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Magazine Issue 002 | December 2018 | FREE COPY For All the latest sports news & dev’t projects in Uganda district tour - Pg.46 SPONSORSHIPS - Pg.30-31 Change at the grassroots is There are various forms coming with sports councils of support to sports
NCS Magazine
Incorporation
HOW CAN one FORM A NATIONAL
SPORTS ASSOCIATION?
The 2014 Statutory Instruments No. 38 provides a legal framework for the incorporation of a National Sports
Association/ Federation. As such, institution of National sports association/federations should be in accordance
with the laws of Uganda.
INCORPORATION OF
NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS
A “national sports association” means an
organization promoting and supervising a
particular sport throughout the country and
includes a federation or association.
For the purposes of sub regulation (2) of
the Statutory Instrument No.38, NCS shall, in
determining whether a national association
is present throughout the country, take into
account—
(a) the nature of the sport;
(b) the popularity of the sport;
(c) the presence of facilities to play the
sport;
(d) the plan of the association to
REGISTRATION OF
NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS
(1) Every national sports association shall Governing the sport: governing a particular sport may in
National athletes that excelled
be registered with NCS in the half marathon in Cardiff accordance with the rules prescribed by that
(2) NCS shall not register a national sports pictured at NCS Lugogo on
body have a different governance structure
return. They scooped two
association unless that association meets the team gold medals in men and from the one specified in the regulation.
women respectively, and an
requirements of a national sports association individual gold medal a silver (3) Every person involved in the
specified in Statutory Instruments N0.38 and a bronze.
governance of a national association shall
(3) Only one national sports association be elected or appointed in accordance with
can be registered in respect of each sport in the instruments constituting the association
Uganda or in accordance with the international rules
(4) NCS shall not register a national governing the sport.
association which is incorporated as a (4) For the purposes of this regulation
company. and regulation 7, a person involved in
(5) An application to register a national the governance of a national association
sports association shall be in Form A. means a member of the general assembly
or executive committee, the chairpersons or
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE president, the general secretary or secretary
(1) Every national sports association shall of the association.
have (c) Hold regular meetings and assemblies
(a) a general assembly; according to set regulations
(b) an executive committee; (d) Must have the requisite administrative
(c) a chairperson or president; and organs (Executive Committee,Technical
(d) a general secretary or secretary. Officer(s), Sub-Committees and a General
(2) A national association affiliated or Assembly etc)
recognized by an international body (e) Must hold a valid NCS Certificate of
Recognition which is a merit of compliance.
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Editorial
EDITOR’S WORD
A big 2018 implies we
must do more in 2019
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Issue 01 | October 2018 | FREE COPY For All the latest sports news & dev’t projects in Uganda
ow. The National
Council of Sports
(NCS) quarterly
magazine is now two InsIght - Pg.4
The First Lady says sporting
editions old. In every excellence is something we
should be passionate about
sense, that’s a baby. Here, we feel old eac games - Pg.15
Uganda dominates inaugural
already. Games in Bujumbura, Burundi
And so should you. This magazine is
meant to highlight the events, successes
and achievement in the Uganda sports
sub-sector every three months.
Ismail DHAKABA KIGONGO
Today, we have grown our portfolio from
@DhakabaKigongo
28 to 56 pages in just three months.
While this is the second quarter of the
2018/19 government financial year, it also
marks the end of 2018.
Magnificent. Exceptional. What a year it She Cranes, Uganda’s national netball
team has proved that despite the odds,
they are determined to bag more medals.
has been. This has been one of Uganda’s
most successful years in sport.
It’s underlined by Uganda’s most eDITORIAL TEAM
impressive performance at the
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the national woodball team delivered an Contributors: David Namunyala, Katongole
excellent display at the World Cup in the Kiwanuka, Faith Kiai, Elvis Senono, Silvano
Far East. Kibuuka, Brian Kawalya, Emanzi Ndyamuhaki,
To many success is becoming a habit, just Sharipha Namagoba, Darren Allan Kyeyune,
like it was exhibited by the national football Dennis Bbosa, Swaib Raul Kanyike, Abdul
team, the Uganda Cranes, in qualifying for Nasser Ssemugabi, Makhtum Muziransa,
the Africa Cup of Nations again. Johnson Were, James Bakama, Charles
All these form key tenets of our cover page Mutebi, Ismail Kezaala, Mark Namanya
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Leaders’ remarks
Major reason why you can
not take the eye off the ball
H
ello sports-loving Ugandans. There
is a lot be happy about today as we
wind down 2018, one of the most
successful in our history.
For every step taken and every sweat that
dripped down the faces of sportsmen and
women, we cheered and hoped they reached the
finish line first. This success, illuminated by the
Commonwealth Games, has come as a result of
planning at ministry level and increased funding
to the sports subsector. We are in a good place.
JANET kataha MUSEVENI However, as we slide into 2019, let’s all work
First Lady and Minister towards more success at the World Athletics
of Education and Sports Championships in Doha, Qatar and the Africa
Cup of Nations.
There is no reason why we cannot be the best
at those championships and many others that
our sporting ambassadors will undertake.
Good luck! Do it this way: Maama Janet learns more ab out Ndejje’s Lil-
lian Zawedde
Upward trajectory from hereon
Bosco Onyik
National Council of
Planning ahead : NCS board members Cecilia Anyakoit, Kato Kawuma, Willam Beyeza and Hajji
Sports (NCS) Chairman Zubair Galiwango in one of their meetings
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e have indeed passed the mandate as seen in the success of the past 12
hinge point in terms of sports. months. The challenge now to us all is to build on
Slowly by slowly, the interest it and ensure that 2019 onwards will be bigger
in all corners of our society is and much more successful.
profound. Steps are already underway to finish top at the
Everywhere sports is loved and cherished. As World Athletics Championships, the Netball
National Council of Sports (NCS), our mandate World Cup, the Africa Cup of Nations and all other
is to ensure our industry grows and develops from events we will take part.n behalf of the board
time to time. With the support of government, that I lead under the ministry, our commitment is
through State House and the Ministry of push the trajectory further upwards and forward.
Education of Sports, we are delivering on that We are getting there!
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Commonwealth games
Welcome back: Maama Janet welcomes the team from a memorable Commonwealth Games expedition in Gold Coast – Australia.
