Fred Tamale is not your ordinary Ugandan player, infact you can best describe his style of play with former Nigerian forward Nwankwo Kanu to know how Tamale run the show in his hey days at Express FC.

The former Express FC and Uganda Cranes mathematician, or cameraman or Makanga as his enthusiasts called him thanks to the dummies he fed to whoever was unfortunate to keep watch of him was as deadly as they come in the penalty area.

The midfielder’s wizardry helped the Red Eagles to three of their six league titles in 1993, 1995 and 1996 and as many Uganda Cups in 1994, 1995 and 1997.

The 50 year old was also vital as Express FC made that memorable run in the 1995 Caf champions league until they were eliminated in the semifinals by South Africa’s Orlando Pirates.

The lethal right-footer and #10 was, however, gravely missed in the two legs against Orlando Pirates, missing the 1-0 loss in SA and only managing the first half in the 1-1 return leg thanks to an injury.

The former goal scorer, assist king and dribbler is however mostly remembered for scoring the first goal at the then newly built Mandela National stadium in Feburary 1998 against arch rivals S.C Villa. His strike was the only goal scored in the Red Eagles’ 1 – 0 win.

Tamale factfile
Age: 50
Former clubs
1989: Afro Motors, 1990-1993: Bell, 1993-1999: Express.
League titles: 3 (1993, 1995, 1996)
Uganda Cup: 3 (1994, 1995 and 1997)
1999-2001: Oman, 2002: Vietnam
Cranes: Seven years.