By Thomas Odongo
The Uganda Ladies’ National Golf Team is set to compete in this year’s edition of the All-Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) scheduled for September 3 to 13, 2022 at the Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club in Tanzania.
To pick the final team for AACT, a two-day qualifier has been organized by Uganda Ladies Golf Union (ULGU) scheduled for Wednesday, 10th August (18 holes/one round) at Uganda Golf Club and on Thursday, 11th August (36 holes/two rounds) at Entebbe Golf Club.
Seven players will compete for the team slots, that is; Martha Babirye, Peace Kabasweka, Meron Kyomugisha, Wendy Angudeyo, Gloria Mbaguta, Resty Nalutaaya and Harriet Kitaka. Lady professional golfer Irene Nakalembe is the team coach.
After the qualifier, ULGU will hold a Fundraiser Golf Tournament on Friday, August 12th at Uganda Golf Club. Proceeds from the event will go towards supporting Team Uganda going for AACT.
“We call upon Corporates, Entities, and well-wishers to support our Uganda National Ladies’ Golf Team through sponsorship in the following Categories; Gold (UGX5M), Silver (UGX2M), and Bronze (UGX1M),” ULGU President Anne Abeja said ahead of the Fundraiser Golf Tournament adding that an entity can opt to sponsor in as many categories as possible.
Companies who will sponsor the fundraiser event will get to advertise their products in various ways and also field a 4-ball team (staff and/or customers/other stakeholders) in the tournament.
Meanwhile, 35 Countries are expected to compete in this year’s AACT, with 24 already having confirmed attendance: Uganda, Nigeria, Botswana, Malawi, Togo, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Tunisia, Mali, Zambia, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Gabon, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and hosts Tanzania.
The idea of the AACT was mooted by Tessa Covell, the then President of the Zambia Ladies Golf Union, with the reasoning that “none of the African countries were realistically able to compete in the World Championships, their golfing standards simply needed a home-grown training ground, rotating within the geographical area”.
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