Uganda:
Faridah Bulega Makes History as the first Female to Coach a Men’s Football Club
in Uganda.
New entrants to the league Wakiso United have made history by
appointing a lady as their head coach the first of this kind in Uganda’s men
club football history.
Her name is Faridah Bulega a CAF C coaching license holder and former Crested Cranes striker. Faridah Bulega was one of the best players of her generation. She was part of the Golden Generation that produced Olive Mbekeka-arguably Uganda’s best ever female footballer, Majidah Nantanda, Nakintu Robinah, Annet Nakimbugwe, Fatumah Luwede and Namata Agnes and as a striker, she easily hit the back of the net on several occasions.
Her name is Faridah Bulega a CAF C coaching license holder and former Crested Cranes striker. Faridah Bulega was one of the best players of her generation. She was part of the Golden Generation that produced Olive Mbekeka-arguably Uganda’s best ever female footballer, Majidah Nantanda, Nakintu Robinah, Annet Nakimbugwe, Fatumah Luwede and Namata Agnes and as a striker, she easily hit the back of the net on several occasions.
Having attained the CAF C coaching License-a requirement by
FUFA to coach any Big League club, she was approached by Wakiso United CEO
Moses Tamale Bin Muhammad. “I received a call from Moses but I never believed
that a woman would be sought after for a job to handle a men’s team” said the
27 year old former National team player.
Bulega also handles FUFA Women Elite League side Gafford
Ladies FC but spends most of her time with a girls’ football team under a
Non-Government Organization called Field Of Dreams Uganda.
FIRST FEMALE COACH TO COACH MEN'S FOOTBALL CLUB
Bulega’s immediate task will be to see off visitors Synergy
on Thursday and her new employers and the team’s fans are eagerly waiting to
see her tactics.
‘’She has a brilliant CV and we have been following her performances at various clubs. We are confident we have brought a quality coach who will also change the image of the club and the game’ said Wakiso CEO Tamale.
‘’She has a brilliant CV and we have been following her performances at various clubs. We are confident we have brought a quality coach who will also change the image of the club and the game’ said Wakiso CEO Tamale.
‘It is a building process and we are confident that Bulega will play her part in the success of this team as we push for a place in the top flight’ added excited Tamale while talking to www.fufa.co.ug
“I got the confidence from Hamid ‘Midi’ Juma who told
me that I had all the qualifications needed to coach a men’s team. I listened
keenly to what he was saying and slept over his ideas and I then started thinking
about coaching a men’s team” said Bulega. Wakiso's CEO adds that; 'We don't mind about a woman handling a men's team.
We know we have got on of the best coaches in Ugandan football at her age. We shall support her 100%'.
Bulega’s coaching experience
National assistant coach U-17 (Women)Kampala United Women FC
Gafford Ladies FC (2015 FUFA Women Elite League)
Water City Boys FC based in Owino Market
Mulago Nursing Hospital C (men)
Airtel Rising stars Girls Kampala region-2013, 2014
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