Ndejje University Football Club, also NDU Lions, were a

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University football club from

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, in Luwero District. They have mostly played in the second division of Ugandan football but appeared in the top flight for the 2018–19 season. The club was affiliated with

Ndejje University Ndejje University is a private, multi-campus, Christian university and the oldest private university in Uganda. Location The university has two separate campuses located on , in a rural setting at Ndejje Hill, about , north-west of Bombo Town, ...

, the second Ugandan team in the

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to be affiliated with an educational institution after Kirinya–Jinja Senior Secondary School FC now Busoga United, which is affiliated with ''Jinja Senior Secondary School''.

History

Ndejje were one of the founding clubs of the

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in 2009. Ndejje were promoted to the

after winning the Elgon group and their promotion from the

in the 2017/2018 football season. The ''NDU Lions'' were relegated after one season in the top flight after losing 1–0 to

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on the second to last matchday of the 2019 season. However at the half season of BetPawa

administration decided to disband the club citing a number of reasons including low revenue generation and poor performances. All the players that were registered in the club's system were then relieved by FUFA and considered free agents.

Statistics

Ndejje University FC Results

Non playing squad

The late Raymond Timothy Komakech was the team's longest serving coach who unfortunately succumbed to kidney failure. He also managed four games for Ndejje University FC. Asuman Lubowa, the Team's Technical Director was then expected to assume the coaching role on interim basis.

Honours

*FUFA Big League Champions, 2017–18 *FUFA Big League Fairplay Team, 2022–24

References