By Joseph Mbazzi Muguluma
Former SC Villa Emeritus President has made an emotional appeal for divine guidance, protection and clarity, drawing inspiration from the enduring football traditions of SC Villa and Liverpool.
In a deeply personal reflection, the former Villa chief pleaded with God to remain beside him through a difficult period, while asking for protection over his children, granddaughter and sisters.
“Lord, don’t let me walk alone. Stay beside me. Walk shoulder to shoulder with me,” he wrote.
For him, the words carry a meaning far beyond football.
Liverpool’s iconic You’ll Never Walk Alone and SC Villa’s longstanding connection with its supporters have become powerful symbols of loyalty, solidarity and belonging.
He recalled the lesson he says SC Villa taught him: “No fun without fans walking together.” To him, a man separated from his people is like “a whistle in an empty stadium.”
The reflection, however, takes a darker turn as he speaks of betrayal by people he once considered friends.
He describes the pain of discovering that those who share his table and celebrate with him may also be working against him behind the scenes.
“My enemy’s spear, I can see it coming. But my friend’s spear? It comes from my own kitchen. It comes with a hug,” he wrote.
He says the experience has forced him to confront a difficult question: Who are my true friends?
“Show me my friends, Lord. I fear them more than my enemies.”
In his prayer, he invokes Kifuuta and Kafuluma Bbaale, calling on the spiritual figures of his forefathers to reveal the truth about those he suspects of betrayal.
His appeal is ultimately framed not as a desire for revenge, but as a search for truth and discernment.
“If his heart is clean, let him walk with me forever. If his heart is daggered, let him walk alone,” he says.
The former Villa president also reflects on the personal cost of standing by people who, in his view, did not reciprocate his loyalty.
“The bridge I built with my own hands, with my own money, with my own heart, my friends burned it. They burned it while I was still standing on it.”
Yet despite the bitterness, his closing message returns to hope.
“I am a father. I am a believer. I am Villa. I am Liverpool. And I will never walk alone again.”
For a man whose identity has been shaped by football, family, faith and community, the message is ultimately about finding the strength to keep moving forward — surrounded by those whose loyalty can withstand both the light and the darkness.
YNWA. Villa Forever.
