…National finals to be played next month in Mbarara.
The Airtel Rising Stars North and West
Nile regional qualifier games were held in Gulu town over the weekend. The
games were played at different venues in Gulu with the finals being held at Pece
Stadium.
The regional games took place on Saturday 12thand
Sunday 13thof September with Destiny Sports Academy (boys from Northern
region), King James (girls from Northern region) and Adjumani boys (boys from West
Nile region), Adjumani Girls (girls from West Nile region) emerging as the winning
teams from the two regions.
The Winning teams for both boys and girls from the East and
North Eastern regions, won trophies, certificates, balls, kits and cash prize
of UGX 1,000,000 each. While the boys’ and girls’ first runners up, took home
trophies, certificates, and a cash of UGX 500,000 each.
The boys and girls that exhibited remarkable talent were
selected from the different regional teams to represent their regions in the
national championships to take place in Mbarara in October.
Speaking at the games in Gulu, Airtel Uganda Brands Assets
and Properties Executive, Musa Mayanja, said; “Airtel is dedicated to nurturing
young talent through the Under 17 grassroots football initiative that enables
us to reach out to the youth.”
“It is our desire to see young people live their dream and
soccer is one of our major platforms in doing so.This soccer tournament
provides this opportunity to the youngsters and creates a great opportunity for
the players to engage more in the game,” Mayanja added.
The Airtel Rising Stars football initiative is the biggest
Under-17 grassroots tournament on the African continent and aims at identifying
talent and nurturing upcoming footballers. This is one of the few football
equal opportunity initiatives that targets boys and girls. Over the years, the
Airtel Rising Stars initiative has yielded many success stories and has enabled
several upcoming soccer talents to join Africa Premier League clubs and their
countries’ national teams.
The West Nile and Northern regional games mark the end of
the countrywide regional qualifiers that have witnessed action through every
part of the country. Airtel, currently the largest supporter of youth football
on the continent, has partnered with FUFA to ensure that football regulations
are followed in Uganda.
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