KCCA FC have ended their co-coaching association by appointing Brian Ssenyondo because the membership’s sole head coach forward of the 2026/27 season, marking a major restructuring of the technical bench because the Cityzens put together for a brand new marketing campaign.
The announcement, made on Wednesday, sees Ssenyondo elevated after serving alongside Jackson Magera as co-coach in the course of the 2025/26 season. The pair guided KCCA to a second-place end within the Uganda Premier League, accumulating 62 factors from 30 matches because the Cityzens completed behind champions Vipers SC.
With the newest modifications, Magera transitions to the position of first assistant coach, whereas Simeon Massa has been appointed second assistant coach, leaving Ssenyondo with full accountability for the membership’s technical course.
The choice displays KCCA’s confidence in Ssenyondo, whose first season at Lugogo noticed the membership mount a powerful title problem underneath the co-coaching setup. The membership will now hope that putting him solely on the helm can assist flip final season’s runners-up end into championship success.
Away from the technical bench, KCCA additionally confirmed modifications within the sports activities science division.
Health and conditioning coach Felix Ayobo has left the membership to pursue additional skilled alternatives, with the Cityzens thanking him for his dedication and repair throughout his time at Lugogo.
Changing him is Ram Nyakana Mpuuga, who joins because the membership’s new power and conditioning coach.
Nyakana arrives with huge expertise, having beforehand labored with the Uganda Cranes, SC Villa and Vipers SC. He additionally boasts sturdy tutorial credentials, holding {qualifications} in sports activities science, conditioning teaching and sports activities administration from the College of Leipzig in Germany. His experience in train physiology, rehabilitation and athletic load administration is anticipated to bolster KCCA’s high-performance programme.
The appointments coincide with the beginning of KCCA’s pre-season preparations, which bought underway on Wednesday, July 1, because the Cityzens start laying the inspiration for the 2026/27 season.
Having retained continuity whereas redefining the teaching hierarchy, KCCA will probably be hoping Ssenyondo can construct on final season’s spectacular league marketing campaign and information the 13-time league champions again to the summit of Ugandan soccer.
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