Owori captained Sports Club (SC) Villa, the Uganda Premier League record champions, where he played both as a right-back and midfielder. He also represented the country’s national team – the Cranes. “We have lost more than a player – we have lost a leader, brother and friend,” SC Villa said in a statement. SC Villa spokesperson Asan Kasingye told journalists that Owori was targeted just outside his home in Makindye, a Kampala suburb. The national side, the Cranes, said the team had lost a football star who “carried the hopes” of Uganda.