Gold Coast show was just
reward for motivated team
I
n delivering Uganda’s most off their Shs7.7m allowances at England. It helped that there was
impressive performance at the NCS headquarters at Lugogo less squabbling among federations
the Commonwealth Games in before boarding the 20-hr flight to in the build-up to the Games, with
48 years, sport in the country Australia. athletes and officials putting on a
was reminded that adequate Virtually all the athletes travelled face of unity before, during and after
motivation and preparation is the in buoyant mood, well aware that the quadrennial competition.
key to success. there were more rewards to come if Five athletes vanished in Australia
There are no short cuts. It is a they excelled at the Commonwealth
time-tested theory that you reap Games.
where you sow, and Team Uganda In the end, Uganda won a
duly reaped where it sowed in remarkable three gold medals
Eastern Australia in March. thanks to a double from Joshua
To appreciate the scale of
Virtually all the athletes travelled
Cheptegei in the 5000 and 10000m,
in buoyant mood, well aware
improvement for Uganda’s and Stella Chesang in the women’s
that there were more rewards
preparations, look no further 10000m. to come if they excelled at the
than the 2014 edition in Glasgow, There was also silver in the Commonwealth Games.
Scotland. marathon for Solomon Munyo
The team arrived without kit and Mutai while Mercyline Chelangat and Chef De Mission for Birmingham
no funds. When the funds eventually (10000m women) and Juma Miiro 2022 will have his work cut-out in
came, the monies were uninspiring. (boxing) claimed bronze. trying to ensure that no Ugandan
In the end, Uganda could only claim There were a series of near-medal disappears for kyeyo in England.
one gold medal and four bronze. misses in various disciplines The 2018 Commonwealth Games
For the Gold Coast Games in and Uganda can look back with in Glasgow will no doubt be a
March, all 69 athletes received their optimism going into the 2022 glittering memory for Ugandan
kit before travel. They also signed edition to be hosted in Birmingham, sport.
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Woodball
Big Catch: Team Uganda (L) join the podium with their silver medals and runners-up trophy at the Woodball World Cup
Silver and soaring at
Woodball World Cup
Senior player and assistant captain Sophia Namuddu secured the teams’ opening honour after victory against
Zhou Pei-Oi in the first women singles game.
T
he Uganda Woodball And being the only African of the Woodball World Cup.
Federation (UWbF) players among the top 10 on the At the end it turned out to be a
has reason to jubilate international ranking, it called for historical moment for the Ugandan
over the countless extra efforts for the trio not to be side after the women’s team beat
achievements demoted from their positions. Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the final to
registered this season. It was for the same reason that win the team’s first ever gold in five
But the greatest of all as UWbF their Asian counterparts kept all attempts since 2010.
commemorated 10 years on the their efforts on challenging the Senior player and assistant captain
local scene was the remarkable trio in a bid to dominate the top Sophia Namuddu secured the
performance that the national team teams’ opening honour after victory
exhibited at the Woodball World against Zhou Pei-Oi in the first
Cup in Thailand where Uganda women singles game.
finished second overall. The result seemed to revive hope
A team of 23 made it to Thailand in We didn’t expect winning among her teammates who then
gold in the start because the stuck to the gold hunt and later,
July this year but on arrival in Chiang
fairways where so complicated first-timer Denies Nanjeru beat
Mai, all focus seemed to rotate
and the grounds were muddy Yang Hui Ting in the other singles
around Onesmus Atamba, Lillian and waterlogged but I am happy
Zawedde and Joyce Nalubega of the team event.
that we are now the champions
as Uganda made its fifth attempt Uganda’s seed-one Zawedde also
-Assistant captain Sophia
biennial event. Namuddu paired with Joyce Nalubega to join
Atamba came into the event as the celebrations as they thumping
the world 6th ranked player in the Chinese Taipei’s Chen Pei and Su
position at the Asian founded sport. Ya in the women’s doubles at the
men’s category while Zawedde and
But to everyone surprise, it turned Chiangdao woodball course.
Nalubega are ranked 3rd and 6th
out to be a stand-out moment for The astonishing results saw
on the women’s chart.
the other players at the 8th edition
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Woodball
Big game
Uganda emerge champions of players:
the women’s fairway contest Sophia Namuddu
in action
to enter into the international
federation-IWbF records as the first
African national to win gold at the
big stage.
“We didn’t expect winning gold
in the start because the fairways
where so complicated and
the grounds were muddy and
waterlogged but I am happy that
we are now the champions,” said an
excited Namuddu after the victory.
But in the other categories, the
pair of Joan Mukova and Nalubega
walked away with bronze in the
women’s side while Isaac Ariho and
Franco Kibuule scooped bronze in
the men’s doubles.
However, Uganda’s success
story would not be possible if the
government under the National
Council of Sports (NCS) had not
intervened.
UWbF was able to field a full team
after NCS offered 16 air tickets,
accommodation and meals for the
players.
While Bank of Uganda, Buganda
Land Board, Bravo Shoes and UETCL
also jointly contributed seven
tickets towards the team.
Other on the team included
Charles Ssensalo, Geofrey Towongo,
Brian Gwaaka, Aziz Masimbi,
Godfrey Bukenya, Franco Kibuule,
Norbert Dramani, William Osire, and Reporting back: Woodball president Paul Mark Kayongo (L) hands over the runners trophy of the World
Daniel Apita in the men’s quest. Cup to NCS chairman Bosco Onyik
While the women’s side also had
of delegation was also impressed. support the sport,” he noted.
Charity Nagaba, Florence Mukoya,
Onyik at the crowning ceremony He later confirmed UWbF among
Elizabeth Nambeguya, Magdalena
pledged to extend more support to the priority sports in the country
Kyomukama, Jean Lunkuse and
the local federation UWbF. after football, rugby, athletics,
Sandra Nabaggala.
“I had never taken time to critically netball and cricket.
Onyik applauds players; watch a woodball competition “Woodball has qualifies to be
But just like the players who but from what I have seen, I am included among our priority sports
could not believe that they were impressed. The player exhibited and we shall make sure we (NCS)
among the podium performers, full determination and endurance support them for as far as we can,”
NCS chairman Bosco Onyik who and it has given me a different he said.
accompanied the team as the head perspective and more reason to
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World Half Marathon
History rewritten in Cardiff
U
Marathon turn
ntil October 9, 2018, only one up: Runners at the
best,” said Chekwel.
