Twenty-four universities are all camped at Uganda Christian University which is the host of the ongoing 19th Association of Uganda University Sports (AUUS) games which started officially on December 17th to 21st 2023.
The Universities include Kabale, Gulu, Soroti, Busitema, Makerere, Uganda Martyrs Nkozi, International University of East Africa, Makerere University Business School, Uganda Christian University the host, and Bishop Stuart, Islamic University in Uganda among others. There are several games for competition ranging from Football, Basketball, Chess, Netball, Woodball, Athletics
During the opening ceremony on the evening of December 17th, Uganda Christian University management led by their Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi assured the visiting intuitions of the highest level of hospitality and boosted the visitors to enjoy the ambiance of the Campus having one of the best sports facilities in the country.
He said the University already hosted many sports events and is capable of hosting all the institutions on its campus with ease.
“We believe in complete Education and take sports very seriously. Let this edition be a remarkable showcase of teamwork, and friendship, as you enjoy our peaceful beautiful campus”. Said Prof.Aaron.
Penninah Kabenge the President of the Association of Uganda University Sports (AUUS) games cautioned the students to go for friendly rivalry while maintaining mutual respect at the pitch.
“These games should make us reflect on the journey that brought us to this point but to our host, we are grateful”. Remarked Peninah.
She also showed excitement that the women are getting interested in sports where she cited that 40 percent of the participants or players are female and 46 percent of the officials of the games are also female, an indication that women are completely enrolling and embracing the various sports.
She prayed that the 19th AUUS games would inspire greatness and bring more sports giants to Uganda.
David Katende Semakula, the Assistant General Secretary at Uganda National Council for Sports who was the chief guest advised the students not to take the competition lightly since it’s the platform where most of the gigantic sports names of Uganda have come from and as he cited Joshua Cheptegei during the function.
He also called about the various sports federations in Uganda to use the platform for promoting their games since AUUS brings the entire country in one place.
According to him, the National Council of Sports has plans to partner with universities to develop sports facilities and asked them to always share with the Council infrastructural plans for sports facilities in their Intuitions.
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