'Small clubs' upstage giants in the midseason player transfers

Feb 02, 2015

During the just concluded Football Players’ midseason transfer exercise, the ‘small’ clubs dictated most of the proceedings as compared to the traditional giants.

By Swalley Kenyi

During the just concluded Football Players’ midseason transfer exercise, the ‘small’ clubs dictated most of the proceedings as compared to the traditional giants.


At the end of the monthlong exercise on Saturday, SC Villa, Express and KCC FC had signed a total of 13 players while Entebbe FC, Soana, BUL FC, Lweza, Bright Stars, Vipers and URA FC has taken on 25 players.

Lweza FC and Sports Club Victoria University football clubs were the most prominent in the exercise.

Lweza has strengthened with the likes of Dan Wagaluka, Arthur Semazzi (from Gor Mahia) and Geoffrey Serunkuuma from SCVU among others. SCVU on the other hand lost more than half of its fi rst team squad to KCCA and Kenya Premier League clubs. Below is a summary of the exercise:

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                From    To

F.Olaki — Tirana  KCC FC
T.Awany —Kibuli  KCC FC
B.Ochan—SCVU  KCC FC
A.Kasule— Artland  Villa
A.Nsumba—URA  SC Villa
Y.Waibi— Sadolin  SC Villa
R.Aloro—R’shama  Villa
Y.Luwaga —Vipers  Lweza
D.Wagaluka—Soana Lweza
G.S’uma —SCVU Lweza
S.Kibirango— Lweza Saints
H.Musana —JM Saints
M.Kasirye -JM Saints
P.M’muza— Proline Saints
M.Kalema—B/SJrsB. Stars
U.Mayanja- Villa  Entebbe
P.Kibande- Soana  Entebbe
Muyanja- Lweza  Entebbe
S.Kintu- Kireka  Express
Mayanja— Soana  BUL FC
E.Luzige—Free  BUL FC
B.Mayanja—KU to Soana
G.Wakabu—Baza Soana
P.Kyezira— Seeta Soana
A.Kayiwa— Yanga Soana
Malingumu— R’ma Vipers
M.Kibirige—Baza Vipers
D.Owori —Lukuli Vipers
I.Mbowa —BUL FC SCVU
C.Lukwago—Proline SCVU
N.Kagaba —K’wokya SCVU
Muhammad —Kireka SCVU
R.Kiyini—VCC SCVU
T.Lubega— SC Villa SCVU
D.Okwi —Ngora Sporting
Semakula—Express URA
Y.Mugerwa—SCVU URA
H.Magumba-Kira Villa
B.Lukooya —Kira SC Villa
S.Kabugo —SCVU to KCC
S.Sowedi —Soana Lweza
Semazzi —G’Mahia Lweza
R.Chijioke— Rivers Lweza

(ITCs) Issued/Received

D.Bagoole— Villa Sofapaka
E.Ngama —URA Leopards
M.Odong —SCVU Tusker
G.Abege —SCVU Bandari
B.Agelle —SCVU KCB FC
L.Kasadha—SCVU Bandari
A.Kimera— Villa KRA
A.Kihogo —Vipers Feni
J.Kayiira —Nairobi Villa
U.Ngobi—Sadolin M’akase
Ayirwoth— Vipers Tusker
A.Kemba— SC Villa Tusker
K.Ndugwa— Villa Leopards
J.Mukubya—Rayon Villa

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