Ugandan athlete, Ben Siwa, had World half Marathon “It was a great surprise. I broke off after 1k and
in Cardiff, Wales.
been declared winner at the World there were a couple of men running around me who
Half Marathon course in Cardiff. helped me. I ran 71 minutes last month and now I
But this year was bountiful. have run 69 and it is my first time to win a big race
Uganda dominated the Cardiff Half Marathon, like this, it is the biggest title of my life.”
although it did not require them to break previous Team Uganda comprised four male and
records held by their Kenyan counterparts. three male athletes including: Musobo, Felix
Australian Jack Rayner took pride of first place Chemonges, Moses Kwemoi, Toroitich, Lynette
as he ran a race of his life to take the men’s title in Chebet, Chekwel and EmillyChebet.
a massive personal best time of 61 min, 01 sec in
a sprint finish. That gave him a 7-second cushion
over Fred Musobo, with the 27-year-old and team
captain Timothy Toroitich in third a further nine
seconds back. But the Aussies could only finish
behind Uganda in the men’s team event.
In the women’s race, Uganda’s Juliet Chekwel
took the title in 69:45 relegating Australia’s Celia
Sullohern to the silver medal position in six minute
personal best time of 71:04. Uganda won the team
event and Australia again was second.
There were 17 countries taking part in the event
and 19,057 runners started what is the second
biggest half-marathon in UK.
Looking down the list of competitors the night
before the race the 28-year-old Juliet Chekwel
admitted she was unsure if she could win the title.
But she dominated the race from the 1K mark to
win by a massive 79 seconds.
“I counted the Africans in the hotel the night
before and I did not know if I could win. I said to
myself that if I did I would be the lucky one and the Winners: Uganda’s Fred Musobo (L) and Timothy Toroitich (R) join Australia’s Jack Rayner
on the podium in Cardiff
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National Pool Open
Pool Open: Nimusiima
headlines new frontier
The storm before the calm: Nimusiima in action at MTN Arena, Lugogo before her crowning
moment.
R
ita Nimusiima won the first
ever Nile Special National
Pool Open women’s title to
bring equal representation The prized open: Rita Nimusiima beat 32 other contestants
to the biggest prize in women’s Blackball Pool on October 27 to
to the fore front of one of the usher in a new dawn in the sport.
most patriarchal sports. sure women also get as many opportunities
Nimusiima beat 32 other contestants to as the men in the sport.
the biggest prize in women’s Blackball Pool There has been on an upward curve
on October 27 to usher in a new dawn in with the equal representation in the
the sport. sport since the Ladies Pool League was
Before 2018 women had never had a launched in 201. They made sure of that
category in the biggest open tournament by also introducing a women’s section so
in the country. Many of the first female the women experienced some day to day
pool players in the past and present even competition.
attempted to compete with the men but They went a step further compelling every
failed. team to have a women’s team or risk being
This year, with help from the main sponsor There has kicked out of the league just to ensure the
of the event the dream for women’s pool been on an sport is played far and wide.
became a reality right before our very own upward curve The decision was smart and has paid
eyes. with the equal dividends because as of next season the
Over 100 ladies took part in the open representation women’s teams will break away from the
and 32 qualified for the grand finale that in the sport men’s teams even operating independently.
culminated in a good show of pyrotechnics since the
This year the Pool Association of Uganda
from the crème de la crème of the sport. Ladies Pool
(PAU) will celebrate a few major milestones
The Pool Association of Uganda has not League was
launched in but none more important than the
shied away from the importance of making inclusion of a women’s category.
201.
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Afcon 2019
New kit, new
ways: Cranes
players unveil their
new kit ahead of
their qualification.
Afcon becomes habit
for the Uganda Cranes
M
any considered it courtesy of Faruku Miya brace
a fluke when the Striker Emmanuel Okwi had three
Uganda Cranes days earlier also helped himself to a
ended their double in a 3-0 home win in which
39-year absence Miya was again on the scoresheet.
from Afcon, the continent’s premier The six-points from the double
football competition back in 2016. header put the Cranes in pole
Three years later, the now Sebastian position having started the
Desabre coached side repeated the qualification campaign with a
feat with a game to spare after Patrick Geoffrey Sserunkuma strike that
Kaddu’s first senior international goal sealed a priceless 1-0 away win over
gave Cranes a 1-0 victory over Cape Cape Verde.
Verde at Namboole in November. The result coupled with the
The result gave Cranes an goalless draw against Tanzania
unassailable eight-point lead in Carrying the nation: Denis Onyango’s safe hands left the Cranes needing only a win
have taken Uganda back to the big time making to
Group L ahead of Lesotho and Afcon 2019 without conceding a goal in five qualify- against Cape Verde in the return leg,
Tanzania going into the final round ing games. a result that was achieved through a
of qualifiers. campaign for Afcon 2019. Patrick Kaddu glancing header.
The results this time round owed to President Museveni also offered In appreciation of the feat,
the astute preparations before each another shs200m and a chartered President Museveni extend another
of the five games that boosted team plane to Maseru for the crucial away shs3.7bn ($1m) bonus reward to the
performances. fixture against Lesotho. triumphant players and staff.
The campaign witnessed The offer allowed the Cranes The 2019 Afcon campaign is
government offer its biggest ever team to travel to Lesotho for the expected to be held mid next year
support to a sporting team by October 16th fixture earlier than the with Caf still mulling over which
approving more than a shs10b hosts to set them on the way to a country will replace Cameroon as
budget to the Cranes qualifying commanding 2-0 win away victory hosts.
10 Oct -Dec 2018NCS Magazine
chess
From Muteesi to Nansubuga
Concentration: Ruth Leykun Eshete (L) of Ethiopia playing against Christine Namaganda
(R) of Uganda during the Africa Zone 4.2 Chess Championship at City Oil, Kamwokya.
Prodigy: Gloria Nansubuga would show mettle beyond her years to
soar in Georgia and put team Uganda in the limelight.
C
hess had a rather fulfilling year
especially with the team that
represented at the 43rd Chess Generations: Gloria Nansubuga (L) and Ivy Amoko competing against each other during
Olympiad in Batumi Georgia. the Rwabushenyi Memorial Chess Tournament at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel.
Team Uganda was stacked For Nansubuga to attain the third highest
with a team that comprised of International title in the game of chess was a surprise on
Masters, Fide Masters and Candidate masters, her first try but her previous records in all
so expectation was rife. her previous categories showed progress.
