William Luwaga Kizito insists he will never play for Uganda again.
The Portugal-based star has had a fractious relationship with national team boss Micho Sredojevic and announced his international retirement on Monday 30, January 2017 as he left the country.
Luwaga is confident he made the correct decision, citing the decision theugandan.com.ug reported yesterday by Micho of threatening to freeze him out of the national team unless he apologized after refusing to shake Micho’s hand upon being substituted in the Mali game at Afcon 2017 as the final nail in the coffin of is Cranes career, unless a new coach takes over. READ: Kizito Luwagga won’t play for Uganda again – Micho
“National team is not my home,” he told Denis Bbosa of Daily Monitor.
“He can’t handle players with my style because he doesn’t like it.
“He will choose others and play but apologising to someone who is killing my talent and career is like betraying my soul. I even regret why I came (for Afcon)
At the 2017 Afcon finals, the Cranes managed a point and scored a goal in a tough Group D that saw them finish bottom of the log and 13th overall in Gabon with a better goal difference than the other seven teams that failed to progress to the last eight.
“I have not officially received any communication banning me from the national team but Micho knows the big issue between us although he can’t say it,” Luwagga added.
“I talked to (captain Geoffrey) Massa after the game and he understood me and I said sorry although it made him feel disrespected. But Micho I will never. Uganda Cranes doesn’t need a player like me until one coach who gives me freedom comes.
Luwaga insists it is time for him to concenetrate on his day-to-day job which is playing well and being appreciated in Portugal where he turns out for Rio Ave.
“But I can’t stay with someone who puts me on pressure. If I lose two balls I have to go off. If am not so active in a game for five minutes the next is putting me off.”
