{"id":2203,"date":"2026-08-06T10:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2203"},"modified":"2026-08-06T10:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:30:09","slug":"uganda-football-star-owori-killed-weeks-after-death-of-rugbys-gongodyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2203","title":{"rendered":"Uganda football star Owori killed, weeks after death of rugby\u2019s Gongodyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (2 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Uganda international \u200cDavid Owori, captain of one of the country\u2019s \u2060biggest football clubs, \u2060has died after an assault in the capital Kampala, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old, who was captain of Uganda\u2019s record-breaking champions SC Villa, was \u2060critically injured by unidentified assailants in a suburb of Kampala on Tuesday, police spokesperson Racheal Kawala said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul 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He was transferred to another hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Kawala said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDavid was not just a footballer. He was both a leader \u200cand an inspiration to a generation. As Captain of SC Villa, he led with courage, humility and passion. In the Uganda Cranes jersey, he carried the hopes of a nation,\u201d the Federation of Uganda Football Associations said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Crime is rampant in the capital of the East \u2060African country and many Ugandans expressed outrage \u2060at his death on X. They also condemned what some said was the inability of the authorities to tackle crime.<\/p>\n<p>Owori\u2019s death follows that of Gongodyo\u2019s, who in June died after he was assaulted by a \u2060mob in Kampala after he was apparently \u2060mistaken for a thief, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, Ugandan sport has been hit with many such tragedies lately, and we hope for justice and a lasting solution,\u201d \u200cthe state-run National Council of Sports Uganda said.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa asked authorities to address the wider security challenges in \u200cthe \u200ccountry, according to a statement on parliament\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SC Villa extended a 20-year wait for the Uganda league title last season, when Owori lifted the trophy as captain.<\/p>\n<p>It was their record-extending 17th Uganda league crown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Uganda players line up before a match against Egypt at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, which David Owori helped the team to qualify for [Amr Abdallah Dalsh\/Reuters] By Reuters Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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