VIDEO: Winners Set to Be Unveiled at 2026 LFA Awards

The winners of the 2025-26 LFA Awards will be unveiled on Friday, June 5, at Springs Hotel, Bugolobi.

This will be the second edition of the awards, following the inaugural ceremony held in August 2025.

The nominees were voted for online, with the organisers confirming a total of 154,320 valid votes cast across all 39 categories.

The awards are grouped into seven sections: Player Awards, Coaching and Leadership Awards, Match Officials and Technical Awards, Media and Communication Awards, Football Community and Special Categories, Specialized Football Codes, and Platforms and Competitions.

In the Men’s Player of the Year category, also known as the Magidu Musisi Award, Vipers SC midfielder Karim Watambala is nominated alongside Ivan Ahimbisibwe, Yunus Sibira, Hassan Mubiru, and Hannington Sebwalunyo.

Watambala played a key role in Vipers SC’s Uganda Premier League triumph, scoring 12 goals and providing four assists. He was also named the league’s Most Valuable Player.

Ahimbisibwe finished as the Uganda Premier League’s top scorer with 14 goals, while Sebwalunyo was named the league’s Best Goalkeeper for the 2025-26 season.

Mubiru earned a place in the Uganda Premier League Team of the Season and guided SC Villa to the Stanbic Uganda Cup final. Sibira, meanwhile, inspired Kitara FC to Uganda Cup glory in 2026.

In the Women’s Player of the Year category, named after former Crested Cranes star Oliver Mbekeka, the nominees are Kawempe Muslim duo Latifah Nakasi and Agnes Nabukenya, She Corporate striker Jesca Namanda, and St Noa midfielder Patricia Nayiga.

Nakasi finished the season as the joint top scorer with 15 goals alongside Namanda, helping Kawempe Muslim secure the league title.

She also recently scored the decisive goal that sent her side into the quarter-finals of the FUFA Women’s Cup.

Nabukenya captained Kawempe Muslim to league success, contributing 10 goals and seven assists throughout the campaign.

Namanda was named the FUFA Women Super League MVP and also finished as the joint top scorer with 15 goals.

Nayiga scored six league goals to finish as St Noa’s top scorer and has helped the club to reach the quarter-finals of the FUFA Women’s Cup.

The International Excellence Award (Men), named after former Uganda Cranes captain David Obua, features Hearts FC winger Rogers Mato, Young Africans midfielder Allan Okello, Slovan Librec left-back Aziz Kayondo, and Burton Albion defender Tobby Sibbick among the nominees.

Below are the 39 categories that will be presented during the awards ceremony:

Player Awards

• LFA Men’s Player of the Year – Magidu Musisi Award
• LFA Women’s Player of the Year – Mbekeka Oliver Award
• LFA Men’s Young Player of the Year – Jackson Mayanja Award
• LFA Women’s Young Player of the Year – Annet Nakimbugwe Award
• LFA International Excellence Award – Women – Jean Sseninde Award
• LFA International Excellence Award – Men – David Obua Award

Coaching and Leadership Awards

• LFA Men’s Coach of the Year – Mike Hillary Mutebi Award
• LFA Women’s Coach of the Year – Majidah Nantanda Award
• LFA Club of the Year – Men – Bidandi Ssali Award
• LFA Club of the Year – Women – Mama Baker Kazibwe Award
• LFA Football Chief Executive Officer of the Year – Edgar Watson Suubi Award
• LFA Alumni League of the Year – Mujib Kasule Award

Match Officials & Technical Awards

• LFA Referee of the Year – Charles Masembe Award
• LFA Assistant Referee of the Year – Ali Tomusange Mulumba Award
• LFA Medical Officer of the Year – Men – Ronald Kisolo Award
• LFA Medical Officer of the Year – Women – Betty Adoch Award
• LFA Grounds & Stadium Operations Award – Madoi Ali Award
• LFA Safety & Security Officer of the Year – Dixon Bond Okello Award

Media and Communication Awards

• LFA Football Writers Excellence Award – Aldrine Nsubuga Award
• LFA Football Commentator of the Year – Mike Arereng Award
• LFA Football Radio Presenter of the Year – Mark Makubi Award
• LFA Football Television Presenter of the Year – Mark Ssali Award
• LFA Women’s Football Media Award – Remah Nakabuye Award
• LFA Football Show of the Year – Hasan Badru Zziwa Award
• LFA Football Digital Excellence Award
• LFA Photo-Journalist of the Year – Women – Aminah Babirye Award
• LFA Photo-Journalist of the Year – Men – Mpalanyi Ssentongo Award

Football Community and Special Categories

• LFA Women’s Media Icon Award – Usher Komugisha Award
• LFA Football Fan of the Year – Uncle Money Award
• LFA Stadium Announcer Excellence Award – Andrew Patrick Luwandagga Award
• LFA Football Agency & Intermediary Excellence Award – Ibrahim Buwembo Award
• LFA Football Fan Base of the Year

Specialized Football Codes

• LFA Futsal Personality of the Year – Hamza Jjunju Award
• LFA Mini Football Personality of the Year – Fahadi Kasimu Award
• LFA University Football Personality of the Year – Anthony Tumwesigye Award
• LFA Beach Soccer Personality of the Year – Deo Mutabazi Award
• LFA Masaza Cup Royal Football Personality of the Year

Platforms and Competitions

• LFA Girls’ Football School of the Year – Richard Byamukama Award
• LFA Boys’ Football School of the Year – Hajji Abbas Kawase Award