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No prize is fit enough to describe the gift that is ex- Cranes captain Denis Onyango
Saturday May 15 2021
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Mr Moses Banturaki says: It could have been a State dinner for all retirees but that would not have felt right.
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Media hype aside, the presidential send-off of Denis Onyango is a story worth retelling. Some questioned its pretentious nature, saying Onyango was neither the only Cranes player to enjoy a stellar career nor the only one retiring. But like I have done countless times already, I am here to make the man’s case.
Denis Onyango is not only his generation’s most talented player, but he is also its most accomplished. And that is the thing about the man. He is literally larger than life. This could have well been a state dinner for all retirees but that would not have felt right.
Fufa silent as Mutyaba reports to authorities Andrew Mwanguhya Fufa will try not to give Mike Mutyaba any relevance as the former Uganda Cranes midfielder continues his activism against what he calls “corruption” at the local soccer body. Mutyaba has been at it for good weeks now, calling out president Moses Magogo’s administration and accusing them of not paying players what is owed to them. It went south recently when he was beaten up by a Fufa private security guard before being detained by police as Mutyaba peacefully protested at Mengo. He was released the following day after his detention was deemed unlawful. Days that followed saw Fufa reportedly pay some of the owed players. Infamous list The FA also went ahead to release a list of reported payments to Cranes players in allowances and bonuses dating back to 2018. This was a departure from Fufa’s way of doing things. The federation has always asserted that they only account to the General Assembly.
“The players leave and get stuck with bad contracts, with no negotiating power.
“They get thrown into academy teams and stuck there for the agents to scoop up fees and forget about their careers.
“Because so many of us come from such poverty, it’s very easy for these agents to convince a young player to leave. Think about it: $100,000 sounds like a lot to you, but imagine what it sounds like to the player who lives with five other people in a one-bedroom and uses a milk bag for shooting practice.”
Azira further said that his journey has been shaped by destiny as he is one of the many players he grew up with from his Kampala neighbourhood that have made it as far as he has done.