In a second of celebration and reflection, Uganda Martyrs Lubaga Girls FC head coach Edward Kasozi Ssozi heaped reward on Finance Belief Financial institution for his or her continued assist of girls’s soccer after rising because the Finance Belief FUFA Girls Tremendous League Coach of the Month for March.
Sharing the highlight with Kampala Queens captain Shamirah Nalugya, who claimed the Participant of the Month accolade, Kasozi used the platform not simply to rejoice however to acknowledge the important function performed by sponsors, his group and the broader soccer group.
The awards ceremony, held on the Twed Towers Plaza, the headquarters of Finance Belief Financial institution was a testomony to the financial institution’s ongoing dedication to empowering girls by way of sports activities.
It was a day that belonged to winners gamers, coaches and even journalists with Ismail Mulangwa and Sinan Rajub Ssenoga additionally being honored for his or her media contributions to the ladies’s recreation.
However the largest applause was maybe deserved by Kasozi, who steered Uganda Martyrs to an ideal month three video games, three wins edging out stiff competitors from Kampala Queens’ Asefa Firew Hailegabriel and Tooro Queens’ Ayesiga Rodgers.
Edward Kasozi Ssozi
“This award is not only mine,” Kasozi mentioned passionately. “I need to thank the Uganda Martyrs fraternity, the gamers, the followers, and largely the technical employees. They’ve been doing an amazing job behind me organizing these women, coaching them to see that not less than they will carry out on the pitch.”
Greater than something, Kasozi’s phrases had been laced with gratitude, particularly towards Finance Belief Financial institution whose sponsorship of the month-to-month accolades has introduced much-needed recognition and motivation to the ladies’s league.
“I might additionally wish to thank the Finance Belief Financial institution for the assist. They’ve completed an amazing job to see that these women can play,” he added.
“The sport we’re in requires so much, it wants that monetary muscle. And I believe Finance Belief Financial institution, they’ve supported us.”
Whereas Kasozi was being hailed for his tactical brilliance and management, Shamirah Nalugya was acknowledged for her commanding presence on the pitch.
The Kampala Queens skipper had a standout March, notching three targets and one help in simply three video games narrowly edging out her teammate Zainah Nandede, who additionally impressed with three targets and two assists.
Kasozi acknowledged the excessive degree of competitors this season, noting the strategic modifications throughout the league. “The efficiency this time round has been stiff,” he mentioned.
“We’ve seen Kampala Queens bringing in a overseas coach who has completed an amazing job. The kind of soccer the groups have been taking part in has actually improved.”
Regardless of going through early-season turbulence attributable to management modifications and the departure of key gamers, Kasozi remained optimistic concerning the street forward.
“When the season was beginning, we obtained a transition in our management. We misplaced lots of gamers. That costed us. However within the second spherical, we managed to enroll some replacements and enhance one way or the other,” he defined.
Wanting forward, Kasozi made his ambitions clear: “Our goal for the remaining season is successful the remainder of the matches to see that not less than we are able to attain a greater place.”
