Gift Fred

Gift Fred (born 21 July 1998 in Masindi) is a Ugandan footballer who plays for Tanzania Premier League club Young Africans and the Uganda national team.

Club career
In August 2021, Gift signed a three-year contract with Uganda Premier League club SC Villa. Prior to signing for Villa, he played for the third division side of Booma FC. He served as the SC Villa captain in the 2022/2023 season.

In August 2023, Gift Fred joined Young Africans on a free transfer from SC Villa and signed a three-year contract.

International career
In December 2022, coach Milutin Sedrojevic summoned him to the Uganda national football team (The Uganda Cranes) for the 2022 African Nations Championship which happened in Algeria. He made his debut in a friendly game between Uganda and Mali which ended in a 0–0 draw in Tunusia. He made his official senior debut in the 2022 African Nations Championship tournament when Uganda was drawing against Democratic Republic of Congo on 14 January 2023 at Annaba Stadium in Algeria.