Mbabazi marks return to Mbarara City Football Club for third stint

Charles Livingstone Mbabazi has returned to Mbarara City Football Club for the third stint. Mbabazi, a former Uganda Cranes international has been unemployed since parting ways with Vipers Sports Club on 2nd April 2024. The CAF “B” certified coach agreed upon a two-year deal with the Ankole Lions and vowed to assemble the best team. […] The post Mbabazi marks return to Mbarara City Football Club for third stint appeared first on Kawowo Sports.

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Charles Livingstone Mbabazi has returned to Mbarara City Football Club for the third stint.

Mbabazi, a former Uganda Cranes international has been unemployed since parting ways with Vipers Sports Club on 2nd April 2024.

The CAF “B” certified coach agreed upon a two-year deal with the Ankole Lions and vowed to assemble the best team.

“It is exciting to work at Mbarara City Football Club. There is a lot of unfinished business there. Of course, I return a purified person” he disclosed to Kawowo Sports in a sit-down interview.

Mbabazi returns to the “land of milk” for the third term in his career after 2018-2019 and 2021 tenures, replacing Wasswa Bbosa who one year tenure ended at the apex of 2023-2024 season.

Since retiring from the beautiful game as an active player, Mbabazi has since coached several clubs ranging from Lweza (coach player), Masavu, Wakiso Giants, Onduparaka, Kyetume, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Arua Hill and lately Vipers.

Mbabazi follows the game closely Credit: John Batanudde
Mbabazi arrives for a Uganda Cranes training session at St Mary’s Kitende Credit: AMINAH BABIRYE / Kawowo Sports
Charles Livingstone Mbabazi in deep thoughts
Charles Livingstone Mbabazi smiles
Mbabazi talks to Kyetume players
Mbabazi at Cranes Paradise Hotel, Kisaasi
Mbabazi smiles with Baker Kasule during the earlier stint at Mbarara City Credit: John Batanudde
Mbabazi signs binding documentations at Wakiso Giants
Mbabazi (left) shows off the employment contract with Onduparaka official Anthony Afeti
Mbabazi at Entebbe International Airport for Uganda Cranes duty
Mbabazi holds a coke drink
Charles Livingstone Mbabazi (left) and his trusted generals Baker Kasule and Yusuf “Shiekh” Ssenyonjo are all reunited at Kyetume Football Club
Mbabazi with goalkeeping coach Yusuf Ssenyonjo
Mbabazi on the touchline at Mbarara City in 2019
Charles Livingstone Mbabazi (PHOTO: David Isabirye)
Mbabazi during the Onduparaka days Credit: © Kawowo Sports | JOHN BATANUDDE
Charles Livingstone Mbabazi Credit: © Kawowo Sports | JOHN BATANUDDE
Mbabazi at Onduparaka Credit: © Kawowo Sports | JOHN BATANUDDE
Mbabazi and Augustine Nsumba (right) during the Kyetume times (Photo: John Batanudde) Credit: © Kawowo Sports | JOHN BATANUDDE
Mbabazi gestures on the touchline Credit: John Batanudde
Mbabazi communicates on the touchline Credit: John Batanudde
Mbabazi gestures Credit: John Batanudde
Shafik Kagimu and Charles Mbabazi on Uganda Cranes duty

As a player, Mbabazi featured for the three traditional clubs in Uganda; Sports Club Villa, Express and KCCA (VEK).

He had a brief spell at Ivory Coast’s ASEC Mimosa, St Patrick Athletic (Ireland) as well as Vietnam’s Hà Nội FC and Becamex Binh Duong.

Upon return in Uganda, he played at Wandegeya, Soltilo Bright Stars and Lweza before announcing the official retirement.

He has also coached the national team of Somalia and was part of the Uganda Cranes coaching staff under Johnathan McKinstry and Abdallah Mubiru.

Mbabazi arguably rates among the finest coaches of the generation bar his suspect personal conduct.

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