Abdul Karim Watambala (born 3 March 2000) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vipers SC in the Uganda Premier League.
Club career
Vipers SC Watambala was promoted from St. Mary’s SS Kitende to the Vipers SC senior team in the 2019-2020 season. He quickly made an impact helping the team to the Uganda Premier League title in his first season.
In July 2023, Watambala signed a new two year contract extension with Vipers SC, keeping him at the club through 2025. He has appeared in 72 league matches, scoring 7 goals, including a crucial late equalizer against BUL FC that helped them secure the title in the 2023-2024 season.
International career Watambala received his first national team call during the 2020 African Nations Championship qualifiers, after impressing in his debut season with Vipers SC.
On November 13, 2020, he made his senior Uganda national football team debut in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan, entering as a substitute in a 1-0 victory.
Honors
Vipers SC
Uganda Premier League: 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Uganda Cup: 2019-2020, 2022-2023, 2024-2025
See also
Allan Okello Reagan Mpande
References