- Buganda Girls and Kitara Boys emerge victors for the second consecutive year.
Mbarara, Uganda –The Airtel Rising Stars (ARS)
Season 5 U-17 football tournament officially came to a close at Kakyeka stadium
in Mbarara district with sixteen teams from eight regions around the country
competing to take the covetednational championships trophy home.
For the second year running, Bunyoro Kitara
and Buganda Regions’ teamsbagged the boys’ and girls’ championships respectively.
Organized by leading telecommunications
operator, Airtel Rising Stars is a global talent search platform which aims to
develop grassroots football by displaying the skills of talented
youngsters across Africaand providing them with the opportunity to evolve and
acquire new football skills and develop into notable soccer talents.
The 2015 ARS tournament was officially
launched on the 15th June 2015, with regional tournaments taking
place in five districts across the country. Speaking after the national championships, Airtel
Uganda’s Brand Assets and Properties Manager, Noela Byuma emphasized the
Company’s commitment to the development of national football. “We believe thatcontinually
nurturing young talent is the means by which we will ensure the growth and
recognition of talent among youthin this country,” she said.
“We have always and will always be a brand
that supports the communities in which we operate. Airtel Rising Stars provides
young, gifted football playerswith the opportunity to train within FUFA camps,
where they are able to gauge their soccer skills by competing with their age
mates from different parts of the country, and most importantly, they stand a
chance to be scouted for club and national football,” she added.
Both the Kitara and Buganda winning teams
from this year’s games received a cheque of UGX 5,000,000/- each, courtesy of
Airtel Uganda. Sadat Nsubuga, the Most Valuable Player, Alfred Adeka, the best
goal keeper and Richardson Okumu, the top scorer took home mobile phones and
other Airtel merchandise.
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Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 4
mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the
company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile
commerce, fixed line services, high speed DSL broadband, IPTV, DTH, enterprise
services including national & international long distance services to
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and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 297 million customers across its
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