Fortebet Real Stars Monthly Awards: Ssebatindira, Batusa Two Others Take Home January Accolades
The Real Stars Sports Agency in conjunction with Fortebet Uganda have awarded four best performers of the month of January.
The awarding ceremony took play at Lazio Restaurant Lugogo and each of the winner walked away with an accolade and a brown envelope.
Joseph Ssebatindira, to super talented, 9-year old table tennis player beat off the competition from Jemima Nakawala and Jonathan Ssenyonga to take home the January accolade in table tennis category.
The 9 year old went to Doha for the World Table Tennis Youth Contender, he managed to win again the U-11 category like last year in Cairo, Egypt.
He thumped Saudi Arabia’s Faris Ali 3-0.
Ssebatindira went on to win the U-13 category overcoming the host’s AbdulAziz Abdullah by 3-1.
In Hockey, Batusa Colline won the gong
Batusa scored one goal in the league game against KHC Stallions and made an assist towards Maxwell Mugisa’s goal.
Batusa also scored one goal of the 4 Weatherhead scored in the Uganda cup final against wananchi to stir his side to a double victory.
He finished third overall league top scorer with 31 goals behind teammate Thomas Opio at 32 and Jordan Achaye in first place with 34.
He also finished as the league’s MVP.
He helped Weatherhead win both the league and the Uganda Cup against all odds and also acted as a coach-player for the side that had no coach the whole season, that performance and stats beat off the competition from Lucky Akello and Jordan Achaye.
Grace Nabaggala, won the rugby accolade, making her captain Peace Lekuru and Malcom Okello to wait for another chance.
The Kisubi Pacers and Lady Rugby Cranes Sevens helped the Ladies to finish fourth in Dubai Challenger event.
Nabagala collected 25 points with an addition of four from the conversion to make a total of 29 points.
She fought the competition of her captain Peace Lekuru.
A special mention goes to Nile Rapids Tina Akello who guided the Nile Rapids to their first Uganda Cup title but slightly missed out on this list.
Kamada Ntege ‘Sure Fire’ won the boxing category accolade, seeing off the competition from Isaac Ssenyange and Farahat Manirola aka the Nightmare.
Ntege, won the ABU East and Central Regional title, he beat Ali Hamis Muzei from Tanzania at Club Obligato.
He faced a stif competition from Zebra Ssenyange Jr. who floored Egypt’s Ibrahem Kandele in the first in Abu Dhabi in UAE.