Overview:
The crew from Global Fan Network (GFN) and AFTV will meet the Arsenal fans in Uganda and attend the watch party as Arsenal faces Newcastle on 25th April 2026. They will also hold two youth workshops on monetization of digital social media communication, have a VVIP dinner and tour important tourist sites of Uganda.
Arsenal Football Club fans in Uganda have a reason to smile as they welcome different experienced crews from the Global Fan Network (GFN) and AFTV.
The delegation will be led by Robbie Lyle, the founder of GFN and the AFTV, arguably the largest football fan network in the world with an estimated 170,000,000 monthly views.
Lyle will be accompanied by colleagues such as Lee Judges, Cecil Jee Thomas, among others.
The development was confirmed by Barbara Nana Nabirye, the chairperson of the national organizing committee leading the entire arrangement of the crews.
Nabirye, the special presidential assistant (special duties) addressed the media at Kati-Kati Restaurant along Lugogo By-Pass in Kampala on Friday, 17th April 2026.
She was flanked by the deputy chairperson David Mafabi, also a senior presidential advisor in charge of political affairs (special duties).
We expect high profile guests from the fan base of the United Kingdom based Arsenal Football Club on the 24th April 2026. They will meet the Arsenal fans in Uganda and attend the watch party as Arsenal faces Newcastle on 25th April 2026. They will also hold two youth workshops on monetization of digital social media communication, have a VVIP dinner and tour important tourist sites of Uganda.
Barbara Nana Nabirye, Special presidential assistant on special duties & chairperson of the national organizing committee
Lyle’s emotional fan interviews have helped turn AFTV into a global media brand, widely credited with pioneering a style that has since been replicated by fan-led sports channels across the world.
At the moment, his media empire is reportedly valued at around Ug.Shs 30 billion.
Lyle has made similar visits in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and lately Kenya, where he hosted watch parties and engaged directly with thousands of Arsenal supporters.
The trip has been made possible by Barbara Nana Nabirye, the special presidential assistant (general duties) who doubles up as the chairperson of the national organizing committee, and assisted by David Mafabi, senior presidential advisor in charge of political affairs (special duties).
Kenya events guru Ken Mathiu of Sunstar Group is coordinating the visit.
At the final bend of the 2025/26 season in the English Premier League, Arsenal maintains the number of status quo with 70 points fetched off 32 games, 6 points off second placed Manchester City who have a game in hand.
The two clubs (Arsenal and Manchester City) face off this Sunday, 19th April 2026 at the Etihad stadium in Manchester city.
For starters, Arsenal Football Club has won 13 English Premier League titles in 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1970-71, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1997-98, 2001-02 and lately 2003-04.
Different football fans in Uganda and the East African region have religiously got accustomed to the English Premier League with sheer passion.
In Uganda, bars, restaurants, entertainment hubs, makeshift watching parlors and open spaces are compact with several fans during match days of the EPL.
Companies as Uganda Breweries Limited have gone an extra mile to organize exciting watch parties at different places across the country under the Guiness match day on Tour campaign.
The upcoming Guiness match day on the tour will be held in Masaka city on Sunday, 19th April 2026 when Arsenal visits Manchester City at the Etihad.
Let them bring bukayo also