion to the Ugandan Premier League each time. Their most recent promotion came in the 2017/2018 football season. Honours *Ugandan Super League ::Champion (2): 1968, 1969 * FUFA Big League ::Champion (3): 2010, 2015, 2017 Performan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilembe Mines FC
Kilembe Mines Football Club, abbreviated as Kilembe Mines FC, is a Ugandan football club located in Kilembe, Kasese in the Rwenzori Mountains. The club played in the Uganda National League throughout the 1970s. History Kilembe Mines FC currently plays in the Kasese District League Division One which is part of the fourth tier of the Ugandan football league system. The club is affiliated to the Kasese District Football Association which is within Zone 11 Kitara region ''(Tooro Sub Region)'' of the FUFA administrative areas. Kilembe Mines FC was supported financially by the Kilembe Mines Limited and became the first up-country club to play in Uganda’s top league, the National First Division League in 1969. In their first match in the top tier the club lost 14–0 away to Express FC at the Nakivubo Stadium. However, in the reverse fixture at Kilembe in the final match of the season the home side gained revenge by defeating Express 1–0 to hand the title to Prisons FC. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugandan Super League Seasons
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala and whose language Luganda is widely spoken throughout the country. From 1894, the area was ruled as a protectorate by the United Kingdom, which established administrative law across the territory. Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
