FUFA Drum 2025: Bunyoro Head Coach Gama Aware of Rwenzori threat, Reveals Province Target.

Henry Gama won his first ever match as newly appointed Bunyoro Province Head coach when he defeated Rwenzori Province 3-2 at home to take first leg advantage in the preminary round of the FUFA Drum tournament 2025.

Buhimba United forward Edison Agondeze bagged a brace and Kitara’s Frank Zaga Tumwesigye scored for Gama’s Bunyoro in the first encounter before the two teams return to the battle field in Kasese early next month for a place in the group stages.

With a narrow one goal margin, Gama anticipates a tough away game but very hopeful with the good preparations, return of some of his key players and quality in his squad will be key to decide their qualification.

” We haven’t performed that well in the past that’s why we had to play this qualifier tie to take us to the group stage level and am happy I won the first game in charge of this Bunyoro national team and now looking forward for the most important one away from home. It wasn’t that a very convincing home win because I wanted a win with a bigger goal margin but with a few mistakes, we conceded twice which was indeed bad but we are working on the gray areas and also, we got an opportunity to understand how this Rwenzori team plays because we didn’t know much about them in the first leg. But what I can promise is we are preparing very well to go out there to defend our win or even going for three points to make it to group stages.” Gama stressed.

Gama speaking to this site, he as well hinted on developing regional young talents as one of their targets this season and also highlighted on some of the star players he missed in the first leg.

” We decided to blend SUPL stars, with FBL and regional league players because in this Drum tournament, we as well look at developing some young talents so that even when the old guns retire we have the young blood to replace them, players like Alfred Kizza are really doing well.” Gama told Sports256.

“Kitara playing in Uganda Cup in one way cost us because we missed our first choice goal keeper Crispus Kusiima, striker Goerge Ssenkaba, Ethiopia based Gift Fred was also missed in our defence and as well we expect others experienced players like Brian Ahebwa and this time round we want to make a statement with the management.” Gama added.

The anxious gaffer further disclosed his personal target as head coach and promised big to the fans.

” We have the quality in our squad, so my immediate target is to help the team reach the group stages and as well, for the first time in history help the team progress from the group stage and push as far as we go, and to the big number of fans here, we know we have the 12th player to push us as far as we can go, but most importantly, the fans should be positive we work together push our players and province to go further progress from the group stages, then into the knock out stage and as well go for the biggest prize this season – that’s winning the title.” he added

Gama earlier responsibility at Bunyoro province;

Gama earlier was Head of Technical when Mark Twinamasiko was head coach and Fred Arinaitwe was his assistant.

Gama replaces Arinaitwe now head coach of Lady Doves who has been in charge for the past two seasons.

Gama Coaching Career;
Started his coaching business at SC Villa in 2004-2006, Started Hoima Youngers academy in 2007 and in 2010, he coached Hoima FC in the top tier, guided Dove FC to the FBL in 2017.

In 2018, he was in charge of Kitara Region select team that drew 2-2 with Sebastien Desabre’s Cranes in the Cranes Namutima match in Kasese.

Gama also won the first ever Bunyoro CNOOC a Masaza Cup 2015 with Buhaguzi County after beating Hoima Municipality 2-0.

In 2019, still Desabre in charge of the Cranes assisted by Abdallah Mubiru, they lost to Gama’s Kitara Region select 1-0 in Hoima.

He has won four Bunyoro region secondary schools titles with Kitara Model (Masindi), Buyanja(Kibale), Mandela SS and has guided 8 schools to the USSSA Finals/Nationals/ Copa Coca since 2007.

Gama currently a CAF C licence holder, joining the CAF B class this year, has produced numerous players in the top tier that include; Frank Zaga, Crispus Kusiima, Adriko John, Dudu Ramathan, Adibo Samuel, Arinda Julius and others.

Before Gama appointment, the province earlier had Coach Tony formerly of Kitara FC in 2018, then Mark Twinamasiko and Fred Alinaitwe who both served the province twice.

As head coach of the Province, Gama is assisted by Samuel Adibo and Sande Masendi as first and second assistant respectively.

Composition of Bunyoro Province management team;

Mr Deo Kasozi currently the president of SUPL Club KITARA is the Province Chairperson and he is deputised by Buhimba United president Engineer Ahura Julius.

Mr Kabwimukya George a FUFA delegate, is the secretary and Denis Musinguzi Denis the President of Emeritus Kitara FC) serves as the treasurer this season.

Mr Ayebale James who serves as the Kitara region chairperson, is the Province coordinator and Mr Dema Gabriel (Chairman Hoima DFA) is the Team manager.

For starters, Buganda win the inugural edition in 2018, then Acholi Province won it in 2019, West Nile took it in 2022 and Allan Okello’s Lango in 2023.