Tony Mawejje

Ugandan footballer (born 1986)

Tony Mawejje
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Masaka, Uganda
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2003 Masaka Local Council
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Kampala City Council
2006–2007 Police FC
2008–2009 Uganda Revenue Authority
2009–2013 ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 106 (10)
2012 → Golden Arrows (loan) 1 (0)
2014 Haugesund 0 (0)
2014 → Valur (loan) 11 (1)
2015–2017 Þróttur 16 (0)
2017–2019 Tirana 52 (2)
2019 Al-Arabi SC 1 (0)
2020–2022 Police FC
International career
2004–2018 Uganda 83 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Mawejje Jr. (born 15 December 1986)[1] is a Ugandan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 83 appearances for the Uganda national team.

Club career

Mawejje signed a two-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen club Haugesund ahead of the 2014 season.[2] In July 2014, after only three appearances for Haugesund, Mawejje moved to Valur on loan.[3] On 27 January 2015, Mawejje became a free agent.[4]

Mawejje joined Police FC of the Uganda Premier League in July 2020.[5]

Tirana

In July Mawejje joined Tirana in Albania[6] and made his debut on 6 September 2017 in a win against FK Kukësi where he played the entire match.[7] Tony scored his first goal for Tirana on 16 September 2017 against KS Iliria; Tirana won 1–0.[8]

International career

Mawejje featured for the Uganda national team for 15 years career earning 83 appearances and 8 goals until he retired in May 2022.[9] He was one of the players who helped Uganda Cranes qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. Uganda did not got out of Group D. They returned in AFCON 2019 and carried Uganda until the Round Of 16 under coach Sébastien Desabre.[10] That was Mawejje's last Africa Cup Of Nations tournament being that Uganda never qualified again until his retirement in 2022.

Mawejje is most remembered for his lone strike against Comoros in Afcon qualifiers 2017 as Uganda won 1–0 on 5 September 2015.[11] He had almost spent eight months away from the national team.[11]

Managerial career

Mawejje began a coaching course through FUFA and was later announced as assistant coach at Uganda women club Kampala Queens WFC replacing Kato Alimiya Ssenyange who had left the club in at the end of 2022–23 season.[12] He worked with coach Charles Ssenyange Kadiidi through the 2023–24 season who was also later replaced by Charles Ayiekoh Lukula after five months.[13][14]

Following the departure of John Ayala Luyinda as a head coach at Wakiso Giants FC, Mawejje and Steven Bengo took over the positions where Tonny became the assistant coach at the club in 14 July 2024.[15]

Other activities after retirement

Mawejje played alongside other former Uganda international players in Kiwanuka Sulaiman's friendly against Nakifuma Select FC on 25 February 2024 at Kikube Playground in Nakifuma. The Uganda Cranes ex-internationals won 3–1 courtesy of goals by Hassan Wasswa, who scored a brace, and a penalty from Hassan Mubiru. Abbey Oketcho scored a consolation for the home team.[16]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1][17][18]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 2009 Úrvalsdeild 21 2 2 1 0 0 – 23 3
2010 22 2 1 0 6 0 – 29 2
2011 21 1 4 0 5 0 2 0 32 1
2012 21 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 3
2013 21 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 21 2
Total 106 10 9 1 11 0 8 0 134 11
Golden Arrows (loan) 2011–12 Premier Soccer League 1 0 – 1 0
Haugesund 2014 Tippeligaen 0 0 2 0 – 1 0 3 0
Valur (loan) 2014 Úrvalsdeild 11 1 0 0 0 0 – 11 1
Þróttur 2015 1. deild karla 10 0 0 0 0 0 – 10 0
2016 Úrvalsdeild 6 0 3 0 0 0 – 9 0
Total 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
KF Tirana 2017–18 Kategoria e Parë 21 1 5 0 0 0 1[a] 0 27 1
2018–19 Kategoria Superiore 31 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 39 0
Total 52 1 13 0 0 0 1 0 66 1
Career total 186 12 27 1 11 0 10 0 234 14
  1. ^ Appearance in Albanian Supercup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
Uganda 2003 2 0
2004 2 0
2005 3 0
2007 3 0
2008 1 0
2009 10 3
2010 8 1
2011 10 0
2012 5 0
2013 4 2
2014 10 1
2015 3 1
2016 10 0
2017 6 0
2020 2 0
Total 79 8
Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mawejje goal.
List of international goals scored by Tony Mawejje
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 January 2009 National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Rwanda 1–0 4–0 2008 CECAFA
2 7 January 2009 National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Somalia 2–0 4–0 2008 CECAFA
3 3–0
4 12 December 2010 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Ethiopia 3–2 3–4 2010 CECAFA
5 8 June 2013 National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Liberia 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 15 June 2013 National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Angola 2–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 6 September 2014 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Ghana 1–1 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8 5 September 2015 Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros  Comoros 1–0 1–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Tirana

Police FC

Uganda Revenue Authority

Uganda

References

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  2. ^ Reine, Per Ivar (29 November 2013). "Mawejje signerte for to år!". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Mawejje loaned to Iceland side Valur". supersport.com. Supersport. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Mawajje takker for seg". www.fkh.no (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Tonny Mawejje back at Police FC". 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Tonny Mawejje joins FK Tirana in Albania — Uganda Today". Uganda Today. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Ugandan duo win 2017 Albania Super Cup". Kawowo Sports. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Mawejje winner earns KF Tirana bright start". Kawowo Sports. 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d Kiyonga, Ismael (17 May 2022). "Mawejje announces his retirement: End of An Era". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  10. ^ Marsha, Ahmed (30 June 2019). "AFCON 2019: Uganda Cranes makes it to the round of 16". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b Isabirye, David (5 September 2015). "Tonny Mawejje strikes Uganda Cranes into the lead at Halftime | 2017 AFCON Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Tonny Mawejje Lands Kampala Queens Coaching Job". ChimpReports. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  13. ^ Sports, Pulse (23 December 2023). "CAF overlooks Ugandan referees for the January Africa Cup of Nations". Pulse Sports Uganda. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  14. ^ Sports, Pulse (28 December 2023). "Official: Charles Ayiekoh appointed Kampala Queens head coach, Tonny Mawejje learns fate". Pulse Sports Uganda. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  15. ^ Kiyonga, Ismael (14 July 2024). "Bengo, Mawejje take over coaching roles at Wakiso Giants". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  16. ^ Isabirye, David (26 February 2024). "Retired, active Uganda Cranes players woo hundreds in Nakifuma charity duel". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Tony Mawejje". National-Football-Teams.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Tonny Mawejje". ksi.is/. KSI. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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