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At the top end of the pyramid, 2022 proved to be a breakthrough year for women’s football in Uganda. The national team were crowned East Africa queens with victory in the CECAFA Women’s Championship and, soon after, the Crested Cranes participated among the continent’s elite in their first CAF Africa Women Cup of Nations for over two decades.
Now the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), working in concert with FIFA, are seeking to supercharge the game at its base by implementing the world governing body’s Women’s Football Campaign. The campaign is designed to provide tailor-made support to associations in delivering grassroots and small-sided football events to boost the participation of young girls and promote existing competitions and programmes.
With an over-arching goal of introducing new participants to the game in a fun and engaging manner, programs have been rolled out over the past week across the districts of Yumbe, Koboko and Maracha. The campaign was preceded by an extensive course for some 60 instructors hailing from the three districts.
Providing guidance on the ground for FUFA was FIFA Women’s Football Consultant Violet Jubane. Recently appointed Secretary General of Zimbabwean premiership club Sheasham FC and a FIFA Master alumnus, Jubane brought broad-ranging experience and guidance to the local organisers.
On-field events proved hugely popular in all three locations with numerous schools taking part and plenty of excited onlookers. Encouragingly too, local participants and stakeholders predict the program will help kick-start a flurry of activity.
“This campaign has opened the eyes of the parents, the children themselves, the teachers and also the leaders of football. Therefore we expect a very big change,” said Uganda Women Football Association Margret Kubingi.
