David GOMBE
The organisers of the month-to-month Fortebet Actual Stars awards have rewarded the most effective three performers for the month of February at Molecule on Tuesday.
Chess, Soccer and Badminton are the three sports activities classes awarded on the occasion.
Kampala College first-year scholar Nyola Wasswa Mark gained the chess accolade following his success on the Uganda Nationwide Chess Championship (Tremendous 12) held at Sport View Lodge in Kireka in February.
Nyola, pursuing a Bachelor in Info Expertise emerged as the general winner, on the Nationwide Chess championship.
The championship additionally served as a range floor for Uganda’s nationwide staff forward of the 2026 World Chess Olympiad set to be hosted in Uzbekistan this September.
He overcame his teammates Olivia Asiimwe and Sana Omprakash to the Chess gong.
In soccer, Nec’s Richard Basangwa clinched the award following his super begin to life at Lugogo. Basangwa scored a brace for NEC FC on his debut in opposition to KCCA FC final month.
He overcame Entebbe UPPC goalkeeper Rogers Omedwa and Vipers ahead Milton Karisa who have been additionally in high-quality kind.
Uganda’s badminton star Fadilah Shamika Mohammed Rafi gained the February badminton class accolade after her crown on the All Africa Badminton senior championship Gabrone, Baostwana.
She stormed to gold in girls’s singles and earlier than partnering with Tracy Naluwooza to clinch a bronze medal in girls’s doubles on the All Africa senior particular person Badminton championship.
Shamika’s outstanding 2-1 overcome South Africa’s Johanita Scholz within the three units (21-17, 16-21, 21-19) to assert the ladies’s singles gold was her spotlight of the month.
The winners have been rewarded with money prizes and winners accolades courtesy of Fortebet and Jude Shade options.
