Golf
Golf is one of the most popular sport in the country.
The middle class though accesses it. It played on a daily
basis at various courses in the country. The major courses
include Kitante golf course, Entebbe golf course among
others. Kitante golf course and Entebbe course are 5minutes
drive and 45 minutes drive respectively from the city
center.
Rugby
It’s a popular sport in the country. It is played
over the weekend when the national league is taking
place. It is played on modern pitches that is Kyadondo
rugby club five minutes away from the city center on
Jinja road and Kampala rugby club almost a few minutes
away from the former. Uganda has participated in very
many regional, continental and international competitions.
Football
It’s Uganda’s most popular sport. It is
governed by a local body known as Fufa (Federation of
the Uganda football Associations), its head offices
on plot 879 in Wakaliga, Mengo. Football is played on
two major stadiums. That is the Mandela National stadium,
Namboole on Jinja road ad Nakivubo war memorial stadium
in the city center.
Tennis
Tennis, like world over is a popular sport and in Uganda
it attracts crowds whenever there is a tournament. Several
state of the art courts are located in the city center
and always ready for action. At Makerere University,
at different hotels, at the Lugogo tennis club, among
other places.
Cricket
Cricket is one of the most popular games in the country.
It is played at different grounds country over. It’s
run by a local body, Uganda Cricket Association (UCA)
with its head offices at the Lugogo National council
of sports head offices. The national cricket oval is
situated at Lugogo. Jinja ovals, Kyambogo, Entebbe cricket
oval are the others used to play the game.
Basketball
It is a popular sport among Ugandans. It’s mostly
sensitized among schools to tap talents from the grassroots.
It played mostly at courts at Makerere University, YMCA
courts in Wandegeya all five minutes drive from the
city center. Several clubs play in the national league.
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