Murushid Juuko

Murushid Juuko (born 14 April 1994) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Express FC.

Club career
Juuko was born in Entebbe, Wakiso District. He has played club football for Ugandan clubs Bunamwaya and SC Victoria University before moving to Tanzania to play for Simba.

Juuko joined Express FC in 2020 on a one-year contract.

International career
Juuko made his Uganda national team (the "Cranes") debut on 11 July 2014 against Seychelles national team. Uganda national team won 1-0.

AFCON 2017
Juuko guided the Cranes to their first Africa Cup of Nations finals since 1978. He was part of the team that defeated Comoros 1–0 to qualify for the 2017 finals in Gabon. Having missed the first game against Ghana due to a suspension picked up during qualifiers he played 180 minutes against Egypt and Mali.

AFCON 2019
During the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Juuko played two matches, the first one against DR Congo and another against Senegal after sustaining a hamstring injury. The Uganda Cranes ended the championship in the round of 16.

International goals

 * Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.

Honors
Vipers
 * Ugandan Premier League: 2010

SC Victoria University
 * CECAFA Nile Basin Cup: 2014
 * Ugandan Cup: 2013–14

Simba
 * Tanzanian Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19
 * Kombe la Shirikisho la Azam (Azam Sports Federation Cup – ASFC): 2017
 * Kombe La Mapinduzi: 2015
 * SportPesa Super Cup: 2017, 2018