Full name Savio Kabugo Name Savio Kabugo | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Career start 2011 | |
Date of birth (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 20) Current team Uganda national football team (Defender) | ||
Savio kabugo ugandan international defender
Savior kabugo
Contents
- Savio kabugo ugandan international defender
- Savio kabugo
- Club career
- Victoria University
- KCCA FC
- URA FC
- Proline football club
- National team Career
- PERSONAL life
- HONOURS
- References
Savio Kabugo (born 20 January 1995) is a Ugandan professional footballer who currently plays for Proline Football Club in the Azam Uganda Premier League. His a cousin to Ivan Bukenya a Ugandan professional footballer who formerly played for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Soccer League. Savio Kabugo was the Hero as Uganda Beat Ghana 1-0 At Namboole in an AFCON Qualifier in November 2014-His headed goal ensured that Cranes secured a much-needed win. On top of that, he was always imposing in aerial battles, many of which he won. Using his body, he was a manmountain to go past including the several blocks and tackles he won. After the match of Uganda with Togo at Namboole stadium, Cranes defender Savio Kabugo was given a match jersey and also a pair of boots from Emmanuel Adebayor in the Cranes dressing room after impressing him in a match
Savio kabugo
Club career
Savio has traded his football in different clubs such as Victoria University SC, KCCA FC, URA FC and currently plays in Proline FC.
Victoria University
After his good performance in the Fufa Super League, Uganda Cup and also at the Uganda, Savio earned himself a chance for trial at Bidvest Wits in June 2013. In September 2014 while at the national team Savio Kabugo got an injury and his last club game in 2014 was in December against Bright Stars, which he was able to play after taking some pain killers.
KCCA FC
On January 2015 Savio joined Kampala City Council Authority Football Savio Kabugo was among the KCCA FC players who got an accident while traveling to Ntungamo ahead of a Uganda Cup final 2015 against SC Villa.
URA FC
On December 4, 2015 Savio Kabugo signed for URA FC on a one year deal. Kabugo played six full games for the taxmen, URA’s 2-1 defeat to Express F.C in March 2016 was his last game in URA FC.
Proline football club
In August 2016 Savio Kabugo joined Proline Football Club On October 18, 2016 Savio Kabugo scored his first goal for Proline Football club against Sadolin paints F.C at the Kyabazinga Stadium in Bugembe.
National team Career
Savio Kabugo made his Uganda national team debut on Wednesday 6 February 2013 at the Amahoro stadium, Kigali in an international friendly game between Uganda against Rwanda where the match ended up in a draw of 2-2, Kabugo played at the heart of defence partnering with Denis Guma. Savio Kabugo is much remembered because of the ninth minute header which ensured a crucial 1-0 victory of Uganda over the fancied Ghanaians in the penultimate 2015 Nations Cup qualifier at Namboole stadium In January 2014, coach Milutin Sedrojevic, invited him to be a part of the Uganda national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. The team placed third in the group stage of the competition after beating Burkina Faso, drawing with Zimbabwe and losing to Morocco.
PERSONAL life
Savio Kabugo lost both his parents at a tender age
HONOURS
SC VICTORIA UNIVERSITY