August 2018 - Burgundy Wave burgundywave.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from burgundywave.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
New Mexico United’s Michael Azira, far right, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Colorado Springs. (Roberto E. Rosales/Journal)
There may be something of a flashback in progress when New Mexico United hosts the Charleston Battery on Monday night.
Not only do Charleston and New Mexico sport the same primary uniform colors, black and yellow, but a significant number of United players and coaches have history with both USL Championship franchises.
NMU head coach Troy Lesesne both played and served as an assistant for the Battery. United assistant Zach Prince, midfielder Micheal Azira and goalkeeper Alex Tambakis all played for Charleston, the former two winning a league title there in 2012.
It is for these reasons the Head of State has decided to honour the 36-year-old.
The goalkeeper is already in Uganda after landing on Thursday and is scheduled to meet the President alongside the Minister of Sports Hamson Obua. The custodian will be accompanied by Fufa officials.
On Friday, he will be in parliament where he will be hosted before making a return to South Africa to prepare for Sunday s league assignment against TS Galaxy.
Onyango announced his retirement from the Uganda national team on April 12.
Having amassed over 70 caps with the Cranes since 2005, Onyango announced exactly two weeks after they failed to qualify for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations finals under his captaincy.