Luzze, Kivumbi and Watson became excellent in midfield after conversion
Robert Luzze, Twaha Kivumbi and Edgar Watson were maestros. LuZze and KIVumba came to the limelight in the mid-80s. Watson came into the spotlight in 90s and became excellent in midfield.
Luzze was born in Katwe-Kinyolo. The cricket ground adjacent to the Queen's Way clock tower was turned into a football training ground. It was a favourite place for many league clubs like SC Villa, KCCA, Express, Coffee and UCB. Luzze signed for UCb in 1981 after completing his O-levels. He was attracted to UCBs smart players. He also liked their ties. Now he works at UCBS. His team won the league. They play in the top division. Their players are: Kivumbi, Watson, Jimmy Muguwa, Patrick Kigongo, Fred Sserwadda, Martin Ochaga and Jimmy Mwambi.
Robert Luzze started playing football in primary school. He turned down offers from big clubs like SC Villa, KCCA and Express. After completing senior four at Nakasero secondary school, he joined UCB FC. In 1981, UCb recruited him and he was provided with a job at the bank. Luuzze was voted the 1985 Uganda footballer of the year.
Kivumbi played for Villa between 1984 and 1992. He was part of the team that won Cecafa Club Championship and seven league titles. His most memorable encounter was in 1989 Cecafas when Cranes came from two goals down to force a draw against Malawi. Kivumbe lives in Canada. . .. The player once played soccer in Mulago. It was an area that bred others like Jimmy Kirunda, Tom Lwanga, Magidu Musisi, Godfrey Kateregga, Fred Sserwadda and Adam Ssemugabi.
Twaha Kivumbi played for Mulago Santos, SC Villa and the Cranes. He won seven league titles at SC. Villa in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992. In 1991, he eliminated Al Ahly of Egypt from CAF Champions league.
Watson was a footballer who played for Miracle FC and SC Villa. He won seven league titles and three Uganda Cups during his playing career. Watson was also named Cranes’ assistant captain in 1999 and captain since 2002. He also won the 2003 Cecafa Club Championship. His CV also includes three league and cup doubles registered with the SCV team of 1998, 2000 and 2002 and he was the captain of the team. In 1998 he also became the Cranese captain. The team won a national championship in 2004. It was his first major trophy. After that he won another one in 2005.
