Tony Mawejje

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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 1Template:Efn 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

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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 {{ Template:Yesno alias = Rwanda flag alias = Flag of Rwanda.svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Rwanda (January – September 1961).svg flag alias-Gitarama = Flag of Rwanda (January – September 1961).svg flag alias-1961 = Flag of Rwanda (1961–2001).svg flag alias-1962 = Flag of Rwanda (1961–2001).svg link alias-air force= Rwandan Air Force Rwandan Army size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || 2008 CECAFA

2 7 January 2009 National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda {{ Template:Yesno alias = Somalia flag alias-1954 = Flag of Somalia (sky blue).svg flag alias = Flag of Somalia.svg link alias-naval = Somali Navy link alias-military = Somali Armed Forces flag alias-army = Somali Army Flag.svg link alias-army = Somali National Army flag alias-air force = Flag of the Somali Air Force.png link alias-air force = Somali Air Force link alias-navy = Somali Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|2008 CECAFA

3 3–0
4 12 December 2010 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania {{ Template:Yesno alias = Ethiopia flag alias = Flag of Ethiopia.svg flag alias-1897 = Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg flag alias-1975 = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg flag alias-1975-state = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987) (02).svg flag alias-1987 = Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg flag alias-1996 = Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg flag alias-naval = Flag of Ethiopia (2-3).svg link alias-naval = Ethiopian Navy link alias-air force = Ethiopian Air Force flag alias-air force = Ethiopian Air Force flag.svg link alias-army = Ethiopian Army flag alias-navy = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg link alias-navy = Ethiopian Navy flag alias-military = Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (3).svg link alias-military = Ethiopian National Defense Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|3–2 || style="text-align:center"|3–4 || 2010 CECAFA

5 8 June 2013 National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda {{ Template:Yesno alias = Liberia flag alias = Flag of Liberia.svg flag alias-23px = Flag of Liberia 23px.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

6 15 June 2013 National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda {{ Template:Yesno alias = Angola flag alias = Flag of Angola.svg link alias-naval = Angolan Navy link alias-army = Angolan Army link alias-navy = Angolan Navy link alias-military = Angolan Armed Forces link alias-air force = National Air Force of Angola size = name = altlink = national football team

}} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

7 6 September 2014 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana {{ Template:Yesno alias = Ghana flag alias = Flag of Ghana.svg flag alias-1964 = Ghana flag 1964.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Ghana.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Ghana.svg flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Ghana.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Ghana.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

8 5 September 2015 Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros {{ Template:Yesno alias = Comoros flag alias = Flag of the Comoros.svg flag alias-1963 = Flag of the Comoros (1963–1975).svg flag alias-1975 = Flag of the Comoros (1975–1978).svg flag alias-1978 = Flag of the Comoros (1978–1992).svg flag alias-1992 = Flag of the Comoros (1992–1996).svg flag alias-1996 = Flag of the Comoros (1996–2001).svg link alias-naval = Comorian Navy link alias-navy = Comorian Navy Comorian Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Tirana

Police FC

Uganda Revenue Authority

Uganda

References

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