Veteran football coach Mike Hillary Mutebi, former head coach of KCCA FC and the Uganda Cranes, has been reported missing, prompting family members, colleagues, and the football community to appeal for public assistance in locating him.
Posters circulating on social media urge anyone with information about Mutebi’s whereabouts to report to the nearest police station or contact his relatives immediately.
According to family members, the celebrated tactician does not carry a mobile phone and has been unreachable since Saturday evening, March 7, 2026.
Kenneth Robert Mubiru, Mutebi’s brother, said the coach was last seen around 6:45 p.m. during a church retreat at Kisubi Beach.
“He’s been missing, last seen Saturday about 6:45pm at Kisubi Beach with his fellow church members,” Mubiru said.
Mubiru explained that Mutebi had travelled with caretakers who are members of an unnamed church group, but at some point he wandered away from their attention and has not been seen since.
The disappearance has sparked widespread concern among football stakeholders and media personalities.
Phiona Namiiro (Fifi Pinky), presenter at NBS Sport, also appealed to the public.
“I have heard rumors that coach Mike Mutebi might have boarded a wrong coaster from the one his prayer group was supposed to. They had gone for a retreat. If this is true kindly report his whereabouts to the nearest police. Mike is an asset to the country and needs all of us,” she posted.
Some sources familiar with the situation say Mutebi has reportedly been facing mental health challenges in recent months, though this has not been officially confirmed by family members.
Mutebi is widely regarded as one of Uganda’s most successful and influential football coaches. His most recent role was with AS Kigali in Rwanda, where he served as head coach until April 2022, when the club dismissed him after a run of poor results.
Before that, he had a highly successful five-year spell with KCCA FC, ending on March 29, 2021. During that tenure, he won three Uganda Premier League titles, two Uganda Cups, four Super Cups, and one Cecafa Clubs Cup, cementing his legacy as one of the club’s greatest coaches.
Authorities have not yet issued an official statement regarding the disappearance.
Police in Wakiso District and Kampala Metropolitan are said to be aware of the case.
The football community has rallied in support, with calls for anyone with information to come forward immediately.
