Omar Jamal Salim Magoola (born 27 May 1995), commonly known as Jamal Salim, is a

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It 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 ...

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Salim has played club football in Uganda for

Express FC Express Football Club (abbreviated as Express) is a Ugandan professional football (soccer), football club from Kampala. The club previously played their home games at the Muteesa II Stadium, Muteesa II Wankulukuku Stadium,but recently shifted to ...

and the

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. He was signed by Express FC after the Inter regions tournament in 2011, which was won by his team Central. In 2012, he was attending

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as a first year student undertaking a degree in

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and was one of the nominees for Bell Super League goalkeeper of the year. He made his international debut for

on 10 July 2012 against South Sudan. He was a member of the Ugandan Cranes Team for two African Cap of Nations (AFCON) Finals in 2017 in

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and 2019 in

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International

References

1995 births Living people Footballers from Kampala Ugandan men's footballers 21st-century Ugandan sportsmen Uganda men's international footballers Kampala Capital City Authority FC players Express FC players Uganda Premier League players Sudan Premier League players Al Merrikh SC players Al Hilal Club (Omdurman) players Pretoria Callies F.C. players Richards Bay F.C. players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football goalkeepers National First Division players South African Premier Division players {{Uganda-footy-bio-stub