Otelul veggas soccer truth

Portuguese League opens tonight. Westnile's Mustapha Kizza starts on the bench against Benfica.

Armando Evangelista picks Brazilian Quaresma Correia at the left back so far ✍️

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 🤔

McDonald Mariga became the first and the last East African to win UEFA Champions league?

The Kenyan set his record in 2010 under Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan. Thanks for the brace from Argentine Diego Milito.

Mariga is the elder brother of former Tottenham Hotspurs hard tackler Victor Wanyama. Like Wanyama, Mariga also played deep six, alongside Estaban Cambiasso. Jose Mourinho used him to clear any trash, a tough Baby Sitter 😂

If Divok Origi hadn't changed his Nationality, he would have been the second East African and Kenyan to have won the coveted gong while at Liverpool 😢

Mariga started his career development in Kenya with Ulinzi Stars F.C. 🤛

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 🤔

Edema Patrick Lechi became the first Westniler to play in Portuguese league?

After 4 years in Uganda premier league, he took his stride in 2013. He played for more than 5 Portuguese clubs, most notably Beira-Mar SC.

He remains in our history book 😍

𝐌𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐳𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐤𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐢 𝐂𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 📖

In the picture, its Charles Livingstone Mbabazi at the time he played in Europe for Patricks.

In 2003, the current Arua Hill Sc coach scored in Europa league against Rijeka of Croatia, and it was the first ever European night win for St Patricks.

Three seasons later, Mbabazi was the Top Scorer of Ireland Premier league, the same season, he won Young Player of the year award and IPL player of the year. That was after winning the league Cup and the league.

7 days after winning the league cup, Mbabazi collapsed in the pitch against Bohemians. Bad news struck !! the following day, the Doctors told him he couldn't play football anymore, he had a heart problem, just at the age of 24, more painfully, the young Livingstone had attracted interest from Westham United in England, his agent John Fashanu was deep working on it 😢

Apart from Ireland, Mbabazi also had a stint in Argentina with Ibrahim sekajja at Athletico Rafaela, that was before sekajja moved to Ferro Carril Oeste, Arsenal Sarandi and then to Austria where he signed for Red Bull Salzburg, meanwhile, Charles headed to Ireland.

Before moving to Europe, Livingstone also played for ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast. At ASEC, he played alongside the Young Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure and Didier Zakora, prior to the bunch moving to Europe.

Charles also had a brief spell at Vietnam, gambling it out after the Doctors said NO to him in Europe, he played for Binh Duong FC as a Player Coach, its where he met Samson Ceaser Okhuti, though Okhuti featured for rivals Vissai Ninh Bình.

Locally, he vividly played for KCCA and Express Fc.

Livingstone obtained his coaching licence in Ireland, he has a UEFA B coaching licence, under Confederation Of African football, he obtained a CAF B.

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?

Jason Kato Geria is a Lugbara who plays as a defender for Australian top tier side Melbourne Victory 🤔

Geria's father once resided in Mvara dri, nevertheless, the defender chose to represent Australia National team.

𝐈𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 ✍️📖

Yakubu Aiyegbeni is the first African to score a hattrick in UEFA Champions league while playing for Maccabi Haifa in Israel, the league where Fahad Bayo of Westnile currently plays 🇺🇬

The big Nigerian put 3 past Olympiakos in 2002 after being thumped 5:2 by Manchester United in group F, but the Nicosia night was fantastic one for "big Yak" 😍