As the rugby fraternity prepared for the 2018/19 season, news of Pius Ogena’s release from Kenyan side Kabras Sugar filtered through.

Hima Cement Heathens were favourites to bring him back ‘home’ to Kyadondo but somehow rivals Betway Kobs pounced and got him to commit.

Ogena was coming off an impressive international campaign in the Rugby Africa Gold Cup – thus making his signature one of the most sought after. He found himself in a tough place, having to choose between familiar Heathens and Kobs.

“It was a hard decision to make on my own, I had to talk to some people who helped in arriving at the final decision,” recalls Ogena. Kobs were in a dire need of a big name to challenge for honors after a trophy-less campaign the previous year that was dominated by Black Pirates.

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But like Kobs, Heathens needed a revamp and Ogena was the perfect face as they looked to bury the embarrassment of finishing fifth, their worst show since the league’s inception.

It’s no surprise the move did not go down well with majority of the Kyadondo faithful. “Some supported it but others did not. They said it was a bad move because I was walking away from