Kampala Queens FC, the 2022/23 FUFA Women Super League champions, have appointed Sam Charles Kadidi Ssenyange Nsanziro as their new head coach on a two-year employment contract.
Ssenyange replaces coach Hamza Lutalo who exited the club at the end of the 2022/23 season after guiding the team to their maiden FUFA Women Super League title.
Kadidi, who has a wealth of experience in coaching both men’s and women’s football, previously served as an interim assistant coach at KCCA FC. He has also coached a number of clubs in Uganda, South Africa, and Lesotho.
In a statement, Kampala Queens FC said that they were confident that Kadidi would be able to help the team build on their recent success and achieve even greater things in the future.
“We are delighted to welcome Sam to Kampala Queens FC,” the club said. “He is a highly experienced coach with a proven track record of success. We believe that he is the right person to lead the team to even greater heights.”
Kadidi said that he was excited to be joining Kampala Queens FC and that he was looking forward to working with the players and staff to achieve the club’s goals.
“I am very happy to be here at Kampala Queens FC,” he said. “This is a great club with a lot of potential. I am excited to be part of this journey and I am confident that we can achieve great things together.”
Kadidi will be assisted by former Uganda Cranes midfielder Tonny Mawejje and CAF C tactician Shafic Mutebi.
Kampala Queens FC in camp
The team is already in camp preparing for the upcoming CAF Women’s Champions League Zonal Qualifiers that will be played between August 12th-30th this year.
Kampala Queens was drawn in group A alongside Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (C.B.E), FC F.A.D (Djibouti), Buja Queens (Burundi), and Yei Joint Stars of South Sudan.
All group A games will be played at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru and the winner of the tournament will represent CECAFA region in the final CAF Women’s Champions League tournament in Ivory Coast.
Kadidi played for KCCA FC between 1988 and 1994, and has coached a number of clubs including Mbarara City, Paidha Black Angels, Tooro United, UTODA, among others.
He also had stints at Pietermaritzburg City (South Africa), Transnet Kings United (South Africa), Sobantu (South Africa) and Lioli FC (Lesotho) managing in lower leagues.
Kampala Queens Full Technical Team
- Senyange Charles – head Coach
- Tonny Mawejje – 1st assistant coach
- Shafic Mutebi – 2nd assistant coach
- Kawooya Sowedi- Goalkeepers Coach
- Apollo Nakibinge – Fitness & conditioning trainer
- Cissy Nakiguba- Team Manager
- Mutebi Ronald – team doctor
- Harriet Nakuuba – Physiotherapist
- Ssentumbwe Arafat – Kits Manager.
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