Troubled KCCA FC appointed former skipper Jackson Mayanja as interim coach, replacing Morley Byekwaso, who resigned on April 16 following a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Bright Stars in Uganda Cup quarterfinal match.
Mayanja’s appointment was confirmed on Wednesday (April 19) night, hours after KCCA suffered a 2-0 to URA FC in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League.
In a statement issued on its website, KCCA also confirmed that Badru Kaddu, the former assistant to Byekwaso who took charge of the game against URA, was terminated immediately after the appointment of Mayanja.
Mayanja will be incharge until June, 2023 when this season ends.
His immediate task is to revive KCCA’s league title hopes, which have been dwindling since April 1 when SC Villa toppled them from the top of the 15-team table.
With eight games to the end of the season, KCCA are currently in second position with 38 points compared to Villa’s 43 points. However, KCCA have two games in hand.
Interestingly, Mayanja’s first game will be against Villa on Sunday, April 23 at the Phillip Omondi stadium, Lugogo.
Third-placed Vipers, the other team in the title race, are just three points behind KCCA and pose the main threat to Mayanja’s ambitions.
As a player, Mayanja was one of KCC’s most talented stars to feature for the club in the late 1980s and 90s. He captained the club to the league title in 1997.
His most recent coaching job was with the national U-20s, the Hippos, at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Finals in Egypt.
