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Muhangi takes a photo with Nyahuka boda boda riders after gifting them with reflector jackets. It was a colorful weekend for hundreds of people in Fortportal, Bundibugyo, and Nyahuka after Fortebet ‘showered’ them with lots of exciting gifts. It all started at Nyahuka-near Uganda-DRC border where Fortebet gave out phones, club jerseys, T-shirts, caps, bodaboda reflector jackets among others. The same was also done at Bundibugyo and Fortportal. The gifts were given out by Fortebet's Alex Muhangi, the company’s brand ambassador. “There is no better way of saying thank you team for making Fortebet this big. These gifts are a small token of heartfelt appreciation to you. This is our promise: we will always come back to do the same,” Muhangi said while speaking to clients at Nyahuka shortly be...

With less than two weeks to the 2022/23 Star Times FUFA Big League kickoff, Buganda region side Lugazi FC has intensified its preparations with the construction of their home ground set to be done before kickoff. The second tier is set to start on the 16th of this month with 15 clubs. After earning promotion to the Star Times FUFA Big league, Lugazi FC embarked on the construction of their home ground which is expected to be done before the 2022/23 season kickoff. Lugazi FC’s 1000-seater stadium under construction in Dangala-Najjembe, Lugazi Municipality will have offices, pitch and beach soccer facility. Kawuulu who revealed that the club has so far spent over Shs100m in season preparations, says that the construction has been delayed by shortage of finances. Lugazi Municipality Member of...

The captains pose for aphoto with Muhangi after recieving jersey,balls and cash Joy, excitement, jubilations, anger and a million gifts gave a true definition of the Fortebet-Alex Muhangi soccer tour, that blew up punters wild. All this happened on Saturday at Kyengere Summit Playground in Kyengera. As always, the tour was organized by Fortebet in conjunction with the company brand ambassador, Alex Muhangi, and it was aimed at having a come-together moment with Kyengera (and the surrounding places) clients, branch operators and administrators. The tour started with a give back to the community, specifically giving out mama kits to Kyengera Health Centre III. The kits were handed over by Muhangi and the media manager, John Nanyumba. Fortebet and Muhangi then proceeded to the soccer battlefi...

Moroto T-Shirts winners. Last weekend will be for long be remembered by many in the districts of Soroti, Amuria and Moroto after Fortebet made gifts rain heavily. Just as it has done in all the other parts of Uganda, Fortebet gave out lots of gifts to its customers in the areas above. All the gifts were handed over to the respective winners by Fortebet ambassador, Alex Muhangi. 10 people walked away with phones, while many others won their favourite European clubs’ jerseys, T-shirts, wristbands, pens and many more. Away from the branches, Fortebet also visited and donated to bodaboda riders reflector jackets in Soroti. Over 50 riders benefitted from this free offer. “This is massive. What Fortebet has done today for us has never been done by any other betting company. The way you have give...

Kyetume FC, through its lawyers from Bagyenda and company advocates, have filed a lawsuit in the Mukono High Court against the Federation of Uganda Football Associations [FUFA] FUFA recently dropped Kyetume from the super league and sent them to the third division where they are scheduled to play in the upcoming season for allegedly not meeting the requirements for the first division According to lawyers led by Bagyenda Ivan , they said FUFA's dismissal was illegal without giving them an opportunity to defend themselves. They also alleged that they met all the requirements to play in the first division but were shocked to be judged cruelly by FUFA to write to them informing them Recently, the head of the National Clubs Registration and Certification Commission Roger Mulinddwa was speaking ...

Senior three learners, who fail the end-of-year promotional examinations conducted in the third Term, will be required to go back to senior one due to the new lower secondary curriculum. The current senior three and four learners are still using the old curriculum which will be phased out next year while senior one and two learners are already using the new curriculum. This means that senior three learners cannot repeat the class next year should they perform poorly, because they will catch up with senior two learners who are doing a different curriculum. Some parents are stuck after schools threatened to send their poorly performing children back to Senior One to start afresh as per the curriculum. Some schools have also allegedly been threatening to expel senior three students who perfor...