BUL raid another rival for fourth signing

Amos Kirya is BUL FC's fourth signing this window | BUL FC Image

FOOTBALL BUL raid another rival for fourth signing

Brian Aheebwa 09:46 - 23.01.2024

BUL finished the season's first round on top of the 16-team StarTimes Uganda Premier League log with 33 points, three ahead of the defending champions Vipers SC, who gathered 30 points.

BUL FC continues looking around for players to strengthen the team ahead of the second round of the 2023/24 campaign.

The Oil Manufacturers have raided their Jinja rivals, Gaddafi FC, for their fourth signing of the January transfer window.

Amos Kirya plays as a winger | BUL FC

Winger Amos Kirya is the latest addition to the squad, crossing from the Soldiers Boys on a two-year contract.

Abbey Kikomeko had already acquired the services of Ibrahim Orit from Arua Hill SC, Fredrick Ngalo from rivals Busoga United FC, and the return of Musa Esenu from Rwandan outfit Rayon Sport.

Musa Esenu is expected to beef up BUL's attack on his return to the club | BUL FC Image

All four players have been handed a two-year contract, and more recruits and exits should be expected.

Kirya expressed his delight in joining the Eastern giants upon his unveiling on Tuesday morning.

"Glory be to God who enabled me to join BUL FC. I am joining this club because it is ambitious and the best," Kirya said on the club website.

"Everyone wants to win, and that is where I thought I could achieve it. I am a winger and expect to create and score goals to keep the team at the top."

Similarly, the manager, Abbey Kikomeko, was full of praise for the player, noting that he has been tracking him for a couple of years now.

"I have been monitoring him closely from the FUFA Drum, and he has been such a good player even in the league games he has played," Kikomeko told the club media.

The man behind BUL's successful first round, Abbey Kikomeko is preparing for the second round | BUL FC Image

"I expect a lot from him because he is fast and good on the ball, and with the kind of other players we have upfront and the kind of game we play, he will give us more scoring opportunities in the final third."

"I think his experience will help us in the second round, and we shall also score more goals than the first round," he added.

As the club continues to bring in new players, it is, on the other hand, also letting go of a host of others.

Samuel Kayongo Ssekamatte, Richard Ayiko, and Joshua Akiror mutually agreed to part ways with the club.

How the 16-team SUPL log looks like after the first round

BUL finished the season's first round on top of the 16-team StarTimes Uganda Premier League log with 33 points, three ahead of the defending champions Vipers SC, who gathered 30 points.

They hope to go all the way and claim the championship in May, hence the reinforcements to try and achieve the feat.

Stanbic Uganda Cup Round of 64 fixtures

Kikomeko's charges will commence their second round away to KCCA FC when the league resumes in February.

Before that, it is the Stanbic Uganda Cup round of 64 tie against Simba FC in January for the 2021 winners.