Personal information | |||
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Date of death | 15 September 1991 | ||
Place of death | Kololo, Kampala, Uganda | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Kampala City Council | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1970–1984 | Kampala City Council | ||
International career | |||
1973–1978 | Uganda | ||
Managerial career | |||
1979–1987 | Kampala City Council | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Moses Nsereko (died 15 September 1991) was a Ugandan football player, manager, and executive. During his playing career as a midfielder, he played for the Uganda national team at the 1976 and 1978 African Cup of Nations. [1]
Nsereko joined Kampala City Council (KCC) as a ball boy in the late 1960s, but regularly featured for the club's second team. [2] It wasn't until 1970 that he was able to wear the "famous" yellow jersey of KCC. By 1971, he was a starter on KCC's team. [2] Initially deployed as right winger by coach Jaberi Bidandi Ssali, Nsereko shifted in his favoured central midfield role with time. [2] As a player at KCC, he helped the club win the Uganda National League in 1976 and 1977, and the CECAFA Club Cup in 1978. [3]
In 1979, Nsereko was named player-coach at KCC following the departure of Bidandi Ssali. [2] As a player-coach and head coach at KCC, Nsereko won the Uganda Super League in 1981, 1983, and 1985, and the Uganda Cup in 1979, 1980, 1982, and 1984. [3] After a disappointing 1986 season, he resigned in 1987. [2]
Nsereko was a youth international before playing for the Uganda national team. [2] He made eight appearances and scored one goal for Uganda at the 1976 and 1978 African Cup of Nations, [1] and was selected in the latter tournament's Team of the Tournament after reaching the final. [3] Nsereko won the CECAFA Cup in 1973, 1976, and 1977; [3] he missed the final penalty in a shoot-out defeat to Tanzania in the 1974 competition. [2]
In April 1989, Nsereko was voted General Secretary of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). Under the leadership of President John Semanobe, he worked to create football structures. [2] Thanks to the revamp of youth football development, the Uganda national team won back-to-back CECAFA Cup titles in 1989 and 1990. [2] Nsereko held his position at FUFA until his death in 1991. [2]
On 15 September 1991, Nsereko was brutally murdered outside his home at Wampewo flats in Kololo, Kampala. [4] The unknown gunmen were never brought to justice. Nsereko left behind two widows and over seven children. [3] [2]
Nsereko's death sent shock waves throughout Ugandan football and particularly KCC supporters. [2]
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