2009 was the year. Hosts of many were skeptical after Rhinos debutant Lenny Kikonyogo got the nod over pocket sized rocket Brian Kikaawa. One enthusiast pinned tactician Yayiro Kasasa for choosing the much unknown gem for the inform winger.
As his career seemed to be perfectly off from the brooding chamber, later the following year he got indefinitely banned after reportedly refusing to train for close to eight days at the commonwealth games in New Delhi, India.
Maybe calling for one’s head was right in the sense but often when the list is drafted, he ponders on whom best he is going to give a chance. From near misses to really far from the real deal, several names are juggled. Eventually, the crème de la crème is availed here for scrutiny. Based on which strength and possible liabilities, each bears worthy reason as to why they should pack their bags.
To Timothy Mudoola, it was a shocker. “I was definitely shocked with the news,” he told Daily Monitor. Nevertheless, why? Why include him? a fan thought. “Mudoola doesn’t deserve to be…” he tweeted. After years of national stage absence, the spirit-invigorating senior often involved in, on the sidelines of local rugby, is a strange one for the expectant.
Even Heathens when confronted, they tweeted their belief that “Mudoola worked hard and earned that spot on the squad.” And that “a coach determines who is fit and will contribute to a team.”
One thing though you can attest to is his vast experience dating back to his last appearance in Delhi. Uganda then, closed business at the bowl semifinal – boasting of only two wins against Sri Lanka in the group D stages and Malaysia in the bowl quarters. Coach Tolbert Onyango perhaps reckons a warrior, familiar with the world stage but where the rest are.
Actually, in this youthful squad, many recurrent faces can be checked with reference to prior appearances and to dive directly into the peculiar, there is that thought of how, among the many, “a forward who can also play as a center” got Tolbert’s brains cracking.
Before you can let it go, Ramathan Govule, Brian Kikaawa and Fred Odur have since found spots in Germany to grow their careers just as Phillip Pariyo and Benon Kiiza. At the end of October this year, the trio made appearances for Munich RFC but according to the Kampala Sun, local police have since demanded their return. As the stacks piled earlier crumbled, collecting them is getting some pieces missing.
Onyango, maybe subscribes to the Irish proverb in “Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings” by Gregory Y. Titelman – “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know.”
We can argue how it is spinning on needles for one to pour new wine into old wine-skins but where do they sell new wine-skins. More so, at what cost do they come?
Aaron Ofoywroth grabbed the spotlight when Kabras Sugar RFC landed to test high-flying Heathens a couple of seasons back. He seemed to be the country boy who was going to wait by the tailgate, as the cowboys got done, but how wrong!
Robert Seguya handed him the tee and oval shaped ball ahead of the seniors for the first time in the match that happened nearly two years ago. He did not disappoint, delivering through the uprights to earn three in the club’s 06-07 loss at Kyadondo grounds. He later became a regular before crossing the boarder.
A fresh life at Kenya Harlequins, he is now in the fold. Aaron can be mistaken with the vivacious enthusiasm of a rugger with hopes he will make it one day. The vision, technique and flawless boot can get your jaws dropping on a good Saturday. He’s showed his value in the recently concluded Kenya Christie sevens alongside teammates Joseph Aredo, and Pius Ogena.
With this class of immense dimensions, Onyango’s vision cannot be over-thought but rather likened to an intense chess game. If I lose the pawn, I will not be hesitant to castle so that am not within reach.