The high hopes were magnified because She won the Rwabushenyi Memorial Chess
the team hard a sumptuous array of talents tournament at 13 years. Her score of 6.0 in
including players like Arthur Ssegwanyi, Batumi was enough to see her jump the cue
Christine Namaganda and Fiona Muteesi. at her first Olympiad to become a Woman Fide
The class of the aforementioned players Master.
along with some on form players like rising Like Muteesi
Like Muteesi Nansubuga is Katwe born and Nansubuga is
star PeninahNakabo were the ones expected bred her performances at the biggest chess Katwe born
to shine. As with life, little did anyone predict event served as clear indicator that her star and bred her
that Olympiad first timer Gloria Nansubuga was on the rise. performances
would show mettle beyond her years to soar in She is now ranked 6345 among the active at the biggest
Georgia and put team Uganda in the limelight. female players in the world. She also is now chess event
The teenager who started playing chess at 4 the number one ranked girl U-18 in Uganda served as clear
years put up a performance that showed she and the 8th in U-18 on the continent. indicator that
had surpassed her idol Fiona Muteesi to break The sky is the limit for Nansubuga who has her star was on
the norm and win her first international title. barely scratched the surface of her potential. the rise.
Oct -Dec 2018 11NCS Magazine
Badminton
Rising star:
Brian Kasirye is
fast growing from
a national to conti-
nental star
Kasirye walks into
Ekiring’s shoes
B
adminton in a 17 year old student of Man of accolades:
Kasirye receives a
Uganda is a sport Kakungulu Memorial. trophy from bad-
most common in By no means is he near ready minton president
Hajji Shaban Nkutu
the schools so as for the task but the young Muziransa.
we speak, there is man’s ambitions compel
a crop of talented young boys him to do the heavy lighting
and girls ready to push the especially after his experience experience and it showed me
sport to new heights. at the Commonwealth games. I still need to work hard and
Edwin Ekiring has been Brian showed everyone do a lot of training,” Kasirye
one of the sport’s biggest his chops by being the said.
ambassadors. The badminton only Ugandan to advance That experience alone to
star has for eons been to the second round of the the eventual singles gold
Uganda’s most resourceful badminton at the games in medallist shone a light on
representative at major Gold Coast Australia. what the lad needs to do to
championships. All players in team Uganda become great.
He has been to male and female had been He believes he has the ability
multiple Olympics and sucked in by the opponents to emulate a players like
Commonwealth Games in round one but Kasirye Edwin Ekiring but only if he
representing at the highest narrowly defeated Trinidadian is able to get opportunities
level which makes finding a Nicholas Bonkowsky to to compete at the same level
worthy replacements hard. advance to the round of and also travel to specialised
His immense talent has been sixteen. academies.
the compass for many playing In the round of sixteen he
the sport in the country but was schooled by former world
with his career winding down number one Chong Wei Lee
a new crop of young players of Malaysia. At the Commonwealth Games I played against my
has to carry the mantle. “At the Commonwealth role model. It was a good experience and it showed
The most promising of that Games I played against my me I still need to work hard and do a lot of training
lot has got to be Brian Kasirye, role model. It was a good
- Brian Kasirye
12 Oct -Dec 2018NCS Magazine
Weight Lifting
Nothing is too heavy
Individual Growth:
Youth lifter Hamdan
Sserwanga Lutaaya registered
a steady growth from 118 kg
at the continental event held
in Cairo in March.
He had a progressive
improvement to lift a total of
135kg in Algeria then to 144
kg at the continental event
in Entebbe where he also
qualified for the World meet
in Argentina.
The 18 year old improved in
Argentina making a total of
150 kg.
Age-mate Lawrence Nkutu
Big year: also had a good show in Cairo
Weight lifters broke
interesting results making a total of 174 kg in the
this year junior events.
Hakim Ssempereza now
on private training in the
US also improved at the
Commonwealth Games from
a personal best of 239 kg to
245 kg.
The other lifters who shined
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this year include Julius
eightlifters Youth Championships in Cairo
Sekitoleko, Khalid Batuusa and
have in March. This was followed
a lady Irene Kasuubo who all
enjoyed by another Africa Youth and
participated at the Gold Coast
the year Junior Championship that was
Commonwealth Games.
after hosted by Uganda.
We are While Sempereza finished
registering success both on The event that attracted
looking 9th, the three were each in
the local and international participants from 14 at having the 10th position in their
platforms. African countries also had a opportunities individual weights.
The local calendar has been highlight of marking the 55th of making
observed and beefed up by independence of Uganda. many of our Other highlights:
the international events by It was also one of the athletes
participate UWF president, Salim
the federation that includes qualifying events for the World
in at least six Musoke says new clubs have
the Youth and Junior Africa Youth Championships that international been formed in Mbarara,
Championships held at was later held in Buenos Aires qualifying Kakooge (Luwero) and
Entebbe Imperial Botanical in Argentina. events.
Nakifuma (Mukono) while
Hotel in October. Uganda was also participated -UWF Kakindu, Buwenge (both in
At the international at the Commonwealth Games president, Jinja) and Busia have been
scene, team Uganda also in Gold Coast - Australia in Salim
revived.
participated in the Africa April. Musoke
Oct -Dec 2018 13NCS Magazine
Motor rally
Super Lady
Conquers
all, again
Susan ‘Super Lady’ Muwonge
yet again edged her male com-
petitors to emerge winner of the
2018 NRC title. That would be her
second national rally title.
M
uwonge and co-driver Edmond Kyeyune
(Subaru Impreza N12) exhibited great
pace and consistency all season in the Mark of consistence: Super Lady Muwonge bounced back carefully finishing
all her races to beat Ssebuguzi to the NRC title.
lead up to this year’s crown.
Even a three years sabbatical did not
restrict the crew. It was Muwonge and Kyeyune’s second NRC title since
A third podium position in the season opener in Mbarara 2011. “I can say God has always been with us from the start.
was a great opener to her title bid. A fifth position in Masaka We managed to finish every event this season which placed
rally and later a strong podium finish in Fort Portal placed us well for the title,” she said.
her well in the title circles. Her only blemish came in the The Super lady sealed the title with 412points; 79points
second round in Jinja where she finished outside the top ten more than second placed Ronald Sebuguzi.
positions. Ronald Sebuguzi and Leon Ssenyange again finished the
Super lady went ahead to finish fourth during pearl rally season in second position overall.
and second overall in the penultimate round in Hoima to get Although the crew started the season on a bad note,
farther hooked to the title. suffering two consecutive DNFs (did not finish) in Mbarara
Her and Kyeyune headed to the season finale with the only and Jinja, they regained ground in the title chase following
way to claim the title was to finish ahead of the title rival; the victory in Fort Portal and Pearl rally.
