Overview:
Netballer Lindah Muzigo is graduating with a bachelor's in business administration (BBA) during the latest outing. She is is currently upgrading with a Masters Degree in Finance. Besides Netball, Muzigo also plays Handball and Basketball.
Fortebet Real Stars monthly awards (June 2025)
Individual sports disciplines:
- Netball: Linda Muzigo (Uganda Christian University Netball Club)
- Basketball: Frank Nyembo Fataki (Sommert Basketball club)
- Athletics: Peruth Chemutai
Life time achievement award:
- Deo Akope (Professional golfer, chairman Uganda Professional Golfers Association, teaching pro & coach)
The element of teamwork in sports is amplified through the collective effort of all team members working to achieve a set target at hand.
Different team members join hands together, each with individual skills to compose a competitive team.
Netballer Lindah Muzigo who features at Uganda Christian University Mukono in the national netball league credited the value of her team members when she was named the Fortebet Real Stars best netball player for the month of June 2025.
“I am happy for the award. It is not an individual award but rather to us all as team UCU Angels” Muzigo reasoned as she received the plaque, accompanied by a cash prize.
The workaholic player who juggles the Goalkeeper and Goal defender roles had stellar displays in the 48-37 and 60-42 victories over UPDF and Busia respectively during the national league.
During the month, UCU Angels also fell 33-37 to record champions National Insurance Corporation (NIC).
To win this award, Muzigo defeated teammate Alice Isoto and KCCA’s Shafie Nalwanja.
“This is good motivation to me and the team. I appreciate the organizers for creating efforts in pushing us to pull up our performances, for my team. We are having a fantastic season we have only lost one game and also it was a good game despite losing” Muzigo who graduates with a bachelor’s in business administration (BBA) this Friday added.
Muzigo is also currently upgrading with a Masters Degree in Finance. Besides Netball, Muzigo also plays Handball and Basketball.
Other winners:
Basketball:
Sommet Basketball club player Frank Nyembo Fatak won the award over JKL Lady Dolphins and Peter Akok of KIU Titans.
Nyembo stood out as SOMMET Basketball Club castrated KIU Titans 92-73, edged Kampala Rockets 85-81, came top over City Oilers 90-87 and recorded a 68-64 win past JKL Dolphins (men side).
Despite a 55-52 loss to KCCA panthers Nyembo still managed to put a significant Performance for the June award.
Out of the five games SOMMET Basketball Club played, Nyembo averaged 21 points, picking up a combined 57 rebounds and 26 turnovers to drive SOMMET Basketball Club to a 6th place on the National Basketball log with 27 points in 17 games.
Athletics:
Steeple chase runner Peruth Chemutai emerged top in athletics.
Chemutai won a silver medal at Paris Diamond League in the 3000m steeplechase event with a seasonal best 8:54.41.
Kenya’s Faith Cherotich earned gold with a time of 8:53.37.
Life-time achievement award:
Professional golfer Deo Akope was specially recognized with the life-time achievement award for his enormous contribution to the sport as a player, coach and now administrator (chairman of Uganda Professional Golfers Association).
With three Uganda amateur open titles to his name (2000, 2001 and 2002), Akope also boasts of two Uganda open professional accolades, as well as multiple trophies.
“It is humbling to be recognized” Akope beamed with a smile across his face.
“I am honoured for this and I thank the organizers as well as Fortebet and Jude Colour Solutions. This is a motivational tool to me” he added.
Fresh from clinching the Captain’s bell overall trophy among the professionals, Akope eyes the Pearl of Africa championship coming up at the Lugazi Hills and Country club (16th to 19th July 2025).
Nakawa East Member of Parliament Hon. Ronald Nsubuga Balimwezo was chief guest during the crowning ceremony hosted at Lazio Restaurant in Kololo.
Hon. Balimwezo hinted on protection of the open spaces where sports is held.
Real Stars Executive Director Isaac Mukasa, Jude Colour Solutions’ Henry Zzimbe and Fortebet assistant laisons manager Resty Mbatidde Namugema all graced this event.
These awards have been held since 2018.