How Cranes coach Micho ended up pictured with Coffee investors at State House

Cranes coach Micho second from right posing for a picture with other coffee investors alongside H.E President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. (Courtesy)

FOOTBALL How Cranes coach Micho ended up pictured with Coffee investors at State House

Peter Tabu • 15:16 - 30.05.2023

It was all good until Jackie Arinda, the CEO of Jada Coffee, a company selling Ugandan roasted and brewed coffee, disputed the MK Movement's deputy spokesperson and MP Kasambya county Daudi Kabanda's tweet.

A coffee investor or Uganda Cranes coach, or both? Many are still confused by a picture making rounds of Uganda Cranes head coach Multin Micho Sredejovic on social media with different Coffee investors at State House.

Picture Surfaces.

It was all good until Jackie Arinda, the CEO of Jada Coffee, a company selling Ugandan roasted and brewed coffee, disputed the MK Movement's deputy spokesperson and MP Kasambya county Daudi Kabanda's tweet.

Kabanda was responding to Matthew Bagonza's tweet, which was questioning the 13.1B allocated to the office of the speaker.

Demanding Bagonza that the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among had through the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and industrial development, an agency headed by the President's son-in-law Odrek Rwabogo awarded Ugx 37B to the agency purportedly to promote coffee.

"Remember my leader (The Speaker) gave your leader Rwabogo through state house classified expenditure 37B purportedly to promote coffee."

Arinda tweeted a reply with images of coffee investors (including Micho) after a meeting with President H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at state house Nakasero stating that the Ugx 37M was to the Coffee Investment Consortium Uganda.

"Facts: The President of UG gave Ugx 37B to Coffee Investment Consortium Uganda. It presented the proposal to the stakeholders, UCDA, Ministry of Agriculture, Finance, Trade, Cabinet, and Parliament for approval," the tweet read.

"This is mainly to increase coffee export revenue and local players."

But how did Micho end up with the Coffee investors?

In the pictures shared, the Uganda Cranes coach was also pictured smartly dressed in a dark blue suit on the far right.

Micho second from right posing for a picture with other officials alongside H.E President Yoweri Museveni.

According to Nelson Bwire Kapo, the state house online editor, the Serbian wolf was only in the company of fellow Serbian and coffee investor Bratislava Stoiljikovic.

"Coach Micho was only in the company of his Serbian colleague Bratislava Stoiljikovic, who is Uganda's trade representative to Serbia," Bwire quoted.

Robert Kabushenga's tweet with the reply, who was also questioning the deal.

"Who has set up the Uganda – Serbia Trade Hub in Belgrade, which will be a host of Ugandan products in the Serbian market."

Micho is currently with the Uganda Cranes squad in Buyende as his charges prepare to face the Eastern Region select side on Tuesday, 30th May.

Cranes coach Micho (in red) issues instructions to players in Buyende. (FUFA Media)

The Cranes are preparing for their 2023 AFCON qualifier against Algeria, set to take place on 18th June in Cameroon at the Japoma stadium; the Cranes have to win the fixture to better their chances of qualifying for the 2024 AFCON in Ivory Coast.

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