Ronald Sebuguzi and Jas Mangat. The Shell-sponsored crew had a clear chance to seal
However, just a day to the finale, Mangat opted out of the the the title in the penultimate round in Hoima, only for
Mbale race. Sebuguzi as well lost the battle in the first stage mechanical problems to deny them the chance losing the
of the event when he bowed out with mechanical trouble lead to fourth position.
leaving Muwonge with only one strategy to the title; finish Back luck continued to prevail on their side in the season
in top five positions. finale in Mbale this time a broken shaft ending all their title
Muwonge however, got more than what she could have hopes retiring them from the event in the first stage of the
asked for, securing double victory; the victory in Mbale and event. Jas Mangat despite finishing only three events in
also the championship. the season, ended his chase in a third position overall with
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Motor rally
305points. Although he stood high chances for Cruising to the
the title, Mangat withdrew from the chase just a title: Muwonge
leaves her fellow
day to the event after sighting unfairness in the competitors in her
FMU regulations concerning pearl rally points. wake
Hassan Alwi and KepherWalubi sealed the
season’s top five position in fourth and fifth
respectively.
In the Two-wheel drive, Edwin Kalule in a Toyota
Celica clinched his maiden category title. He was
followed by Charles Ssansa and Timothy Gawaya
seal the 2WD season’s top three.
Godfrey Nsereko on his maiden year of
driving, secured victory in the Clubman rally
championship(CRO) with his Toyota Allex.
Innocent Bwamiki and Brian Kabenge finished in
second and third respectively.
NRC STANDINGS
Susan Muwonge/Edmond Kyeyune-Subaru Impreza 412 points
Ronald Sebuguzi/Leon Ssenyange-Mitsubishi Evo X 333 points
Jas Mangat/Joseph Kamya-Mitsubishi Evo X 305 points
Hassan Alwi/Enoch Olinga-Subaru Impreza 290 points Couldn’t have done it without you: Muwonge thanks her me-
KepherWalubi/Anthony Mugambwa-Mitsubishi Evo X 255 points chanic Fred Wampamba
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LACROSSE
Building anew:
Lacrosse have
gone back to the
drawing board.
From WC to grassroots
L
acrosse is a team sport played with a to represent the nation this year in Netanya,
lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. Players ISRAEL at the 2018 FIL World Lacrosse
use the head of the lacrosse stick to Championship and it was an amazing
carry, pass, catch, and shoot the ball experience for the players and coaching staff.
into a goal. The game in Uganda started Overall we managed to finish 40th out of 46
back in 2011 at Makerere University Business Nations.
School (MUBS) and has since grown on to With IOC provisionally recognizing FIL and
other places around Uganda. the sport of Lacrosse back as an Olympic
In 2014, the Senior Men’s team made history sport starting with the 2028 Olympic Games
when they represented the nation at the 2014 in California, USA thanks to our participation
FIL World Lacrosse Championships in Denver, we are excited to see the game grow and
Colorado in USA to become the first African make strides locally and globally.
We have Nation to play at a world championship. In light of this we are heading to the
championed Uganda Lacrosse is the national governing grassroots to recruit and nature talents
the growth body of the game of lacrosse in Uganda and amongst young boys and girls and spread
of the game has a shared vision of a future that offers people the game to different regions of the country.
in the region everywhere the opportunity to discover, learn However, we are constrained at how fas
and on the
and participate and enjoy, ultimately embrace we can achieve this due to funding gaps as
African
the shared passion of the lacrosse experience. not many locally companies are yet to come
continent
which has As such, we have championed the growth of on board to support us but we are grateful
seen the the game in the region and on the African to the government through the Ministry of
game grow continent which has seen the game grow and sports and the NCS that have recently come
and spread spread to Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and on board to support us financially.
to Kenya, Nigeria. The equipment we use for the game of
Rwanda, With the help and support of the Uganda Lacrosse is not cheap and neither is available
South Lacrosse Foundation, a United States based locally and we thus rely on donations from
Africa and non-profit organization supporting the friends and partners abroad. We continue
Nigeria. international play of lacrosse for men and to strive to see the game grow to greater
women across the country we were again able heights.
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LUDO
New force:
Nansana’s women
and Men’s sides
are the big forces
to reckon with in
Ludo after win-
ning this year’s
top flight National
League
Nansana All-Star
strike gold in 2018
T
his year ludo competitions were Silver-Spot L.C and Nansana Galaxy L.C settled
dominated by Nansana All Stars with 24 point each but separated by a 01/-05
L.C who won both the women and Goal-difference keeping them apart in the
the National League. In their nine 3rd and 4th respectively. Mean-while, Bassaja
years of the top flight competition, Bayiya L.C (second season), Dembe Vegas L.C,
Nansana All Star L.C had never won a super Ntawo Stage L.C and defending champion
league title but successfully defended their Kawanda Giants L.C were relegated to the
women’s league title to win a double. 2019-lower division
The 2018 new play-format generated stiff “We have put in a lot of efforts than ever
competition for the 16 teams giving the before, worked as a team and respected all
winners a run for their money with the last our opponents alongside our big coaching We have put
game being the title decider. For the last four and scouting team,” Abdu-Salam Lubowa the in a lot of
years the last game has been the title decider, 2018-MVP and second top scorer player of efforts than
an indicator that the competition spirit has Nansana All Star L.C. ever before,
risen. With two games to finish the league Nsereko Rose, Captain-Nansana All Star L.C worked as
Kamwokya Corner L.C, who are playing their “With the new playing-format we were able a team and
second top flight season, were table leaders to manage and use our time of appropriately respected
with 3 points ahead of Nansana All Star L.C, a which many teams failed” all our
position they held for a long period of time, Kalule Hussein the F.A president, “the switch
opponets
alongside
but things turned against them when Kireka to the new playing format gave way to
our big
Kisansa L.C, who only needed a point to survive time predictability, making it easy to attract coaching
relegation, successfully got the vital 3-points more partners into the game administer the team
from Kamwokya Corner L.C, as Nansana All competitions both at the club and federation
Star L.C beat Kings L.C (3-1) to settle with 28 level. The next item on the calendar is the -Abdu-
Salam
points up but having won more sets than the super mini-league that will set to promote
Lubowa the
former, (18/61 Goal-difference) Nansana All and replace the four relegated teams in the
2018-MVP
Star L.C were declared the 2018-Campions. 2019-super-league.”
