He was part of Erbil SC of Iraq in 2012 AFC Cup. East Bengal was in the same group.B.. Erbil came to calcutta on 4th April 2012 and defeated East bengal 2-0. then EB went to Erbil on 10th April 2012 and again lost 2-0. He is supposed to be in that team. Can anyone get any Match Report for those games?
This is the video of the finals of 2010 CECAFA U-20 championship where Bukenya has supposedly played for Uganda. If anyone got time, please watch it and lemme know if you can find him.
He could have been anything from 18-20 back then. He could be 24-26 now. But ya, no doubt he is older than he is reported to be. He also barely played at all last season with Kaizer Chiefs. Scratch what I said in the transfers thread, a trial is best here to see if he is actually decent.
Couldn't get any match reports...Reportedly, Football secretary Santosh Bhattachaya was very impressed by Bukenya when he watched him play against EB in 2012...he had been wanting to sign him since then but could not do so as he was not a free player...but it is true that he did not get much playing time with his club last year and a trial would be the best option to know how he is currently faring
According to Pratidin and Ganashakti, if everything goes according to plan, Kervens Belfort might be the third foreigner to sign for East Bengal. Football secretary Santosh Bhattacharya had a discussion with Belfort when he came to Kolkata to play for KBFC against ATK and his financial demands have been more or less acceptable to the club officials...of course, the deal is not finalized yet...Richard Gadze was also in the reckoning, but he is demanding more money...I don't like Belfort much from what i have seen of him in ISL...he is a hardworking player, but lacks in finishing, though he is a regular for the Haiti National football team....Gadze would have been better IMO
I am surprised that EB Secretary was impressed by Bukenya in 2012. He hardly did anything worth remembering if you look even at the highlights. That was in 2012. They should have signed someone for ISL.
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He is supposed to be in that team. Can anyone get any Match Report for those games?
This is the video of the finals of 2010 CECAFA U-20 championship where Bukenya has supposedly played for Uganda. If anyone got time, please watch it and lemme know if you can find him.
His current pictures don't like that, though.
http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/categories/south-africa/who-is-chiefs-target-ivan-bukenya/136939