Hamudani Girls High school student, Fatuma Namutosi was voted the Fazle-E-Umer Best Sports Personality for the month of March 2016 in the Eastern Uganda region.
This was during the Eastern Uganda Sports Press Association convention held at Namboko Hotel in Mbale.
Namutosi’s feat followed a superb performance in the recently concluded Mbale District Secondary Schools’ Volleyball tournament held at Maluku play grounds.
After guiding Hamudani Girls to the overall title, she was also took home several individual accolades that included; best blocker, attacker and receiver at the same championship.
Eastern Uganda sports press Association (EUSPA) voted Namutosi with 235 votes ahead of Brilliant S.S striker Sam Bogoya, the top scorer in the concluded Kibuku District post primary tournament (16 goals) who got 215 vote while, Cirrus Wafutu of St Joseph SS Buyaga Bulambuli District had 185 votes.
“The vote is done to recognize talent and encourage many more sportsmen perform well to be recognized” EUSPA President Godfrey Kakungulu said.
Namutosi, 19 won the award after winning the vote that had 20 journalists from over 10 Media houses in Mbale and the surrounding Eastern Uganda districts.
Meanwhile, Salim Kutosi, the January EUSPA – Fazle-E- Umer sports winner received his Golden Medal Monthly award officially presented to him by Usman Ahmad Director Fazle-E-Umer, assisted by the EUSPA President Godfrey Kakungulu and Association Adviser and veteran Vision group journalist, Joseph Wanzusi.
