PHILIP OMONDI: REST IN PEACE UGANDA’S FINEST FOOTBALL OF ALL TIME.

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PHILIP OMONDI: REST IN PEACE UGANDA’S FINEST FOOTBALL OF ALL TIME.

Blessed with an implausible dribbling ability and intelligence, the late Omondi remains arguably the best footballing talent Uganda has ever seen.

At 21 years, the KCC forward led Uganda to the 1978 Nations Cup final in Accra, Ghana, losing 2-0 to the hosts with Omondi.

Omondi, featured at the Nations Cup three times in 1974, 1976 and 1978; the year he also won the African Nations Cup Golden boot with four goals.

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Philip Omondi (M) in action for the Uganda Cranes against Ghana in the 1978 African Cup of Nations Finals. Uganda lost 2-0.

He won one CECAFA Cup with, two National League titles and two Kakungulu Cups ( Uganda Cup) with KCC FC.

He briefly played professional football at UAE’s Sharijah FC in 1979 before quitting four years later. He also had coaching stints at the defunct Bank of Uganda FC in the 80s and KCC in 1992 and 1996.

Philip Omondi  passed on, April 21, 1999.

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