Sacked or resigned: All the seven Uganda Premier League coaches that have left their clubs this season

Sacked or resigned: All the seven Uganda Premier League coaches that have left their clubs this season

Sacked or resigned: All the seven Uganda Premier League coaches that have left their clubs this season

Allan Damba • 13:48 - 12.04.2024

The levels of competition in the Uganda Premier League have shot up, and its inevitable that a coach will get be forced out when things don't quite match up.

A number of coaches have walked separate ways with their Uganda Premier League clubs over varying and respective reasons, many of which hinging around wanting results.

Results, which is the end goal for a football club, play a massively defining role on how long a coach will stay.

The levels of competition in the Uganda Premier League have shot up, and its inevitable that a coach will get be forced out when things don't quite match up.

Alex Isabirye (Vipers SC/Express FC)

A sudden turn of events towards the start of the season witnessed Isabirye's departure from Vipers, months after guiding them to their maiden domestic double.

Alex Isabirye with midfielder Ramz Kawooya|SPORTS LENS IMAGE

It was reported that the club had plans of making Isabirye an assistant to a foreign coach who was set to be hired. Isabirye walked away and to-date, the club has yet to release a statement regarding the matter.

Months after his exit at Vipers, he took over at Express towards the end of the year (2023), a stint that lasted just three months as he left over financial constraints at the club.

Sergio Daniel Moniz Traguil (KCCA FC)

After a series of poor results, coupled with losing his dressing room, Portuguese tactician Sergio Traguil was sacked as KCCA head coach.

Appointed in June, fired in October: Such was his stint at Lugogo. For the first time in a very long time, KCCA languished in the relegation zone for months.

Sergio Traguil was sacked at KCCA FC|KCCA FC IMAGE

Abdallah Mubiru has since taken over on a permanent basis.

James Odoch (Express FC)

His exit came as a shock to many, as Express had been performing fairly well at the time, given the financial difficulties and questionable top management that engulfed the club.

Express fired head coach James Odoch

Leonardo Martins Neiva (Vipers SC)

Neiva was shown the exit door at Kitende after a series of unconvincing results in the league.

The club had weeks back exited from the CAF Champions League in the first preliminary round at the hands of the low-ranked Jwaneng Galaxy of Botswana.

Neiva was sacked|VIPERS IMAGE

Fred Muhumuza (Interim - URA FC)

Following the demise of head coach Sam Timbe, his deputy Fred Muhumuza took over in the interim and performed well in the few games he oversaw.

Fred Muhumuza was appointed an assistant coach at Vipers last week|FUFA IMAGE

However, he was asked to step aside as he paved way for David Obua, who penned down a one-year contract.

Charles Livingstone Mbabazi (Arua Hill SC/ Vipers SC)

After a difficult period at Arua Hill SC, where the club struggled financially and for results, Mbabazi exited both as head coach and self-proclaimed majority shareholder.

Mbabazi in his first training at Vipers|VIPERS SC IMAGE

He took over at Vipers in January, a stint that didn't go beyond the first week of April.

His departure was far from failure to deliver results, but rather, reported indiscipline.

David Obua (URA FC)

The latest victim of the axe was hired in November 2023 and fired in April 2024, a five-month spell.

URA head coach David Obua trying out his camera skills| PH0TO CREDIT: TONI KAMAU

While many reported results as the primary reason for his exit, others have put it to the behind-the-scenes unpleasant working conditions with the top honchos.