Kyetume FC
| Full name | Kyetume Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Slaughters[1] The Red Bulls | |
| Ground | Nakisunga Saaza Ground, Mukono | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | |
| Manager | George Nsinga | |
| League | Uganda Premier League | |
| 2018–19 | FUFA Big League, promoted | |
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Kyetume FC is a football club from Mukono, Uganda currently playing in the Uganda Premier League.
History
[edit]2018–19
[edit]With three months left in the 2018–19 FUFA Big League season, Kyetume FC hired coach Allen Kabonge on a three-month contract to push for promotion. Kabonge is best known for taking four different second division Ugandan sides to the top flight.[2]
Kyetume eventually qualified for the FUFA Big League playoffs. Robert Ssentongo scored a hat trick for Kyetume in the promotion playoff finals, which the club won 4–1 over Kansai Plascon, earning them a spot in the Ugandan top flight for the first time in their history.[3][1]
Kyetume hired George "Best" Nsinga to be their coach for the 2019–20 top flight season.[4] Jackson Mayanja currently serves as their head coach.[5]
Ground
[edit]Kyetume plays at the Nakisunga Saaza Ground, which has a capacity of about 1,000.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Isabirye, David (May 19, 2019). "Kyetume 4-1 Kansai Plascon: The Slaughters promoted to the Uganda Premier League".
- ^ Isabirye, David (21 February 2019). "Kyetume FC agrees terms with promotional 'king' Kabonge".
- ^ Ssenoga, Shafik (18 May 2019). "Kyetume secures Uganda Premier League promotion".
- ^ Lubega, Shaban (24 June 2019). "George Best takes over at Kyetume FC". PML Daily.
- ^ "Kyetume FC announce legend Mayanja as head coach". 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Kyetume FC". soccerway.com.
External links
[edit] Uganda Premier League 2023−24 clubs | |
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