Western region-based football entity Bwizibwera United has secured the services of Edgar Luzige on a short-term deal.
Luzige is a fast-developing coach who currently has a CAF “C” coaching diploma license.
After retirement from active service as a professional footballer, Luzige made the bold decision to handsomely pay back to the beautiful game as a coach.
For starters, Luzige commenced his football playing career at Jinja based Nbs football club as an amateur player.
He swiftly graduated to the Uganda Premier League featuring for a number of clubs as Iganga Town Council, Victors, Express, Vipers, BUL, Sports Club Villa and lately Buganda regional side Kajjansi United, where he retired from.
He also ventured the murky professional waters in Zambia, featuring for Nkwanzi Stars.
Key stand out moments as a player entail winning the Stanbic Uganda Cup trophy with Victors in 2010 and the treasured Uganda Premier League trophy with Express in 2012.
His coaching passion stems from the early days at BUL Football Club where he embarked on the FUFA beginners’ course conducted in Gulu city.
He has since coached at Sports Club Villa ands Busoga United Junior Teams in the FUFA Juniors’ league, Kajjansi United and lately Iganga United where he earned an unprecedented run of 26 games in 27 engagements.
At Kajjansi United, he will be remembered for master-minding elimination of Vipers from the Stanbic Uganda Cup.
Luzige is known for his organizational abilities on and off the field of play, planning, game reading antics, awesome player management skills and odd skills to approach different match situations.
“I am particularly honored to join Bwizibwera United Football Club. With the support of the club management, other coaches, players and the fans, we shall drive the team ahead against all the odds” Luzige who is known for his smartness on the job disclosed to Kawowo Sports media.
He joins Bwizibwera United Football Club at such a timing when most needed in the quest to secure promotion to the second tier, a big dream of the director Prosper Tuhaise.
Tuhaise is a sworn passionate lover of sports particularly football and community projects that propel unity and development.
He is also a successful businessman-cum-political mobilizer.
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