Oct -Dec 2018 17NCS Magazine
BODYBUILDING
Barriers come down
Miss Fitness: Lydia Nannozi defended her 2017 accolade beating
Irene Kasuubo
U
Muscle man: ganda Bodybuilding and Fitness areas. The registered clubs have increased
Lameck Muwonge is
the new Mr Kampala
Association (UBBFA) has had to 70 throughout the country,” noted UBBFA
one of the biggest breakthrough secretary Richard Sanya Sentongo.
in expanding their activities But despite local achievements, UBBFA has
by organizing one regional suffered external suffocation.
engagement. The 2017 Mr. Uganda Ivan Mubikirwa, got
This year UBBFA, which has for many years injured during the 2018 Championship in
had only two events namely Mr. Kampala and Germany losing an opportunity to gauge our
Mr. Uganda, organized Mr. Jinja which was won level at international grading.
by Anatoli Kato (aka Mumerika) in October. Lack of funding has been the major debacle
Having a new champion for Mr. Kampala held for the association.
on June 9 at Didi’s World was more evidence of Muwanga was supposed to participate in ‘I
increased competition. Compete Natural’ (ICN) in Australia but failed
Lameck Muwanga from Nalukolongo Club to get funds and the visa.
became the 2018 champion dethroning Isaac Due to lack of funding the association also
Mubikirwa who did not participate due to failed to fulfill their annual calendar as planned.
injury. The association had also planned for a new
Meanwhile, Lady Lydia Nannozi has remained competition known as the Crossfic that
Miss Fitness after defending her 2017 accolade involved tactics in bodybuilding, powerlifting,
beating Irene Kasuubo. boxing, cycling and running together with the
“I can say we have progressed in some strongest bodybuilder of the year.
18 Oct -Dec 2018NCS Magazine
MOTORCROSS
Blick Jnr ends drought
T
he 2018 National Motocross
Championship is behind us but
there will be plenty to remember.
The competition in specific
classes was so thrilling throughout
that titles had to wait for the final event.
Arthur Blick Jr, however, ended his five-year
national title drought when he sealed the MX1
title in the penultimate round of the season.
Despite not winning a single championship
round, Blick’s consistency earned him
maximum points to clinch a record 11th title.
Blick had a relaxed season with the absence
of his main rival Maxime Van Pee, 25, who took
part in only six events after recovering from a
knee injury.
Van Pee finished second with four event
victories.
In the junior class, Ramathan Mubiru,
grandson to legendary rally driver Moses The Blick Family:
Arthur Blick Jnr,
Lumala secured his maiden title in the MX 50 Alestair Blick &
junior class in his second year of racing. Mubiru Paddy Blick
had a recurring fight with Ashiraf Mbabazi and
Tamale Ahmed Jr.
Gift Malcom Sebuguzi was on a mission from
the start, dominating the MX50 class in the
eight rounds and edging Pascal Kasozi and
William Blick to his second career title.
MX65 provided one of the closest title fights
of the season. It was a neck to neck affair
among Milton Obote brothers (Akaki and
Akena), Jemeriah Mawanda and Alon Orland.
Alon Orland lost the title after missing two
events leaving the fight to the Obotes and
Mawanda.
Only 20 points separated Mawanda and
Akaki ahead of the season finale. But Mawanda
secured maximum points in the finale to clinch
Flying high: Arthur Blick Jr retired after winning his 11th National
his first ever MX title. Motocross Championship
Fortune Sentamu convincingly won his third
consecutive MX85 class title despite suffering Bobo did not have to stress much in the final
a series of mechanical problems in the season. event after Alestair Blick put up a no show.
He won five of eight rounds edging Malcom On the continent, Uganda secured an African
Lubega and the Omar brothers; Waleed and motocross title during the Motocross of
Wazir. African Nations in Zambia.
Ali Omar Yasser alias Bobo defended his Stav Orland won all heats to become an
MX125 class title in the final event in Garuga. African MX champion in the 85 class.
Oct -Dec 2018 19NCS Magazine
RUGBY
Triumphant
dance: Stanbic
Bank Pirates cel-
ebrate their league
success.
Pirates, a testament
of natural growth
Players like Conrad Wanyama, Ivan Magomu, Harunah Muhammad and Baron Kasozi proved that they were
only young in terms of age but not on the field of play.
W
hen Black coming campaigns. Players like Uganda’s premier league.
Pirates lifted Isaac Massa, Raymond Emanzi, Anthony Kinene, who started the
their second Timothy Kisiga and William Nkore project as head coach, would later
Uganda Cup had just come into the team and move on and the team hired the
trophy with a trying to find their footing in services of another former player in
win over Hima Cement Heathens, Bobby Musinguzi.
many noticed that it was actually He had to rely on the experience
going to take a lot to stop the side of players like Denis Etuket, Joel
that calendar year. Anguyo and Marvin Odongo
It turned out stopping them was alongside the upcoming
not hard but rather impossible youngsters. The signs started
as they beat whoever they came showing in the 2016 Uganda Cup
across to add a maiden league title as the side made the finals and
and the sevens championship to only fell short on the last play of the
sweep the season. game to lose to Heathens.
To those that never paid a lot of That was close and seemed to
attention to this side, the clean make the team believe they could
sweep came in a year when the two go for it the next campaign.
most dominant sides in Ugandan Players like Conrad Wanyama, Ivan
rugby were struggling, as if to say Magomu, Harunah Muhammad
that was Pirates’ problem. and Baron Kasozi proved that they
However, this Pirates journey goes were only young in terms of age
back to 2014 when the team only but not on the field of play.
survived relegation. They led the team even in the
Something had to be done and absence of the experienced lot.
done fast to ensure the side didn’t Even when the Uganda Sevens
Jet-healed: Raymond Ndyamuhaki races away
face the same challenges in the during a game coach Tolbert Onyango came for
20 Oct -Dec 2018NCS Magazine
RUGBY
Perfect placement: Conrad Wanyama sets
the ball to aim for the posts
Feeling wow:
his players like Magomu, Odongo, Haruna Muhammed,
Desire Ayera and Kisiga, there were Thomas Kisiga and
Desire Ayera show
no cracks. action after a try
The side defeated Betway Kobs
and Heathens in the semis and final
respectively to lift the Uganda Cup,
their first piece of silverware since
2007.
One in the bag. Many thought
that was not supposed to happen
and that Kobs and Heathens would
maintain their duopoly of the
league.
Bulls’ eye:
Not this time, Pirates had not Ivan Magomu
steadies himself
gone to the top for a visit, they to pass the ball
became landlords there as they
lifted the league title with two wins
over Kobs and one over Heathens,
they didn’t have to win the return
leg against Heathens as they had
already clinched the title.
