Busoga United FC explained

Clubname:Busoga United FC
Fullname:Busoga United Football Club
Nickname:The Kingsmen
Founded: as Kirinya–Jinja Senior Secondary School FC
Ground:Kakindu Stadium
Capacity:45,000
Coordinates:0.4669°N 33.2369°W
Chairman:Diana Hope Nyago
Manager:Vincent Lukyamuzi
Coach:Onen Peter
League:Uganda Premier League
Season:2023–24
Position:14th
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Busoga United Football Club, also Busoga United FC, is 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] [2]

History

Busoga United Football Club (BUFC) is a registered member of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), and a professional football club in the top flight league, the Startimes Uganda Premier League (SUPL),founded in 2012 as Kirinya-Jinja SSS.

Kirinya-Jinja SSS rebranded to Busoga United FC in 2019. The team is the most popular fan-based club in Busoga region, which comprises more than eight districts with over four million fans.

Busoga United FC has its offices at Kakindu Stadium in Jinja, and hosts its top flight home games at Kakindu Stadium, which has a capacity to seat a maximum of 45,000 fans.

Players

The current squad is as of October 18, 2022.[3] [4]

Current squad

Management

Technical team hierarchy

Position Name

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Stadium

The team uses Kakindu Stadium that has a seating capacity of 4,500 and this is shared with multiple clubs with in the Busoga Region such as Bul FC, Jinja Municipal Council Football Club.[6] [7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 21 June 2018 . About Kirinya–Jinja SSS FC. 21 June 2018 . Jinja, Uganda . Kirinya–Jinja Secondary School FC (KJSS FC) . KJSS FC .
  2. Web site: 2023-08-27 . Busoga United FC - BUL FC . 2024-08-16 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Busoga United Players, 22-23 Squad - AiScore . 2022-10-18 . www.aiscore.com.
  4. Web site: Busoga United FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2024-08-16 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  5. Web site: Ntege . John Paul . 2021-09-22 . Busoga United confirms Technical Staff Ahead of 2021/22 Season . 2022-10-18 . Live from ground . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2021-02-08 . Kakindu stadium in ownership controversy . 2022-10-27 . Monitor . en.
  7. Web site: 2022-01-31 . StarTimes UPL: Busoga United to host URA at Kakindu Stadium The Touchline Sports . 2022-10-27 . en-US.