With 6 goals to his name in November, SC Villa hit man Charles Lwanga has been named the best football player of the month in the ForteBet Real Stars Monthly Sports Awards.
To win the accolade he bettered the Vipers SC duo of Milton Karisa and Allan Okello. Remarkably, in November, Lwanga grabbed a quadrat against UPF Football club when SC Villa smashed them 5-0 at Wankulukuku Stadium and then added on a brace against Wakiso Giants.
The awarding event is organized by Real Stars Sports agency powered by ForteBet Uganda in conjunction with Jude Colour Solutions. The event was held at Lazio Restaurant on 3 December 2024 and had 3 other Athletes from three sports disciplines besides football awarded.
In Cricket Uganda’s best Bawler Henry Ssenyonjo took the accolade for his 11 wickets pick at ICC World Cup Challenge League B hosted in Uganda. Ssenyonjo defeated Cricket Cranes Captain Riazat Alishah and fellow National team player Danish Nakrani for the November accolade.
In Rugby Lydia Namabiro collected her second Accolade of 2024 having won her first in March. Namabiro was picked as a best player in contention with her national team mates in Peace Lekuru and Grace Auma. It’s her performance at the Africa Women’s Sevens Ladies Rugby where she became the top scorer of the competition held in Accra Ghana.
With her 11 tries, she helped the Rugby Cranes to scoop a bronze as the team qualified for the 2025 Challenge series to be held in early January.
In Motor Rally, Jus Mangat was announced winner after beating off competition from Ronald Ssebuguzi and Dr. Moustapha Mukasa.
The life time Achievement Award went to legendary sports journalist Hajj Hassan Badru Ziwa as the agency aims to appreciate Loyal Sports Servers.
The event was graced by Honorable Draville Sheila of NOWIP who preached to the government to inject more funds in sports to help nurture young talents.
Resty Mbatidde Namugema represented sponsors ForteBet Uganda joining Real Stars Sports agency CEO Isaac Mukasa.