All this happened with Pirates to end the calendar year as the spoilt the party by knocking them
not having their full squad in the undisputed champions. out in the semis and they took
bigger part of the season with the It is a team that has come along was no medals since it was the Pirates’
national team, injuries and work and has now grown in confidence names not Buffaloes’ on the medals.
commitments ruling out some of to an extent of engraving players’ Now already into the new season,
the side’s key players. names on the winners’ medals Pirates are not top of the log and
To put the icing on the cake, of the Henry Rujumba memorial have already lost to Heathens but
Pirates ended Kobs’ dominance in tournament before kickoff. no team boasts better chemistry
the national sevens championship Buffaloes had other ideas and and cohesion like they do.
Oct -Dec 2018 21NCS Magazine
CRICKET
Stars in Malaysia but blues
in Oman for Cricket Cranes
Even when the fraternity agreed it was time
to move from Richard Mwami’s reign, new
Uganda Cricket Association boss Badu Ansasira
has even a lot more on his plate.
At the start of the year, Uganda were stars
and beautifully, albeit via the thread, won
the ICC WCL Division Four in Malaysia to earn
promotion back to Division Three in April.
The Malaysia trip had witnessed Tikolo and
selectors offer a chance to fresh blood in
youngsters Fred Achelam with the gloves,
Steven Wabwose down the order and
left-hander Simon Ssesaazi in for experienced
Arthur Kyobe to face the new ball.
Ssesaazi struggled in Malaysia and would
later fall out of favour as a priority but spinner
F
Firing blanks: Irfan Afridi was a class apart, emerging as best
Things, primar- or some players, officials and fans, bowler with 15 wickets.
ily not in their
control, fell apart they still do not know what hit By the time Oman business approached in
for Cricket Cranes
captain Roger them in November after Uganda November, Uganda prepared with trips to
Mukasa and his carried the wooden spoon Qatar, India, Malaysia, ICC Africa T20 Qualifiers
teammates while in
Muscat. The team following a below-par show at in Rwanda and the Africa T20 Cup in South
travelled to Oman
as chest-thumping
the ICC World Cricket League Division (WCL) Africa.
champions of Divi- Three tournament in Oman. It turned out Afridi had been best bowler in
sion IV.
It was a forgetful showpiece Steve Tikolo’s three events leading to Oman. The 30-year-old
charges having put in more than the usual even picked figures of 1/25 and two maidens
preparations in the year. in nine overs as Uganda beat Denmark by five
Now the minds will roll back to 2017 when wickets.
Uganda hosted the same event and shocking But he was reported for suspected bowling
lost to USA to lose the Division Three status for with “assessment revealed that the amount
the first time in history. of elbow extension in Irfan’s bowling action
was above the 15 degrees level of tolerance
UGANDA’S RESULTS IN OMAN permitted under the regulations” according to
Uganda 59/1 (27.4 overs) Oman 63/ (17.2 overs) ICC.
Oman won by 1 wickets (with 196 balls remaining) Uganda’s wheels immediately rolled off and
lost all remaining four matches, climaxing with
Singapore 2 4/1 (49.4 overs) Uganda 141/1 (42 overs)
a worst 10-wicket loss to the hosts after being
Singapore won by 63 runs (with 48 balls remaining) bowled out for 59 runs in 27.4 overs.
Uganda 177/9 Kenya 178/4 (45.5 overs) With the ICC structure changing ahead of the
2023 ODI World Cup, Uganda will play in the
Kenya won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Cricket World Cup Challenge League.
USA 252/6 Uganda 198/9 This will feature the twelve teams ranked
USA won by 54 runs from 21st to 32nd place in the WCL following
Denmark 165/1 (44.2 overs) Uganda 167/5 (36.2 overs) the conclusion of the 2019 ICC WCL Division
Two tournament in Namibia.
Uganda won by 5 wickets (with 82 balls remaining)
22 Oct -Dec 2018NCS Magazine
BEACH SOCCER
Beach Soccer itching
closer to Afcon
their first ever Afcon attempt back in 2015.
Sand Cranes coach Salim Jamal Muwonge
now has a reliable pool of players that
includes; Meddie Kibirige, Nasser Lwamunda,
Davis Kasujja, Allan Katwe, Sulaiman Ochero,
Rica Byaruhanga, Godfrey Lwesibawa, Ronald
Magwali, Alex Wasswa, and Swaibu Kakwaya
to choose from.
With new-look national team jerseys, the
Sand Cranes represented at the 2018 Copa Dar
es Salaam tournament between November
21-25 as UBSA hopes to keep the team in
shape for another Afcon outing.
Stadium conundrum
Back in March, in the presence CAF
Secretary-General Amr Fahmy, Fufa unveiled
a proposed $200,000 (Shs720m then) Beach
Soccer Arena at Kitubulu-Entebbe but as the
Building: Sand For a sport yet to celebrate its 10th anniversary, excavators started tilting the project ground,
Cranes want to
host the 2020 Beach Soccer has hallmarks of reaching many they were halted as a section of Wakiso district
Beach Soccer
Nations Cup milestones – and soon. Councillors went against the idea. The delay
The nascent game has transcended stadium, subsequently erased Uganda’s hopes of
sponsorship, officiating squabbles, and low hosting the May Cecafa Beach soccer tourney
fans turn out to participate in almost all and left the beach soccer league limited to
international tournaments available. hosting matches Lido Beach, Mutoola Beach
Honoured to have Fufa president Moses and at times Spennah Beach. UBSA’s proposal
Magogo also serving as the Caf chairman of to have a pitch at Namboole Stadium is also
Futsal and Beach Soccer committee, Uganda still in theory.
Beach Soccer Association (UBSA) are now
daringly exploiting the possibility of bidding Amplified competition
to host the 2020 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Forget the days when winning the nation-
Nations. al beach soccer league was somewhat a
Yes, in September the Sand Cranes were preserve for Mubs and maybe Nkumba. There
eliminated by Ivory Coast (7-5 on aggregate) are new forces like holders Isabeti, KIU and
after succumbing to a 3-1 home loss at Stormers ready to rattle the establishment.
