"He (Obua) will be assisted by Peter Byaruhanga Adyeri as first assistant coach, Fred Muhumuza (2nd Assistant Coach), Robert Mukasa (3rd Assistant Coach), Ilic Milos (Fitness Coach) and Byron Okuba (Strength and conditioning Coach)."
Uganda Cranes legend David Obua has been appointed as URA FC head coach, permanently taking over from former coach Sam Timbe.
Timbe past on towards the start of the 2023/24 season after shortly falling ill, but Obua will now take his role for the next one year.
"We are delighted to announce the appointment of David Obua as the new head coach of the club on a 1 year contract," URA said in a statement.
URA has since Timbe's demise, been under the guardianship of Fred Muhumuza on the interim basis, and the latter will now serve as the Second Assistant.
"He (Obua) will be assisted by Peter Byaruhanga Adyeri as first assistant coach, Fred Muhumuza (2nd Assistant Coach), Robert Mukasa (3rd Assistant Coach), Ilic Milos (Fitness Coach) and Byron Okuba (Strength and conditioning Coach)."
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He comes in as a direct replacement for Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic who was sacked after failing to qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled to take place in Ivory Coast next year.
Obua recently graduated with a UEFA A Diploma, an advanced coaching award from Belfast in Northern Ireland.
Prior to the course, Obua had short coaching stints with Maroons in 2018 and Lango Province in the 2022 FUFA Drum after replacing Viali Bainomugisha.
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In September 2018, Obua became the assistant coach of Maroons FC and signed a three-year contract, working alongside then-head coach George Nsimbe.
As an active footballer Obua featured for several top clubs including Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa, Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier League, Raleigh Capital Express, Wilmington Hammerheads, Police FC, among oth