Cycling: Kawempe Cycling Club Flag bearer, Ssempijja Aziizi Optimistic of Winning Africa Championship in Kenya
By: Kayiira Jackson
The Grand Nairobi Bike race championship winner and Kawempe Cycling Club flag bearer, Ssempijja Aziizi is very optimistic that his return to Kenya will yield more glory to Uganda and his club.
Kenya will again host another Continental championship in Africa Cycling championship which is slated to take place between 9th and 13th October 2024 in Nairobi.
The 2024 Grand Nairobi Race Black Mamba category champion Aziz Ssempijja who is leaving the country this evening to Nairobi is very optimistic that Uganda will win the race.
“Our preparations were disorganized due to the Federation’s faulty communication.
The information is scarce and it always comes in bits with no proper details. The delay in information flow stumbles our preparations in all ways.
However, I’m advantaged that I have just raced and won a Gold medal in the Grand Nairobi Bike championship on 29th last month.” Says Ssempijja.
“This keeps me in good shape to compete again. Since coming back, I continued to intensively train and I’m ready to race in the continental showpiece.
I leave home to raise the Uganda flag and together with my teammates we hope to win”. Aziz Ssempijja added.
Together with Abdul Lubega and Hatim Kagaba, they will reach Nairobi tomorrow morning to join other six Kenyan based members of team Uganda.
The six Ugandan riders who joined the Kenyan Ineos training camp include the 2024 Grand Nairobi Bike Race elite category champion Charles Kagimu.
The others are Paul Lumulya, Lawrence Lolot, Miiro, Shafik Mugalu and Arafat Kimuli.
The African championship was shifted from Ethiopia, to Nairobi, Kenya, running from 9th to 13th October 2024 after Ethiopia withdrew the intentions to host.
This championship will bring together all Bike racers from all over the African continent.