BIOGRAPHY: INSPIRING STORY OF PATRICK KADDU, THE UGANDAN FOOTBALL PLAYER


Patrick Henry Kaddu is  a Ugandan football player who is a player of Kampala City Council Authority football club commonly known as KCCA FC where he plays as a foward in the Ugandan Premier League and has also featured the Ugandan National team.

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Patrick Kaddu was born in the year 1995 in the month of october.

 He was born in a family where he had six siblings and his parents are Efusa Nsubuga and his mother is called Hadija Nakitende.

 Patrick Kaddu is the fourth born of his family and he grew up in a place called Biina which is found in Luzira in Kampala city.

Patrick Kaddu studied at Mukama Kyakuwa nursery school for his infant education and then he joined  St. James Primary school for his primary school education. But due to the lack of school fees, Patrick Kaddu missed alot of school as he was always chased out of class.

But due to his persistance, he was able to complete his Primary Leaving Examinations in the year 2005 but he was unable to get hold of his results due to the fact that he failed to complete his fees.

 But this was just one of the least problems that he was to face as the days went on, his father sold off their home and then disappeared  hence leaving the rest of the family homeless.

After his father disappeared, the mother also left Luzira where they were leaving so that she could look for more income.

 During that time, Patrick Kaddu remained on his own, fending for himself and was playing for his village football team that was called Destiny Soccer Academy.

In the year 2011, Patrick Kaddu joined Maroons football club but during that time he was not given playing time simply because there were other established senior players like George Abege, Ibrahim Kongo and others who would be in the starting line up.

In 2014, Patrick Kaddu left Maroons FC and joined another football club called Kiira Young in the 2014 and 2015 season where he was able to score six goals in the league before Kiira Young was relegated.

Patrick Kaddu later returned to Maroons FC where he played in the 2015/2016 season where he was able to score about eight goals but the club was relegated.

 In the 2016/2017 season, Patrick addu led Maroons FC to join the Uganda Premier League again and he was the top scorer in the Fufa Big League where he was able to score 18 goals in 22 games that were played.

 In the year 2017, Patrick Kaddu joined the Ugandan club called KCCA FC but he was not able to get enough playing time from the coach Mike Mutebi.

 In the month of June in the year 2018, Patrick Kaddu led the striking line for KCCA FC against Vipers FC in the Uganda cup final that took place in Bukedea district and his efforts led his team to victory and he scored seven goals in the tournament.

 In the year 2018, in the month of November, Patrick Kaddu scored his first ever international goal for the national team in the 1-0 win against Cape Verde that sent Uganda Cranes to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

 In the month of June 2019, Patrick Kaddu was named in the 23 man squad that was to feature in the Africa Cup of Nations.

 On the 22nd of June 2019, Patrick Kaddu was able to score for his side during the 2-0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 Patrick Kaddu is an inspiration to all the youths out there who are planning to join sports specifically football and take it on as a career.

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