Overview:
The Nsambya sports ground is located in Nsambya Parish, Gogonya 1 zone, the ground seats on two acres of land, owned by the Catholic church, specifically dedicated to sports.
Nsambya, a suburb situated in Makindye Municipality in Kampala city is famous for producing sports stars across the board.
From football, volleyball, netball, athletics, boxing, kickboxing, netball, karate, taekwondo, hockey, darts, table tennis, tennis to badminton, Nsambya has had its share.
The famous Nsambya Sports ground, popularly known as “Nsambya Mu Miti” etched a name in Uganda’s sports spheres for producing a number of stars as the legendary former Uganda Cranes captain Denis Masinde Onyango, Fred Ntambi, James Ssekandi, Mohammad Kateregga, Francis Luggya, Rogers Lukande, Barnabas Mwesiga, Edward Kibalama, Edward Nsubuga, among others.
Located in Nsambya Parish, Gogonya 1 zone, the ground seats on two acres of land, owned by the Catholic church, specifically dedicated to sports.
Since time immemorial, the Nsambya sports ground was home of Nsambya Sports Club, arguably the country’s oldest football club (founded in 1911).
The former barren and bumpy ground will now have a new outlook with an astro turf (synthetic) surface, thanks to efforts of the Catholic Church.
Thus far, the ground has been rebranded as Youth Encounters the Savior (YES) centre sports arena, according to the director Father Joseph Mary Ssebunya.
“Along the theme ‘Where sports meets spirituality’, we want to encourage the community through sports and this is one of the efforts to develop sports infrastructure. We are aware of the demand for good sports infrastructure where the people can meet and enjoy sports” Father Ssebunya attests.
Youth Encounters the Savior center sports arena measures 108M X 68M and has been developed since 2021 during the COVID-19 epoch.
The total cost for the entire project is estimated to cost Ug.Shs 3 billion with other amenities as the swimming pool, rest parlour, changing rooms and kids playing area also coming up in the due course.
The local community, clubs, institutions as churches, schools and banks are all welcome to use the facility.