Police say legendary football tactician Mike Hillary Mutebi has been found in Kisubi and is receiving medical attention at a hospital after being reported missing for nearly two days, easing concern among family, colleagues and the wider football community.
Police have confirmed that former KCCA and Uganda Cranes head coach Mike Hillary Mutebi has been found alive in Kisubi and is currently receiving medical care following his disappearance over the weekend.
In an update posted on their official X account at about 7:30pm on Monday, police said Mutebi had been located and taken to a medical facility for assessment.
“Update: Coach Mike Mutebi has been found in Kisubi and is currently receiving medical attention at a hospital, where health personnel are assessing his condition. We thank all those who came forward with information regarding his whereabouts,” police said.
Mutebi had earlier been reported missing after he disappeared while returning from a church retreat at Kisubi Beach.
According to police and family members, the veteran coach was last seen on Saturday evening, March 7, at about 6:30pm during a Catholic seminar held at the beach.
Authorities said Mutebi had attended the retreat with fellow church members and was expected to travel back to Kampala with the group. However, his absence was only noticed after participants arrived in Kawempe.
“Mutebi had attended a Catholic seminar at the beach and was last seen at about 6:30pm as participants prepared to travel back to Kampala. However, upon arrival in Kawempe, he could not be accounted for,” police said in an earlier statement issued by officers at Entebbe Police Station.
Family members had also raised alarm after failing to reach him, noting that the experienced coach does not carry a mobile phone, which complicated efforts to trace him.
Kenneth Robert Mubiru, Mutebi’s brother, said the coach had travelled with caretakers who are members of a church group but at some point wandered away from their attention.
“He’s been missing, last seen Saturday about 6:45pm at Kisubi Beach with his fellow church members,” Mubiru had said.
The disappearance sparked widespread concern across the football fraternity and media circles, with several figures sharing alerts on social media appealing for information.
Veteran journalist Hassan Badru Zziwa of The Observer and NBS Sport presenter Phiona Namiiro, also known as Fifi Pinky, were among those who circulated appeals for help in locating the respected coach.
Mutebi is widely regarded as one of Uganda’s most influential football tacticians, particularly for his work with KCCA.
He left the club on March 29, 2021 after a highly successful five-year spell during which he won three Uganda Premier League titles, two Uganda Cups, four Super Cups and one Cecafa Clubs Cup.
His most recent coaching job was with AS Kigali in Rwanda, where he served as head coach until April 2022, when the club dismissed him after about four months in charge following a run of poor results.
Authorities have not yet released further details about the circumstances surrounding his disappearance or his current medical condition.
