Jamil Kasirye
{{short description|Ugandan footballer (born 1954)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jamil Kasirye
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = 1954
| birth_place = Kasubi, Uganda
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| position = Goalkeeper
| years1 = 1974–1977 | clubs1 = Lint FC | caps1 = - | goals1 = -
| years2 = 1977–1980 | clubs2 = KCC | caps2 = - | goals2 = -
| years3 = 1980–1985 | clubs3 = Villa | caps3 = - | goals3 = -
| years4 = 1986 | clubs4 = Bank of Uganda | caps4 = - | goals4 = -
| nationalyears1 = 1978–1984 | nationalteam1 = Uganda| nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
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Jamil Kasirye (born 1954) is a retired football goalkeeper who played for Uganda in the 1978 African Cup of Nations.
Career
Born in Kasubi (a suburb of Kampala), Kasirye played club football for Lint FC, Kampala City Council FC, SC Villa and Bank of Uganda FC. He won two Ugandan Premier League titles with Villa, won the Ugandan Cup three times (twice with KCC and once with Villa), and captained the Villa side that reached the quarter-finals of the 1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs.{{cite web|publisher=The Observer|title=Flashback: Jamil Kasirye - the spark that ignited SC Villa-KCC FC rivalry|author=Badru Zziwa, Hassan|url=http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15875:flashback-jamil-kasirye-the-spark-that-ignited-sc-villa-kcc-fc-rivalry|date=13 November 2011|access-date=21 March 2014|archive-date=29 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329060532/https://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15875:flashback-jamil-kasirye-the-spark-that-ignited-sc-villa-kcc-fc-rivalry|url-status=dead}}
Kasirye made several appearances for the Uganda youth and senior national teams. His last match was a 0–3 defeat by Zambia in July 1984.
References
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External links
- [http://www.11v11.com/players/jamil-kasirye-183415/ 11v11 Profile]
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Category:Ugandan men's footballers
Category:Uganda men's international footballers
Category:1978 African Cup of Nations players
Category:Kampala Capital City Authority FC players