Moses Nsereko (died 15 September 1991) was a Ugandan football player, manager, and executive. During his playing career as a midfielder, he played for the Uganda national team at the 1976 and 1978 African Cup of Nations.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of death | 15 September 1991 | ||
| Place of death | Kololo, Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kampala City Council | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1984 | Kampala City Council | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973–1978 | Uganda | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1987 | Kampala City Council | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nsereko joined Kampala City Council (KCC) as a ball boy in the late 1960s, but regularly featured for the club's second team.[2] It wasn't until 1970 that he was able to wear the "famous" yellow jersey of KCC. By 1971, he was a starter on KCC's team.[2] Initially deployed as right winger by coach Jaberi Bidandi Ssali, Nsereko shifted in his favoured central midfield role with time.[2] As a player at KCC, he helped the club win the Uganda National Leaguein1976 and 1977, and the CECAFA Club Cup in 1978.[3]
In 1979, Nsereko was named player-coach at KCC following the departure of Bidandi Ssali.[2] As a player-coach and head coach at KCC, Nsereko won the Uganda Super Leaguein1981, 1983, and 1985, and the Uganda Cupin1979, 1980, 1982, and 1984.[3] After a disappointing 1986 season, he resigned in 1987.[2]
Nsereko was a youth international before playing for the Uganda national team.[2] He made eight appearances and scored one goal for Uganda at the 1976 and 1978 African Cup of Nations,[1] and was selected in the latter tournament's Team of the Tournament after reaching the final.[3] Nsereko won the CECAFA Cupin1973, 1976, and 1977;[3] he missed the final penalty in a shoot-out defeat to Tanzania in the 1974 competition.[2]
In April 1989, Nsereko was voted General Secretary of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). Under the leadership of President John Semanobe, he worked to create football structures.[2] Thanks to the revamp of youth football development, the Uganda national team won back-to-back CECAFA Cup titles in 1989 and 1990.[2] Nsereko held his position at FUFA until his death in 1991.[2]
On 15 September 1991, Nsereko was brutally murdered outside his home at Wampewo flats in Kololo, Kampala.[4] The unknown gunmen were never brought to justice. Nsereko left behind two widows and over seven children.[3][2]
Nsereko's death sent shock waves throughout Ugandan football and particularly KCC supporters.[2]
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