Uganda, April 27 -- One has to roll back to the weekend of January 21 to find the last time Uganda Christian University (UCU) Lady Cardinals last won a game in the Fufa Women Super League (FWSL).

That was the eighth match day of the 2023/2024 season. Since then, UCU have drawn thrice and lost four - including the last three - league matches leaving them wallowing in ninth place on the 10 team league and almost about to drop to the second tier Fufa Women Elite League (FWEL).

Some of the problems are systemic. For example, UCU will barely retain players that are done with school and want to move on. So the January transfer window saw defender Bridget Nabisaalu and the versatile Faith Apio move to She Maroons.

But that was coupled with a ...