Buganda Kingdom clears land costs for permanent Kyaggwe stadium

Buganda Kingdom has taken a step towards giving Kyaggwe County a permanent home for its football team after Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II cleared all expenses associated with land secured for a county stadium. The development was announced by the kingdom's deputy prime minister, Robert Wagwa Nsibirwa, who is also patron of the Kyaggwe team, during celebrations marking Kyaggwe's triumph in the 2026 Buganda Masaza Cup.

Nsibirwa said the remaining requirements are surveying the land and preparing a stadium development plan, which will be submitted to the Buganda Parliament for approval. A land title for the team was presented during the ceremony, which ended with an awards presentation to players and recognition of supporters and journalists.

The facility is meant to end the county's dependence on borrowed grounds. Kyaggwe has traditionally hosted its Masaza Cup matches at the Bishop's Senior Secondary School playground in Mukono Municipality, which has struggled to accommodate the growing number of supporters attending the county's games, and has also used Nakisunga Stadium, previously managed by the Kyetume Community-Based Organisation, the original owners of Kyetume Football Club.

Nsibirwa credited Kyaggwe supporters with the championship and asked them to channel the same commitment into the kingdom's development programmes. Team captain Ron Ziraba attributed the squad's success to fan support, while county chief Vincent Matovu thanked the players and supporters and urged them to stay united ahead of the title defence.

Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze used the event to challenge the kingdom to professionalise the Masaza Cup by turning participating clubs into registered companies, proposing a shareholding model that would let individuals invest in teams and strengthen club ownership, financial sustainability and investment in the competition.