Having officially unveiled our playing staff for the forthcoming Uganda premier league, focus now shifts on intensifying our preps for the league opener against SC Villa next month.
Ahead of that, the squad numbers assigned to our new acquisitions have been confirmed while one existing player has taken a new shirt number ahead of the 2023/24 season.
Chrispus Kusiima was the first unveiling and the goal keeper has taken the number 13 shirt. This number was formerly donned by an outfield player, Ronald Kayondo last season.
Samson Kasozi who joined from UPDF will wear the number 40 while fellow defender Ibrahim Magandaazi has taken the number 26 which was used in the previous campaign by Samuel Adibo who is now a coach.
Frank ‘Zaga’ Tumwesigye who completed a switch from Vipers sports club in July will be our number 4. Left back Hamim Ssemakula takes the jersey number 3.
Shirt number 30, famously worn by Moses Sseluyidde during the 2022/23 FUFA Big league campaign has been taken by exciting winger Sabir Yassintar.
Shafiq Raiven Magogo, the youngest player in the squad who joined us from UPDF football club will wear number 28. His former teammate, Frank Yiga has taken jersey number 27.
Midfielders Donato Okello and Solomon Okwalinga will wear number 23 and number 16 respectively.
Our new striker Denis Omedi who moved from Masindi based Booma FC has taken the number 24. Jude Ssemugabi will wear shirt number 7.
Experienced forwards Kabon Living and Brian Aheebwa who signed from URA FC and KCCA respectively will don the numbers 12 and 11.
Former St Mary’s kitende students, Luwalo Kipper and Benjamin Nyakoojo take the jersey numbers 15 and 17 respectively.
Luwalo succeeds the shirt number his elder brother, Rogers Lukwiya wore last season.
George Senkaaba joined us in January on loan from URA but his move was later made permanent in July. He will retain the number 9 shirt but our new assistant captain, Paul Mucureezi switches from shirt number 28 to his favorite 14.
