Phillip Omondi Explained

Phillip Omondi (1957 – 21 April 1999) was a Ugandan football player and manager.

Playing career

A forward, Omondi played for local side Kampala City Council FC from 1973 to 1979, when he moved to the United Arab Emirates to join Sharjah.^[1]

Omondi played for the Uganda national team at the 1974, 1976 and 1978 African Cup of Nations, where he was the leading goal-scorer as Uganda finished second.^[2] He also helped the team to the 1973 and 1977 CECAFA Cup titles.^[3]

Career as a manager

Following his playing career, Omondi became a manager of Bank of Uganda FC and KCC before retiring in 1992.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Soccer265 Magazine. PHILLIP OMONDI (RIP). 11 February 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716100940/http://soccer256.com/Phillip%20omondi.html. 16 July 2011.
2. Web site: Boesenberg, Eric . Stokkermans, Karel . Mazet, François . amp . African Nations Cup 1978. . 14 February 2008.
3. Web site: The Weekly Observer. Zziwa, Hassan Badru. Omondi, Kirunda head Cranes all-time best 11. 6 December 2009.