Fortebet Real Stars Awards for October 2024

Winners:

Motorsport: George Michael Mukula JuniorFootball: Allan “Jolly” Okello (Vipers & Uganda Cranes)Badminton: Augustus Owiny (Victoria University)

Special Recognition:

Kyaggwe Ssaza management officials

Rally driver George Michael Mukula Junior was among the sports personalities recognized for their exceptional performance for the month of October 2024.

This was during the Fortebet Real Stars awarding ceremony held on Tuesday, 29th October 2024 at Lazo Bar and Restaurant in Kololo.

Mukula Junior who is navigated by Edward Kiyingi won the accolade in motorsport for winning the ARC2 category during the 2024 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla rally.

Mike Mukula Jr recieves his accoalde from Resty Mbatidde, a Fortebet official

Mike Mukula Jr receives cash from Resty Mbatidde

Driving a pro-drive prepared Subaru Impreza N14, Mukula Jr. finished second overall behind the defending champion and overall winner Karan Patel (Kenyan).

Mukula Jr is currently second with 47 points on the leaderboard, the best Ugandan thus far behind Patel (140 points).

“This is humbling to be recognized. I thank the entire team for this performance and I promise to perform well in remaining events” Mukula Jr stated.

Mukula Junior came top over Jas Mangat and Ronald Ssebuguzi.

Mangat is third on the ARC leaderboard with 28 points.

His main focus now is on the upcoming Guru Nanak Equator rally in Voi, Kenya (29th November to 1st December 2024).

Michael George Mukula Jr in actionAugustus Owiny and Michael George Mukula Jr

Other sports personalities recognized:

Badminton youngster Augustus Owiny was also rewarded for winning three gold medals at the recently concluded 2024 City Tyres East Africa Badminton championship at Lugogo.

Owiny won gold in the singles after winning over Reagan Nsubuga in the final, another gold under the men doubles after pairing with Muzafaru Lubega to over Shilton Tayebwa and Reagan Nsubuga and the team event when Uganda beat Kenya 2-0 in the final.

The two other nominated players were Tracy Naluwooza and Fadilah Shamika Muhammed.

L-R: Augustus Owiny with Mike Mukula Jr and Isaac Mukasa. The latter picked Allan Okello’s plaque

Football:

In football Vipers and Uganda Cranes playmaker Allan “Jolly” Okello won the accolade.

Okello was instrumental in Uganda’s back-to-back victories over South Sudan in the 2025 AFCON qualifiers at Namboole and Juba stadium.

Back home, he scored a brace for Vipers in their 2-1 home win over Police during the StarTimes Uganda Premier League at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende.

The intelligent playmaker beat off competition from on-fire Mbarara City forward Seiri Arigumaho and Kawempe Muslim goalkeeper Josephine Nambuya.

Meanwhile, the management committee of the Kyaggwe Ssaza team was also specially recognized prior to the long awaited 2024 Buganda Masaza Cup final this Saturday against Buddu at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.

“We have recognized and rewarded the officials of Kyaggwe Ssaza team for making history to qualify to the finals of the Masaza Cup” Isaac Mukasa, the executive director of Real Stars Agency elucidated to the media.

Among those recognized with plaques were David Katono Mutono (head coach), Greg Kikomeko (secretary), Hon, Steven Serubula Kinaalwa (chairperson organizing committee) and the chief Vincent Matovu Bintubizibu (Ssekiboobo).

“This is a great moment to be recognized for the great effort done to qualify for the final of the Masaza Cup. We are ready to die alittle for the team and win the trophy, the first ever in our history” Hon. Sserubula, also the member of parliament for Lugazi Municipality stated.

The Fortebet Real Stars Monthly Awards have been held since 2018 with Foretbet Uganda as the title sponsors and Jude Colour Solutions a key partner.

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