By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard.
Ndeeba: Basing at their Main Campus opposite Kabaka’s Lake in Ndeeba, Kampala officially receiving the national beach soccer trophy won by St Lawrence University for the fourth time in a row, St. Lawrence University Vice Chancellor, Dr. Charles Masaba reckoned his unwavering support for the team,
He expressed gratitude for the Beach soccer team for their diligence and commitment and pledged University’s commitment towards supporting the growth of sports and beach soccer.
The success of the team was build but a number of players on the 2022 winning squad were retained and pivotal team captain Baker Lukooya and new recruits who aided the team clinch to glory.
Baker Lukoya told media today morning that they worked as a complete unit all the way with the old squad and the new players on the team united with determination, focus and the right character.
He added that the contribution of their coaches, team management right from the vice chancellor was immense. The new team members were Martin Kikambi, Bruno Bunyaga, Farouk Semukuttu and George Kaddu
Dr. Charles Masaba, the Vice Chancellor at St Lawrence University officially received the 2023 national beach soccer trophy won by St Lawrence University for the fourth year running.
At the same trophy reception event, Peter Sseguya, the sports tutor at the University and beach soccer coaches with Davis Ssozi Nnono linked their triumph to willingness and backup ofthe university management.
“We have been able to win the national beach soccer trophy for now 5 times, four of which consecutively because we receive the full backing from the university. We therefore thank the university management in a special way. We shall continue to plan for the subsequent seasons ahead as also put up a beach soccer facility within the university to allow easy training of the players” Sseguya remarked.
The national beach soccer league is exclusively run by the Uganda Beach Soccer Association (UBSA), one of the vibrant bodies under the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA).
For the fifth time overall, St Lawrence University beach soccer team returned to the podium as champions of the national beach soccer league. The 2023 season heroics follow earlier success stories in 2013, 2019, 2021 and last season, 2022
Upon clinching their fifth national beach soccer league trophy in as many years, St Lawrence University remains upbeat about growth of sports and the game of beach soccer in particular at the institution.
This was the fifth time overall that St Lawrence University returned to the podium as champions of the national beach soccer league.
The 2023 season heroics follow earlier success stories in 2013, 2019, 2021 and last season, 2022.
The 2020 season was skipped because of the Coronavirus pandemic that ravaged the entire world.
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