Over the years, Police as a Government institution has always been at the forefront of promotion of sports talents cross-cutting the divide in either gender for outdoor and in-door sports disciplines.
Disciplines ranging from In-door games as Darts, Boxing, Karate, Taekwondo, Table Tennis, Pool, Swimming to athletics, shooting, football, basketball, netball, volleyball, handball and others, Police’s menu is full in abundancy.
With a competitive football club in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League, Police has a formidable male football entity.
Baby steps are being taken with the women team that has been assembled for now the second season approaching the 2024-2025 epoch in the Kampala regional league.
Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Dr. Hadija Namutebi officially unleashed the Police women football team of players, technical officials and other administrators at the CID headquarters, Kibuli.
AIGP Namutebi, the Director Welfare, Production and Sports was flanked by Uganda Police Force Sports Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Abu Kalule, SSP Ritah Nampoza, managers of various sports disciplines, players and the technical team.
The Director urged the Girl Child not to be over-driven by fame and remain focused so as to reach greater heights, emphasizing how sports serve as a community policing strategy and a step in the right direction to break the barriers.
AIGP Hadijah Namutebi
Sports bring happiness and links the Police to the community. It is a community policing strategy and helps us on image building. But for this particular occasion, where we are unveiling a team of Police for women, we are breaking barriers and making history that women can make it. We just need to organize ourselves and present a good case to the top management but particularly the IGP who is rallying the entire team of Police management to support our sports department since the community policing strategy is a welfare strategy.
Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Dr. Hadija Namutebi
Force Sports Officer, ACP Kalule preached equity and inclusivity of the Girl Child in the Sports sector and how sports has become a dependable source of livelihood.
Sports is all about equity, inclusivity and has become a source of livelihood and income. So, we are going to work on the challenges and do within our best to mitigate them bearing in mind the uniqueness of a woman. Women football symbolizes gender equality, hence there are healthy benefits of women taking part in sports and this helps in creating role models for this country.
Abu Kalule, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)
ACP Kalule Abu
At the same event, Police Constable (PC) Farida Nassazi was unveiled as the team’s Chief Executive Officer.
ACP Kalule applauded Nassazi for her exemplary leadership and commitment towards the team which is making bigger strides.
Technical docket:
Inspector of Police (IP) Deo Sserwadda (Technical Director), Lawrence Ssenyomo (Team Administrator) and Shafiq Mudholo as the sporting director.
Zaina Namukasa was unveiled as the team head coach. She was officially handed the instruments of power by AIGP Namutebi.
Namukasa’s backroom staff also has Rashid Kyambadde (Assistant coach) and veteran goalkeeping trainer Ben Kalama Lwanga as the in charge of goalkeepers.
AIGP Namutebi Hadijah unveiling team coach Zaina Namukasa
The Director, AIGP Namutebi hailed the team management that endeavored to fulfill the FUFA requirement of having the Police Women Football Club and urged them to keep it as the focus turns to reaching it at greater heights.
ACP Kalule showered praise to managers of various disciplines ranging from Athletics, Netball, Volleyball, Darts, Taekwondo, Boxing, Football and others for their passionate servicing and urged them to keep the fire burning.
Club chairperson Sandra Owagage Mbazira pleaded with the chief guest Dr. Namutebi to aide in improving the team’s welfare and provide sports equipment ahead of the new season.
The new season in the Kampala regional league and elsewhere is ear-marked to kick off late October 2024.
The prime objective at hand is to see the team qualify to the Finance Trust women super league.
Police Women FC Technical Team
Technical Director: IP Deo SserwaddaSporting Director: Shafiq MudholoHead Coach: Zaina NamukasaAssistant Coach: Rashid KyambaddeGoalkeepers Coach: Ben Kalama LwangaClub Administrator: Lawrence Ssenyomo
The Secretariat
Club CEO: Farida NassaziTeam Manager: Musa WamalaClub Administrator: Lawrence SsenyomoMarketing Officer: Sabastian SamanyaFans Coordinator: Josephine NakalemaMedia Officer: Salim Shamir
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