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Yesterday was another exercise in the “Thursday is the new Tuesday” for Union Omaha and with it came another dose of excitement for the 2022 roster.             Chavany Willis was announced as the newest signing for the Owls.  In signing Willis, the club ventured into new territories as the 24 year-old became the club’s firstContinue reading “Reggae Boy Becomes Buho”

For anyone predicting the starting lineup for Union Omaha’s midfield, coach Jay Mims made that task even more difficult with his latest signing.  Yesterday, the club announced the signing of Junior College Champion Ryen Jiba.             The South Sudan national played for Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) and helped lead the men’s soccer team toContinue reading “Ryen Jiba Joins the Owls”

With each passing day, the USL League One regular season approaches and Búhos Nation become more eager to hear news of the next Union Omaha player signing.  Yesterday, the club gifted its fans just that and this gift was well worth the wait.             Union Omaha announced the signing of forward Hugo Kametani.  The 23Continue reading “Local Standout Becomes Local Pro”

Earlier today, Union Omaha treated its fans to a second helping of player signings.  This time, the club brought news of a player new to the area.  Giovanni Montesdeoca has signed with the Owls for the 2022 League One season. The Dallas native and forward has quite the history already: University of North Carolina standout,Continue reading “Union Omaha Signs Another Forward”

Union Omaha took fans by surprise this afternoon with the announcement of another signing: Ricardo “Ricky” Rivera. The Owls now have eleven players on their roster, much to the chagrin of the rest of the league.  Some players have already reported to Omaha and started training for the upcoming regular season, which kicks off forContinue reading “Ricky Rivera Returns to Roost”

It’s Tuesday and that can only mean one thing for Union Omaha and Búhos Nation: more club roster announcements.  Today’s announcement brings news of a familiar Owl returning to Omaha for the 2022 League One season.             Yoskar “Edu” Galvan-Mercado has signed a contract with Union Omaha at 18 years old, making him the youngestContinue reading “Another Owl Returns for 2022”

When Union Omaha simply tweeted, “Tuesday,” fans had no idea what to expect.  The anticipation for today paid off as the club announced two signings in the same day.  One of the two signings, Dion Acoff, has joined the club ahead of the 2022 League One regular season, which kicks off for the Owls inContinue reading “Dion Acoff Joins Union Omaha”

While some people in the Omaha area are elated to hear the news about a second elephant being born at the Henry Doorly Zoo, Union Omaha fans are overjoyed to hear about another owl joining the club.             On Tuesday afternoon, Union Omaha announced the signing of forward Noe Meza.  The 23 year-old comes fromContinue reading “Union Omaha Signs Noe Meza”

With 4 players signed to USL-Championship clubs so far this offseason, another Owl could soon leave the nest and be on there way to another club.  This time, the player involved is Damià Viader.           In late December, Union Omaha announced the re-signing of Damià Viader for the 2022 League One season.  The 23 year-old SpaniardContinue reading “Damià Viader to Toronto FC?”

It’s the season of giving and USL League One generously gave their fans a big gift: the schedule for the 2022 regular season!  With 11 [editor’s note: all independent!] clubs competing in the league next season and the league sticking with 30 matches per club, it makes perfect sense for the league to design aContinue reading “2022 Union Omaha Regular Season”