Former Sofapaka FC and Uganda Cranes goalkeeper Mathias Kigonya has left Azam FC after running down his contract with the club he joined in January last year.The Ugandan international joined Sofapaka in 2016 and went on to spend just over two years with Batoto Ba Mungu, leaving in October 2018 at a time when the club was struggling financially.Mathias Kigonya bids farewell at Azam FC following expiration of his Contract Azam will soon introduce another International Goalkeeper pic.twitter.com/mQvxGh2b00— Soka360 (@soka360tz) July 2, 2022 He served as Sofapaka’s skipper for two months following his appointment to captaincy in June 2018 when Hillary Echesa retired from football and was part of the KPL All-Stars team that traveled to Spain for exhibition matches against Cordoba and Sevilla Atlético in 2017.The 26-year old goalkeeper took to his social media handles to bid farewell to the Ice Cream makers, a station that he heaped praises on as he expressed his gratitude to the club.”Following the expiration of the two wonderful years at Azam Fc, my stage at this wonderful club has ended. Indeed, I’ve been very happy here. Azam has been home and it’s been a pleasure to feature for this wonderful and historical club.As I say goodbye, I take this moment to thank the staff top to bottom, the players I have shared incredible memories with, and the fans who took me in when at both low and high points, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. And I wish the club all the best,” Kigonya wrote.##EDITORS_CHOICE##After parting ways with Sofapaka, Kigonya joined Kakamega Homeboyz before moving to Zambia, and later joined Azam in 2021.
