Uganda Kobs to play against Di Matteo

Aug 13, 2013

ROBERTO Di Matteo is currently in Uganda and will team up with local coaches to face the national Under-23 team at Mandela National Stadium today

By Julius Senyimba

Guinness football game

Di Matteo v Kobs (Namboole, 2 pm)

HE made his name both in his active times of play and as a manager in various clubs around Europe but his UEFA Champions league title glory as Chelsea coach, projected him to the pinnacle of world club football.

Roberto Di Matteo, an Italian, is currently in Uganda and will team up with local coaches to face the national Under-23 team at Mandela National Stadium today.

During his playing career as a midfielder, Di Matteo played for Swiss clubs Schaffhausen, Zürich and Aarau before joining Lazio of Italy and Chelsea of England.

The former manager of Premier League side West Brom, will first launch a new Guinness football campaign in the morning at Protea Hotel, Kampala to mark the start of a series of football-related activities involving fans and other stakeholders.

Last week, Mark Mugisha, marketing manager Uganda Breweries said: “We are extremely excited to be hosting such an esteemed and great icon in the world of football.”

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