Uganda’s rising star Travis Mutyaba has joined French Championnat National 2 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux on a three-year deal the club has confirmed.
Mutyaba joins as a free agent having terminated his contract with Egyptian giants Zamalek SC where he won the CAF Confederation Cup when the Egyptian team defeated RS Berkane (Morocco).
He last featured for a Uganda Premier League side, SC Villa in the 2022/2023 season before heading to join Georgian outfit Dinamo Tbilisi. He also participated in the last CECAFA Under-18 Championship that was held in Kisumu, Kenya last November.
The winger also helped Uganda’s U-15 team win the CECAFA U-15 Championship held in Eritrea in 2019 and the CECAFA U-17 Championship held in Rwanda in 2020.
Mutyaba’s new team won six Division 1/Ligue 1 titles before, the last in 2009. Bordeaux have also won four Coupe de France titles, three Coupe de la Ligue titles, and three Trophée des Champions titles as well. In 1996, Bordeaux reached the UEFA Cup final losing to Bayern Munich.
Also Read:
