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President Yoweri Museveni has rewarded athletes who brought glory back home from several recent international events they took part in.
The stars smiled to about Shs300m in prize money for their stand-out performances via a luncheon at State House Entebbe on Thursday.
The head of state was particularly pleased with the silverware from the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in England.
“I congratulate those who won medals,” Museveni is quoted by Daily Monitor. Uganda also won three medals from 17 athletes at the Oregon World Athletics Championships in the USA and nine medals from 42 competitors at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.
Victor Kiplangat who won Uganda’s first silverware in Birmingham by clinching the men’s 42km marathon gold received a brand new Renault Koleos.
Kiplangat also collected Shs50m for the victory while his brother Jacob Kiplimo received Shs100m for his 5000m and 10000m double victory in Birmingham.
She Cranes took Shs20m after taking fifth place – their best finish ever – in Commonwealth Games history.
Rugby Cranes who won the Africa 7s in Kampala and later were crowned the Bowl trophy winners at the Sevens Rugby World Cup in South Africa got Shs20m just like Cricket Cranes who claimed the Africa T20 Cup in South Africa.
BIRMINGHAM COMMONWEALTH GAMES (via Daily Monitor)
UGANDA’S MEDALS
Marathon Gold: Victor Kiplangat (Shs50m)
10000m Gold: Jacob Kiplimo (Shs50m)
5000m Gold: Jacob Kiplimo (Shs50m)
3000m Steeplechase Bronze: Peruth Chemutai (Shs20m)
Light flyweight Bronze: Teddy Nakimuli (Shs20m)
TEAM REWARDS
Africa T20 Cup win (Cricket Cranes: Shs20m)
Africa 7s / Bowl trophy @ Sevens WC (Rugby Cranes: Shs20m)
5th @ Commonwealth Games (She Cranes: Shs20m)
Oregon Worlds / Islamic Games Medallists: Shs5m each (Joshua Cheptegei, Jacob Kiplimo, Oscar Chelimo, Husnah Kukundakwe, Abel Chebet, Janat Chemusto)
British Deputy High Commissioner to Uganda H.E Louise Ellis hosted Uganda Cricket Association and Marylebone Cricket Club to dinner to bid farewell to the latter after touring and raising the sport’s profile in Uganda.
H.E Louise shined the spotlight on the cricket journey in Uganda and credited MCC for spreading the game and building connections on the continent.
The event was attended by State Minister for Education and Sports in Uganda Peter Ogwang, Uganda Olympic Committee President Donald Rukare, UCA trustees, Victoria Pearls captain Consy Aweko, deputy Janet Mbabazi and Cricket Cranes skippers Brian Masaba plus Deus Muhumuza among others.
“Delighted to host @MCCOfficial and both the @CricketUganda Cricket Cranes and Victoria Pearls to celebrate the end of a successful tour,” H.E Louise posted on her social media.
Hon Peter Ogwang who is also an England Cricket Team fan was thrilled to be part of the event before relaying a message from Minister of Education and Sports and First Lady of the Republic of Uganda, Janet Museveni.
I am glad to be here to celebrate the evening with our visitors and the African Champions the Cricket Cranes. We have a luncheon with the President tomorrow where the Cricket Cranes have been invited and whenever the MCC visits again we shall try to make sure we visit the President together. Cricket is has been doing well and we hope that partnerships like these can help the association grow further.
Hon Peter Ogwang Minister of State of Sports
H.E Louise received pairs of jerseys from the Victoria Pearls team for the partnership with Uganda Cricket Association.
The MCC will conclude their tour to Uganda with a game against the Chairman’s XI in Entebbe on Thursday.
Game 5: UCA XI v MCC | Two-Day Game: Day 2 Summary
UCA XI won the toss and elected to bat 1st
- UCA XI 164/10 & 47/0
- MCC 252/8
Match Ended in a draw
The Uganda Cricket Association XI experienced how to the test game goes after facing MCC in the version on Tuesday.
Over the two days, the visitors showed that they are more familiar with this format of the game as David Murphy’s century (101) put the visitors ahead.
The hosts had amassed 164 in their 1st innings, MCC scoring 252/8 before declaring, and by the close of play the UCA XI was on 47/0.
The visitors were very happy with their performance against the UCA XI after losing to them in their first tour match in Jinja.
We are happy to come through the two day game very well. We lost our first game and this tour against the same side so we were looking for some revenge. We lost a couple wickets yesterday but the boys managed to put it together very well and in the end we put on a very good total. We have loved playing in Entebbe and we are looking forward to coming back here to finish the tour off with a win
George Thurstance, MCC Captain
Cricket Cranes’ head coach was happy with the experience his charges got saying it will help develop their minds.
We didn’t bat as well as we should have on the first day but the boys were better on day two which was a great lesson. Two-day cricket is very important in the development of players because it tests you mentally and for us it’s important that we play a couple of two day games as we prepare for white ball cricket. We have enjoyed playing against the MCC and it’s been a great experience for the whole group.
Laurence Mahatlane, Cricket Cranes Head Coach
The MCC will conclude their tour to Uganda with a game against the Chairman’s XI in Entebbe on Thursday.
The Uganda Cricket Cranes have been voted by Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) as the sports personalities of the month of September.
Coach Laurence Mahatlane’s lads claimed the inaugural Africa T20 Cup after defeating Tanzania by 8 wickets.
The feat meant they are currently the best team in the T20 version on the continent outside South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
“Thank you @USPAmedia for voting the Cricket Cranes as the Sports Personalities for the month of September. We are the African Champions,” wrote Uganda Cricket Association’s social media.
The Cricket Cranes team was nominated alongside the Uganda Rugby Sevens team, the Uganda Para badminton team, and the Bombers, the national boxing team.
USPA SEPTEMBER SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Cricket Cranes – 245 points
Para Badminton team-200
Rugby 7s Cranes -175
Bombers -125
MCC Tour To Uganda 2022
- Game 1: Uganda XI v MCC Jinja
- Toss: MCC won the toss and elected to bat 1st.
Match Summary
- MCC 101 all out 37.3/50 overs
- Uganda XI 104/4 19.2/50 overs
- Uganda XI won by 6 wickets
Uganda Cricket Cranes select team defeated MCC in an international game that was played at the newly constructed Jinja Cricket Oval.
Led by captain Brian Masaba bowled first after the visitors won the toss and elected to bat first.
The hosts never let them get away with Riazat Ali Shah (2/16) getting in the early inroads but it was the left arm spin of Alpesh Ramjani (4/17) and Henry Ssenyondo (4/15) that put MCC to the sword.
MCC posted a paltry 101 all out inside 37 overs and in the chase, Roger Mukasa and Simon Ssesazi had an opening stand of 45.
3 wickets thereafter fell in quick succession with Brian Masaba at one drop falling for zero.
Alpesh Ramjani (33) and Riazat Ali Shah steadied the ship even with the latter falling late in the innings, MCC suffering a 6 wicket loss.
The MCC will stay in Jinja for one more day of their trip as they will hold a cricket coaching session at Jinja SSS tomorrow before returning to Kampala.
Their next game will be on Saturday against the U-19 boys in Entebbe.
Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) has revealed an impending Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) visit to Uganda from Oct 2ndto 14th.
MCC is the oldest cricket club in the World and has been to Uganda on four different occasions 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013 and this will be their 5th visit.
The MCC is the custodian of the laws of cricket and they have lasted the test of time for over 200 years.
Their headquarters are at the Cathedral of cricket which is Lords Cricket Ground in the UK and during their stay, they will play a couple of games against the Cricket Cranes.
They will also battle some development teams, and select sides in Kampala, Kamengo, and Jinja.
“The purpose of the MCC tour to Uganda is to help raise awareness of the game in the country, especially for the game against the national team while also passing on some technical skills to young players through some coaching sessions,” read a statement released by UCA.
The touring party will be hosted at the residence of the British High Commissioner on 12th Oct 6:00 pm-7:30 pm along with other invited guests.
The touring party will also have opportunities to visit some tourist sites in Kampala and Jinja as part of their visit to the Pearl of Africa.
MCC Touring Squad:
Simon Hinks (Manager)
George Thurstance ©
Oliver Soames
Jack Beaumont
Sam Burge (wk)
William Rowe
David Murphy (wk)
Jonny Pears (wk)
Andrew Brewster
Craig Marshall
Harvey Booth
Jack Grundy
Ollie Haley
Ed Middleton
James Middlebook (umpire)
MCC Tour Schedule:
06/10/2022 | MCC v Uganda XI (50 overs) at Jinja SSS Oval
07/10/2022 | Coaching at Local School in Jinja
08/10/2022 | MCC v U-19 (50 overs) in Entebbe
09/10/2022 | MCC v Ceylon Lions (2 T20) in Kamengo
10/10/2022 | MCC v UCA XI (Two Day Game) at Lugogo Cricket Oval
11/10/2022 | MCC v UCA XI (Day 2 Two Day at Lugogo Cricket Oval
13/10/2022 | MCC v Chairmans XI in Entebbe
Laurence Mahatlane will handle Africa’s best T20 associate team against Asia and Europe select sides, MTN Sports has learned.
The Cricket Cranes coach was selected for the role after guiding Uganda to the inaugural ACA Africa T20 Challenge Cup trophy.
Uganda defeated Tanzania by 8 wickets in the final thanks to Riazat Ali Shah’s heroics in the 18th over to draw the Pearl in pole position for victory.
Mahatlane will be in charge of a team of 18 players selected from the 8 participating sides.
Among the 18 players will be; the man of the moment and the tournament’s best batsman Riazat Ali Shah, Kenneth Waiswa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Juma Miyagi, and Alpesh Ramjani.
The best players will compete against select sides from Europe and Asia with the dates for the same events to be communicated.
ACA Africa T20 Cup Challenge:
FINAL: Uganda v Tanzania
Toss: Uganda won the toss and elected to bowl 1st
Match Summary:
Tanzania 174/5 20 overs
Uganda 175/2 20 overs
Riazat Ali Shah 98 not out
Deus Muhumuza 50
Uganda won by 8 wickets
Uganda Cricket Cranes defeated Tanzania by 8 wickets to claim the inaugural ACA Africa T20 Cup in Benoni, South Africa on Friday.
Tanzania had won at least 35 overs of the whole game but when it came down to the final 5 overs the game turned in favor of Uganda.
Cricket Cranes’ Riazat Ali Shah clobbered 24 runs off the 18th to bring the equation to 24 off 12 balls.
That situation made it any team’s game and whoever panicked would drop the ball, a misfiled on the 5th ball of the 19th over meant Uganda get 9 runs from the over instead of 5, therefore, requiring 16 off the final 6 balls.
A set Riazat Ali Shah didn’t need all six balls to score the balance with two big sixes and a couple between the wickets sealing a memorable victory.
Uganda won the toss and elected to bowl 1st but that didn’t go according to plan as Tanzania got stuck in hitting the Uganda bowlers all over the pack, Tanzania was cruising at a healthy rate of 11 per over until Captain Brian Masaba and Alpesh Ramjani slowed things down for a while.
Tanzania eventually finished on 174/5, Deus Muhumuza with 2/15, and Juma Miyagi and Cosmas Kyewuta picking a wicket each.
The chase didn’t get off to a great start for Uganda, Captain Brian Masaba trapped LBW in the 1st over but Simon Ssesazi and Deus Muhumuza (50) repaired the run chase but were still behind the required rate for long periods of time.
Simon Ssesazi (18) lost his wicket trying to up the ante and the arrival of Riazat Ali Shah didn’t move things up quickly.
However, with the required rate up to 13, Riazat Ali Shah broke the shackles and took the attack to Tanzania who panicked up pressure to hand Uganda a win that looked secure for them for large parts of the game.
The win means that Uganda claims the Africa Cup without dropping a game with their last two games being the real tests of the whole tournament.
The five wins should also improve Uganda’s 25th place in the global T20 rankings when the new rankings are released.
ACA Africa T20 Cup Challenge: Uganda vs. Kenya
Kenya 105/8 18 overs
Kenneth Waiswa 4/22
Juma Miyagi 2/13
Uganda 107/7 17.3/18 overs
Riazat Ali Shah 48
Simon Ssesazi 22
Uganda won by 3 wickets
Ugandan all-rounder Riazat Ali Shah played a much-needed innings to aid his country in defeating Kenya by three wickets on Wednesday in the ACA Africa T20 Cup Challenge.
The Pearl required 22 runs off 18 balls and with Cricket Cranes 5 wickets down, Riazat delivered without fail.
Riazat decided to take matters into his own hands and in the 17th over, he scored 18 runs off Lucas Oluoch to reduce the equation from 22 to 4 runs.
Despite losing his wicket going for glory, he had done the lifting for the team with Pascal Murungi and Juma Miyagi finishing off the game as Uganda got the better of Kenya.
Uganda won the toss and elected to bowl first in overcast conditions with Cosmas Kyewuta and Juma Miyagi putting the squeeze on Kenya.
Irfan Karim (48) took the game to Uganda with some nasty blows with support from Nehemiah Odhiambo (23) and Kenya finished on 105/8 in their 18 overs.
In reply, Deus Muhumuza and Brian Masaba fell cheaply but Simon Ssesazi (22) and Riazat Ali Shah (48) stood out with the bat.
Uganda qualifies for the final and will wait for the winner between Botswana and Tanzania. A win against Kenya also means that Uganda will for now keep Kenya behind them in the T20 rankings.
The final will be played tomorrow afternoon at Wilmore Park.
The Cricket Cranes have arrived in South Africa ahead of their participation in the 2022 Africa T20 Cup in Benoni.
Joseph Baguma, Munir Ismail, and Pascal Murungi traveled with the team and will most likely make their debuts on the side.
Alpesh Ramjani a left-arm spin and top-order batter who has been in prolific form this season for Aziz Damani is also part of the side.
Brian Masaba also returns from a finger injury to lead the side and he will be deputized by Deus Muhumuza.
Uganda is pitted in Group A alongside Botswana, Ghana, and Mozambique and they will start the campaign against Botswana.
The top two sides will qualify for the semifinals and the tournament will conclude with a final. Group B has Kenya, Cameron, Nigeria, and Malawi.
The Team:
- Brian Masaba (Captain), 2. Deus Muhumuza, 3. Frank Nsubuga, 4. Kenneth Waiswa, 5. Cosmas Kyewuta, 6. Juma Miyagi, 7. Alpesh Ramjani, 8. Joseph Baguma, 9. Pascal Murungi, 10. Munir Ismail, 11. Fred Achellam, 12. Henry Ssenyondo 13. Riazat Ali Shah, 14. Simon Sessazi
Team Officials:
- Laurence Mahatlane – Head Coach, 2. Jackson Ogwang – Assistant Coach, 3. Shamim Nassali – Physiotherapist, 4. Steven Tusiime – Analyst 5. Jackson Kavuma – Team Manager.
The Fixtures:
| AFRICA CUP | |||
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE | TIME |
| 15/09/2022 | UGANDA V BOTSWANA | MAIN FIELD | 10:30 |
| 17/09/2022 | UGANDA V GHANA | MAIN FIELD | 10:30 |
| 18/09/2022 | UGANDA V MOZAMBIQUE | MAIN FIELD | 15:30 |