Scottish brothers Olly and Seb Fisher in line for historic Uganda call-ups
Two teenage brothers from Scotland are in line to make history with Uganda. Olly Fisher, 18, and Seb Fisher, 16, could become the first white players to represent the east African nation, according to BBC Sport.
Olly is a goalkeeper. Seb is a striker, the player who leads the attack and scores the goals. The pair both play for Partick Thistle, and they grew up in Scotland with a very different international story waiting in the family.
That story starts with their mother. Kate was born in Uganda. Her parents had moved there for four or five years after her father took a job teaching at a school, which gives her sons a direct family tie to the country.
Football found that tie by chance. About six months ago their father fell into conversation with a football consultant at a game in Nigeria. That one chat put the brothers on Uganda's radar for the first time.
Things moved fast from there. At the start of August, Olly was invited to train with Uganda's under-20 team, the youth side for players aged 20 or under. Seb was invited by the under-17s, the step below, with both camps held together.
The base was Jinja in eastern Uganda. For two boys raised in Scottish football, it was a new climate, new team-mates and new voices on the training pitch. It was also a first close look at the country where their mother was born.
One of those voices was familiar to Scottish fans. Laryea Kingston, the former Hearts and Ghana midfielder, now coaches Uganda's under-20s. He told the brothers they would be the first white players to play for Uganda if they go on to win caps, a type of appearance for a national team.
What makes this stand out is the simplicity of it. No big transfer, no bidding war. Just a conversation in the stands, a family history and two teenagers willing to travel. International football is full of these threads, where eligibility through a parent or grandparent opens a second football home.
For fans, this means watching the next step with curiosity. Youth camps do not guarantee senior caps. They are a look, a trial in a national shirt. But for Olly and Seb, the door is open, and a shared journey for two brothers is now part of Uganda's future plans.
