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Uganda Centre Back, On Trial ?


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Caught this bit from the BBC gossip section:

 

'Uganda international defender Simeon Masaba is set to spend a week on trial with Motherwell. (News of the World)'

 

Anyone Got the News Of The World to shed light on the full story ?

 

Thoughts on this anyhoo aswell ?

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Simeon Masaba

DOB: 23/03/1983 (age 26)

Height: 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1/2 in)

Position: Defender

Current club: SC Villa

Former clubs: Police (2003 & 2007)

No player in Ugandan football has been as consistent as Simeon Masaba for club and country. It's tough to find a reason why he still plays in Uganda while some of his peers have made money-spinning moves to bigger leagues.

Masaba began his career at Police in the Uganda Super League, before moving to SC Villa in 2004. In 2006, he returned to Police before returning to Villa two years later.

Renowned for his marauding runs from right back, it's easy to forget Masaba's impregnable defensive abilities. He made his Cranes' debut in 2002 and has been a regular face since then in the national set up, though powers are waning with each passing day.

 

get the flag collection started :rolleyes:

 

edit:

Oct 2009

SC Villa have placed a Ush200m ($100,000) price tag on players Simeon Masaba and Hannington Kalyesubula.

 

Rwandan side Atraco have shown interest in Villa’s two key players, but are willing to offer just Ush14m ($7,000).

 

“That is very little money. We are talking of players with vast experience of playing for the national side and clubs in serious continental competitions,” Villa secretary Edward Luyimbazi Mugalu told The New Vision.

 

Atraco chairman Ludovic Twahirwa is in Kampala seeking the players’ signatures.

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Masaba

 

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A valuable summer signing from Villa, he is an attack minded right full back with hard tackles. Simeon and Villas Steven Nsereko are among the few players in the country who can play any where on the pitch. However, critics often attack him for his unnecessary touches and passing.

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good to see the club linked with an international player. If we can sell reynolds and bring on Hutchison for that positiion then why not use the money on this guy if he does well during the trial. Question though what happened to page? can he not play right back? If hately goes though would be looking for cover so maybe page could fill that role. Think euriope is key to keeping these guys such as hately etc.

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