With less than 48 hours left to the kickoff of the 2016 FUFA Corporate tournament, some teams have engaged different gears and gone ahead to release their squads, team captains, colours of their jerseys and stars players. However some teams have decided to keep the identity of their coaches remain anonymous as this has created a lot of excitement.
Twelve (12) teams have confirmed participation for the tournament that has got partnerships from Pepsi, Tango Sport and Power Horse.
The groups:
Group 1: Airtel Uganda, BIDCO, SSL Logistics, Nile Special
Group 2: FUFA XI, Pramukh Steel, Uganda Premier League, Red Pepper
Group 3: National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Crane Bank, NIC, Power Horse
Teams:
1-Uganda Premier League (UPL)
Nick name: Premier Tigers
Field Captain:Pius Bamwange
Overall Captian: Bernard Bainamani Bampaire (BBB)
Star player: Pius Bamwange
Jersey colours: Red and Blue
2-NIile Special
Team Captain: Micheal Dogu
Star player: Wassajja Jamil (Goalkeeper)
Squad: DOGU MICHAEL, JALENDO CHARLES, WALUSIMB. KURAISH, KAKONGOLIRO ISAAC, SERUNJOGI FRANCO, MUTEBI ROBERT, KAWESA STANLY, NSUBUGA, JACKSO, WASAJJA JAMIL, GAIRA
3-National Water and Sewerage Corporation (Defending champions)
Nick Name: Water Boys
Jersey Colours: Blue/White
Stars Player: Swaleh Ahmed
Team Captain: Nsubuga Fred
Assistant Captain: Fred Ssebandeke
4-BUL (Squad)
Team Jersey Colours– White and Green
Star Player: Mukiibi Umaru ( MVP Jinja Corporate League 2014 season, Top scorer Jinja Corporate League 2015)
Team Nick Name : The White Magic stars
Team Captain: Othieno Polycarp
Squad: Walukhedenge Yusuf, Mukiibi Umaru, Othieno Polycarp, Okedi Patrick, Poteya Fred, Massa Paul, Mayambala Rashid, Wandera Ronald, Magumba Eddy, Madiba Emma, Odongo Godfrey, Nafula Sylvia, Achen Ruth, Nantaja Musa, Aluma Joseph
Major Honours: Champions Jinja Corporate league 2013, 2014 and 2015
5-SSL Logistics
Jerseys colours: Orange & Navy Blue.
Star player: Thomas Kanakulya.
Team Captain: Thomas Kanakulya
Team Nick name: LFC (Love for Club)