Godfrey Ddamba Lutaaya 29, a Sadolin FC player, a Kampala Regional League club was on Saturday afternoon shot dead by a gun man alleged to have been a member of the Uganda Police force.
Sadolin FC club Manager Joseph Opio said, the player was traced from his home until the assailant found him with friends in Bweyogerere where he was shot dead. “He asked him whether he was Ddamba and on giving his response that he was, the policeman shot him. He also injured two other friends”, Opio explained.
FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa has this Monday morning sent a condolence message to the deceased’s family, Sadolin Football Club and the entire football fraternity in Uganda. “I am shocked to learn that the incident I watched on one of the local television bulletin a night ago, involved our own player who was shot dead by a gun man”. Reads part of Mulindwa’s condolence message.
The Ugandan FA President has described the deceased as having been ‘a talented Goal Keeper’ but regretted that his life had been lost in ‘un clear circumstances’. “It’s my hope that the security agencies exhaustively investigate this matter and punish the culprit in a deserved manner” Mulindwa said.
Ddamba will be laid to rest at Kalungu-Lukaya this Monday, 4:00pm. He has been a player for Sadolin FC since 2007 and he was instrumental in guiding the club to the Regional league where it stands in the 4th position on the table. The deceased featured for his club last Wednesday as they edged Bright Stars FC 2-0 at Lugogo and this was his last game before meeting his death on Saturday afternoon. Preliminary details indicate that he survives with a widow and three children.
May His Soul Rest in Eternal Peace.
