Fresh Dairy Marketing Manager Vincent Omoth hands over a cheque of 240 Million to the Commissioner Physical Education Ministry of Education and Sports Reverand Mugumya Duncan towards Fresh Dairy Secondary School Games

Overview:

All the finalists will qualify for the East African Secondary School Games set for Huye, Rwanda in August 2023.

The 2023 Fresh Dairy Secondary School games have received a boost of Two Hundred Forty Million (240 Million Ushs) from Fresh Dairy, a leading dairy producer in Uganda as title sponsorship for the championship.

This is part of the company’s shared value towards supporting sports and health in Uganda.

Marketing Manager Fresh Dairy – Vincent Omoth remarked “In 2019, Fresh Dairy committed to a five-year contract with Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association to boost sports in secondary schools across Uganda and this year, we have boosted the games with Two Hundred Forty Million (240 Million) Uganda shillings. Over the past three editions, Fresh Dairy is pleased to see a progression in secondary school sports through better quality of sports being played now, but also an increase in the number of students and schools participating. This year, Fresh Dairy’s sponsorship will go towards administrative costs for the games to heighten participation and interest in the games both nationally and regionally.”

Marketing Manager Fresh Dairy Vincent Omoth (middle) during the Fresh Dairy Games draws at Copper Chimney Restaurant, Lugogo
Secondary School students during the 2023 Fresh Dairy Games draws at Copper Chimney Restaurant, Lugogo

The draws for the national finals scheduled to take place from 7th to 15th May 2023 were flagged off by the Commissioner in Charge of Physical Education – Ministry of Education and Sports Reverend Canon Duncan Mugumya Lameck.

Christopher Mugisha Banage, Chief Executive Officer – Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) the organizers of the Games mandated by Ministry of Education and Sports noted; “This year, the Fresh Dairy Secondary School games will have a total of approximately Four Thousand Twenty-Three thousand (423,000) students, which is also an increase in the number of students taking part compared to the past two years. 

Christopher Mugisha Banage, CEO of Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA)

Mugisha further said that these games will start on 7th till 15th May 2023 will take place in Mbarara at Ntare Secondary School and Mbarara High.

All the finalists will qualify for the East African Secondary School Games set for Huye, Rwanda in August 2023.

Omoth said, “As title sponsors of the Fresh Dairy Secondary School games, we are humbled by the role we are playing in growing the stature of Uganda’s secondary schools games. Fresh Dairy’s sponsorship essentially serves to nurture the sporting talent of our youth while highlighting the need for health and nutrition using our products which are great for refreshment and post-work out replenishment. Fresh Dairy believes in developing a complete individual in terms of Sports, Academia and Health.”

Rev Canon Duncans Mugumya speaks during the 2023 Fresh Dairy USSSA Games draw

Fresh Dairy produces healthy and nutritious products that are ideal nutrition boosters to include Fresh Milk, Flavoured milk, Long life or UHT milk, powdered milk, yoghurt, butter, ghee and cream, all coming in various sizes to suit varying customer preferences.

There are seven disciplines with 423,000 students taking part countrywide.

All Finalists will qualify for the East African Secondary School Games set for Huye, Rwanda in August 2023.

Total participants per discipline:

DisciplineBoysGirlsTotal No. of Teams
Basketball323264
Football Girls U204848
Rugby – 15’12820
Hockey121224
Table Tennis161632
Bad Minton161632
Tennis161632

David Isabirye is a senior staff writer for Kawowo Sports where he covers most of the major events.

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