Ugandan teen Elvis Torach has taken one other main step in his soccer profession after finishing a transfer to Danish champions AGF Aarhus from El Cambio Academy in Masaka.
The highly-rated defender joined AGF on Monday, coinciding together with his 18th birthday, and can start his time on the Danish membership with the U19 staff as he continues to adapt to European soccer.
Torach turns into the newest product of the El Cambio Academy to make the journey to Aarhus, following Uganda Cranes ahead James Bogere and fellow teen Hamuza Sengooba.
“On his 18th birthday, Elvis Torach can formally name himself an AGF participant,” the Danish membership introduced.
The transfer caps a promising interval for Torach, who caught consideration throughout Uganda’s historic debut on the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar final yr.
The Uganda Cubs reached the spherical of 16 on the event, ending 14th among the many 48 collaborating international locations. Torach was among the many gamers recognised for his or her performances through the marketing campaign.
His relationship with AGF predates the switch. The defender had beforehand travelled to Denmark for trials alongside Bogere, Sengooba and Isma Magala Mulala, all of whom have been a part of Uganda’s U-17 setup.
Torach’s arrival additional underlines the rising influence of the partnership between AGF and El Cambio Academy.
The 2 establishments signed a 15-year cooperation settlement in 2024, with the Masaka-based academy serving as an essential recruitment and improvement platform for the Danish membership.
The partnership has already produced notable outcomes. A number of younger gamers have travelled to Denmark for coaching alternatives, whereas AGF coaches have additionally hung out in Uganda working with abilities at El Cambio.
Bogere stays the clearest instance of the pathway’s potential.
After progressing from El Cambio to AGF, the ahead earned knowledgeable contract and broke into the membership’s senior staff. He was a part of the AGF facet that secured the Danish championship final season and likewise contributed a vital late objective throughout their title-winning marketing campaign.
Bogere has continued to function for the primary staff this season, providing encouragement to different Ugandan kids hoping to observe the identical route.
For Torach, nonetheless, the fast precedence will probably be improvement quite than senior-team soccer.
Beginning with AGF’s U19 facet ought to give the defender beneficial time to settle into life in Denmark whereas turning into accustomed to a brand new tactical system, coaching setting and the bodily calls for of the European sport.
AGF considers El Cambio one in all its key academy companions, combining the Danish membership’s technical experience with the Ugandan academy’s expertise identification and improvement programme.
Torach’s transfer subsequently represents greater than a person switch—it’s one other signal that the Uganda-Denmark soccer partnership is creating a real pathway for younger Ugandan gamers to pursue skilled careers in Europe.
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