Nile Special National Pool Championships:
- Friday, 02 October 2015: Caves Inn – Rukungiri & Spot On – Hoima
- Saturday, 03 October 2015: Nicos – Mbarara & Panorama – Ibanda
The 2015 Nile Special national pool championship qualifiers return this Friday and Saturday with the Western and mid-west regions.
It will be a chance for several veterans in the game, many of whom coming from Kampala to ensure qualification.
Some of the names in the fray include the 2008 and 2012 beaten finalists Wasswa Kayiya and Moses Arinaitwe respectively, Kabale’s perennial representative Edward Byaruhanga, Icon Pool Club’s Simon Lubulwa fondly referred to as computer, Ntungamo’s Joram Nabasa, Hoima’s renowned Primrock Abitegeka among others.
Nabasa, who has recently won the Masaka Pool open championship organized by Club Klein in Nyendo believes it is his time to first, ensure qualification, then think of attacking the big guns in the game at the championship,
The victory in the Masaka open inspires me and gives me the belief i can even win the national pool championships. But, before that i want to first qualify from Ntungamo
Besides the general battle of securing a slot at the Nile Special Pool Open grand finale, there will be side wars key among them pitting the upcountry-based stars against the Kampala-based players that are seeking qualification miles from home.
Perfection Pool Club’s Kayiya will be in Kasese while Lubulwa, formerly a Rock Catalina favourite, will be seeking qualification at Fort-portal at Forest Bar.
A couple of Entebbe-based stars from Red Roosters also travelled to Hoima but in Brian Tunura and Abitegeka, they may be in for a rude awakening.
Mbarara will also be a rendezvous of Kampala-based players. The regional defending champion and Boat Pool Club star Michael Arinaitwe will be the major attraction alongside his teammate and club captain Robert Ahimbisibwe.
Rock Catalina’s William Busingye, Red Roosters Lawrence Nuwamanya and Gifts Pool Club’s Julius Ssebakigye will complete the line-up of Kampala-based stars that will feature at Mbarara’s Nicos Pub.