Spennah Beach but in the spirited 4-4 draw in Financial constraints forced out a few teams
the return leg in Abidjan, they exhibited that last season and as such, UBSA changed the
the gulf in class between the ‘big’ and ‘small’ league format from two groups – Hurriken
teams is fast narrowing. and Monsoon producing the finalists to a
Worth noting is that Sand Cranes had league round robin that dictates all teams to
addressed a large percentage of the face each other home and away for points.
weaknesses that cost them against Ghana in
Oct -Dec 2018 23NCS Magazine
PARA-SPORT
Para-sport: More presence,
challenges notwithstanding
N
o individual success story respective events, where they were also
has matched David Emong’s classified.
gold medal in the 2017 World And in November, Richard Ayella, one of
Para-athletics Championship, the seven para-shooters from Mubende
but holistically, 2018 has been Rehabilitation Centre, won bronze in the
a fruitful year for disability sport. African Championship in Tunis, in Uganda’s
Powerlifter Muhammad Nigo’s bronze medal first ever appearance in such an event.
at the Africa Para-powerlifting in Algiers in All these are preparatory events for the road
August, won him a ticket to the Tokyo 2020 to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. While Uganda
Paralympic Games. was represented by only Emong in the 2016
In September, four para-athletes attended Games, the Uganda Paralympic Committee
a training course in Addis-Ababa that would and its partners like the International
New hope:
Uganda’s
make them better trainers in various sports. Paralympic
Paralympic Ali Mukasa trained in para-volleyball, Sam Committee and the Japanese Embassy in
committee
members after a Mubajje and Janet Rhoda Amoikori in athletics, Uganda, would want to send more Ugandan
capacity building while RosbelKikomeko, trained in powerlifting para-athletes to Tokyo.
seminar
coaching.
The bottlenecks
In October, swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe
and table tennis player UthmanLukoye Despite those strides, Paralympic sport still
impressed at a workshop in Korea, in their faces many limitations. While government,
through the National Council of Sports, gave
UPC Shs37m twice this year, UPC president
BumaliMpindi reiterates “this is still far
below requirement.” Nigo needs facilitation
for preparatory trips next year and proper
training equipment back home. So will
the para-shooters who used hired riffles in
Tunisia.
The UPC, the equivalent of the Uganda
Olympic Committee, is overburdened as the
centre of all para-sports facilitation because
individual federations are either impotent or
nonexistent.
Closing the National Paralympic Gala at
Kakyeka Stadium in Mbarara in September,
sports minister Charles Bakkabulindi
promised to engage the UPC more to see
how to increase this funding, “because it’s in
government’s interest to support all people
to enjoy their (sporting) rights, and these
people (with disabilities) have great talents.”
Knowledge about adaptive sport is also still
limited, partly due to the huge gap between
media and disability sport.
24 Oct -Dec 2018NCS Magazine
BOXING
Boxing, education
are complimentary
N
amilyango, Busoga College,
among others were traditional
boxing academies in Uganda’s
boxing heyday. So were
secondary schools like Kololo,
Kako SS, St Charles Lwanga, Kasasa, etc.
National greats like 1978 All-Africa gold
medalist Vicky Byarugaba, triple Olympian
Charles Lubulwa, 1990 Commonwealth
Games champions Justin Juuko and Godfrey
Nyakana, are just mentions of the long list of
school boxing graduates.
But the last two decades have not borne
enough fruit since administrators locked
boxers outside school gates, labelling boxing
a ghetto sport.
“We want to see boxing back in schools, such
that students with boxing talent continue with
their talents and their academics, because
recently one had to either drop academics for
boxing, or otherwise, which isn’t good,” said
Dr Chris Mbowa, head of medical commission
Uganda Boxing Federation.
“Boxers can do both like those in other sports.”
After many years, the national schools boxing Continuity, safety
Taking the game
tournament returned to Lugogo, in Kenneth The current schools boxing campaign by to schools:
Gimugu’s last year as UBF president. That the the UBF, DrMbowa said, is also engaging Bombers during
training at Lugogo.
‘anonymous’ Bweyogerere High won the universities to embrace boxing so that there “Students can begin
tournament back-to-back, could not be more with semi-contact
is continuity and opportunities for boxer boxing with gloves
conspicuous than the absence of the giants— students throughout the education system, and headgears, until
they mature to play
Namilyango, Namasagali, Teso College, and as is the case in other sports. full contact.” says
others. Charles Karuma
DrMbowa admits that some schools were
Yet rumour from the aforementioned colleges right to ban boxing when it was handled by
did not promise any good news for Uganda’s unqualified people like unskilled trainers, but
golden sport, which has been labelled “violent” “those are the wrongs we want to right now.”
and replaced by rugby and other sports. “I “Students can begin with semi-contact
played rugby and boxing,” DrMbowa said. “And boxing with gloves and headgears, until they
I know rugby is one of the most dangerous mature to play full contact.” Charles Karuma,
sports because contact impacts 80 percent the sports officer Kabale University and others
of the body, moreover when the body is in welcomed the project—which also involves
motion and tired…it does not have weight a partnership with UNAIDS against HIV/Aids
or age categories like boxing does. So if rugby and other communicable diseases—and
can be allowed why not boxing?” vowed to implement it, immediately.
Oct -Dec 2018 25NCS Magazine
RUGBY
Lukewarm year it was
The Lady Cranes, usually a forgotten sibling in the rugby family, defied odds to finish second in the continental
women’s tournament. After finishing fourth in 2016 and 2017, the Lady Cranes had to engage the shift gear. Facing
a more experienced and exposed Kenya Lionesses side, few would blame Uganda for falling 29-07 in Gaborone,
Botswana.
T
here is no doubt that
finding a balance
for the two codes of
rugby (15s and 7s) was
always going to be a
huge task. Especially in a country
like Uganda, with a very small pool
of players.
Whereas Uganda won the 2007
Rugby Africa 15s championship,
it has never made it to long code
World Cup. It is here that the 7s
counterparts managed to punch
themselves through the ceiling by
winning the African title on two
sequential occasions (2016 and Forgotten smiles: Rugby Cranes did not have the a more experienced and exposed
last laugh in the Gold Cup this year
2018). Kenya Lionesses side, few would
The 2017 triumph came with the blame Uganda for falling 29-07 in
ultimate dream of qualifying for Gaborone, Botswana.
the 2018 global showpiece in San
Success stories Perhaps their male counterparts
Francisco, where they finished 19th The Lady Cranes, usually a should have read from the same
out of 24 teams. forgotten sibling in the rugby script, because 2018 was a
Despite a number of tailbacks, family, defied odds to finish forgettable one for Ugandan men.
one can say that Uganda rugby, second in the continental women’s Leading up to San Francisco, the
especially the shorter version, is not tournament. After finishing fourth welfare of the 7s team was better.
far off the truck. Today, Uganda is in 2016 and 2017, the Lady Cranes You could forgive the 7s team for
ranked amongst Africa’s elite pack. had to engage the shift gear. Facing their World Cup performance, but
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