David GOMBE
Former Uganda Cranes midfielder Tonny Mawejje says he was “like a horse with blinkers” when KCCA FC made an method to signal him, revealing he turned down a extra profitable supply from SC Villa.
Whereas talking with journalist Alex Mugalu, Mawejje revealed how former KCCA FC boss Mike Mutebi satisfied him to signal for KCCA however SC Villa had been additionally eager on the Midfielder.
“I grew up in Masaka the place most individuals had been staunch SC Villa followers but it surely was Masaka LC that gave me a platform. After my first yr at Masaka LC, i attracted the eye of golf equipment reminiscent of SC Villa and KCCA. It was SC Villa who had an higher hand since most people at Masaka LC had been staunch Villa followers together with membership Patron Vincent Ssempijja.” Narrates Mawejje earlier than including how he met with SC Villa’s Hajji Omar Mandela and late Andrew Zzimwe Kasagga
“The leaders at Masaka LC took me to Hajji Omar Mandela and Andrew Zimwe however by then i had simply left college and the regulation couldn’t allow me get a license, so that they informed me to return to Masaka and play there for at the least yet one more yr.”
How KCCA via Mutebi and Juma Midi satisfied him
“After my second season at Masaka LC, KCCA acquired extra thinking about my signature and thru coach Mike Mutebi and Midi Juma they satisfied me and promised to get me a college . Villa who had been first took it as a right since they thought the deal had already been agreed and had been comfy.”
“When KCCA introduced the cash, Villa then returned with a greater supply which was twice than that of KCCA. Coach Mutebi had nonetheless informed me that if i contact cash from one other group, i will probably be imprisoned. I used to be like i’ve simply began my profession i can’t danger being in jail, in order that’s how i ended up at KCCA and since then i’m a fan of the membership.”
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After weeks of battle between KCCA and SC Villa, the matter was put to relaxation in October 2003 with the Kasasiro Boys signing Mawejje for a reported price of Shs3m by then.
Mawejje performed for KCCA FC from 2004 till 2006 and received the Uganda Cup with KCCA FC in 2004.
Mawejje began his profession at Masaka Native Council FC the place he performed from 2000 till 2003.
He later joined KCCA FC in 2004 till 2006 and received the Uganda Cup in his first season with the membership.
He later joined Police FC in 2006 the place he received the CECAFA Membership Championship title. He performed for URA in 2008 and received the Uganda Premier League in his maiden season.
In 2009, Mawejje joined the skilled ranks in Iceland at ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar the place he performed till 2013.
Mawejje additionally had a mortgage spell at South African membership Golden Arrows in 2012.
In 2014, Mawejje joined Haugesund in Norway and was later despatched out on mortgage to Valur in Iceland.
Mawejje would later be part of Þróttur in 2017. In the identical yr, he joined Tirana in Albania, Europe from 2017 to 2019 earlier than he joined Al-Arabi Sports activities Membership in Kuwaiti.
Mawejje then returned to Uganda and joined his former membership Police FC in 2020 the place he performed soccer till 2022 when he determined to retire.
Mawejje made his Uganda Cranes debut in 2004 and scored eight targets in 83 caps. Mawejje featured for the Uganda Cranes on the 2017 and 2019 AFCON tournaments.