George Mukasa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Wagaba Mukasa | ||
| Date of birth | 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Mengo Kisenyi | ||
| Position(s) | Goal keeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Express FC | 16 | ||
| KCCA FC | |||
| Nsambya FC | |||
| International career | |||
| Uganda Cranes | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Mukasa also known as George Wagaba Mukasa (born in 1949) is a retired Ugandan association football coach and also a retired association football player. He coached the Uganda Cranes between 1984 -1985.[1] and also Sc Villa from 1982 to 1985. He was a goalkeeper for association football clubs that include: KCCA FC, SC Villa, Express FC, Coffee United SC .[2] He retired from association football in 1978.[3]
Background
[edit]George Wagaba Mukasa was born in 1949 at Mengo Kisenyi in Kampala district.[2]
Career
[edit]Football career
[edit]Mukasa joined KCCA FC from Express FC in 1971 as a goalkeeper . He kept five clean sheets in the campaign and featured in 16 games. Mukasa retired from football in 1978 and turned to coaching, handling clubs like SC Villa, Express FC, Coffee United SC and Nsambya FC among other football clubs.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]SC Villa
[edit]Mukasa won one league title with SC Villa in 1982, He also won the Uganda Cup twice in 1983 with SC Villa and in 1985 with Express FC.
On the 13th of August 1983, SC Villa played against Millers FC in a match league at Nakivubo stadium, it is at that game that George Mukasa was ordered off the pitch for misbehaving after one of his players (Rogers Nsubuga) suffered a minor injury shortly before halftime, after several solicitations by referee Dick Nsubuga, all fell on deaf ears.[5] This forced Dick Nsubuga to ask George Mukasa to vacate the touchline before the second half begun. This match eventually ended 1-1.[5]
George Mukasa's acts annoyed SC Villa officials including the club President at the time (Patrick Kawooya),this led to his one-month suspension and before he could return, FUFA also gave him a one-year ban for the same incident against the Millers. later the ban was lifted allowing George Mukasa to perform his duties yet again.
On September 14, 1984,he returned to Villa Park but the club had already fallen from its glory and KCCA FC had been declared the league winners.
Uganda Cranes
[edit]George Mukasa coached The Cranes in 1984, guiding the team to the Cecafa Cup semifinal, he also played for the national team from 1971 to1976.[6] Mukasa coached the Uganda Cranes between 1984 -1985.[1]
George Mukasa introduced the Kawowo style of play at the National team between 1984 and 1985.How ever much this was entertaining, it yielded no results for the Uganda Cranes as they lost to Malawi at the CECAF semi finals games that were held at the Cranes home grounds,this led to his dismissal in 1985.[7]
Read also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Second; 1978, Uganda NicknameThe Cranes Association Federation of Uganda Football Associations Sub-confederation CECAFAConfederation CAFHead coach Milutin Sredojević Captain Andrew Mwesigwa Home stadium Mandela National Stadium FIFA code UGA FIFA ranking 71 1Highest FIFA ranking 63Lowest FIFA ranking 121Elo ranking 79Highest Elo ranking 40Lowest Elo ranking 129First international Kenya 1–1 UgandaBiggest win Uganda 13–1 KenyaBiggest defeat Egypt 6–0 UgandaTunisia 6–0 UgandaAfrica Cup of Nations Appearances 5Best result (2015-05-11). "THE UGANDA CRANES| DETAILED INFORMATION". SportsEye.ug. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "George Mukasa (Coach)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ Zziwa, Hassan Badru (2021-12-11). "KCCA team of 1976: Where are they now?". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Zziwa, Hassan Badru (2021-12-11). "KCCA team of 1976: Where are they now?". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ a b Zziwa, Hassan Badru (2024-10-09). "Recalling Villa's standoff with coach Mukasa in 1983". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "george wagaba mukasa at national team - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ "The tacticians who have taken charge of Crane". Monitor. 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2024-11-08.