Europa League: Ugandan striker's Swedish side draw Leverkusen

John Ddembe could feature in the Europa League in the 2023/24 season. BK Hacken

FOOTBALL Europa League: Ugandan striker's Swedish side draw Leverkusen

Moses King 14:59 - 01.09.2023

Pooled in group H, BK Hacken features Ugandan striker John Paul Dembe, a KCCA FC forward on loan

Swedish champions BK Hacken will face Leverkusen, Qarabag, and Molde in the Europa League group stage.

The 2023/24 UEFA Europa League group stage draw took place at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, on Friday 1 September.

Pooled in group H, BK Hacken features Ugandan striker John Paul Dembe, a KCCA FC forward on loan.

The conquerors of Aberdeen, Hacken dumped the Scottish giant in the playoffs to storm the Europa League draws. Hacken beat Aberdeen 3-5 on aggregate to sail through.

However, despite earning promotion to the senior team, Ddembe was an unused substitute in Hacken's qualification campaign to the second-tier European club football competition.

Ddembe impressed Hacken after in the U19 squad where he netted three goals in his last two appearances.

He was part of Uganda Hippos team at the U20 AFCON tournament held in Egypt this year. He is a product of KCCA's youth structures.

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