Football

Football

There are a handful of areas popular for sports tourism in Uganda, yet many more could be exploited. Still, among the few that participate are corporate companies taking on the experience as part of after-work bonding programmes.

For instance, at the Source of the Nile corporate challenge in Jinja (August 28 – 30), 20 industrial, telecommunication, administrative and corporate companies, including Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), participated in sports such as golf, volleyball, and rugby, among others. 
Tripcare Adventures wants to promote sports tourism as one of the key tourism products in Africa. It is worth developing and will significantly contribute to diversification of tourism products in the country; from nature-based tourism to increasing opportunities for local participation and providing avenues for income generation to different stakeholders.
Football is Uganda’s favorite sport, even if it might not be readily apparent to some internationals. There is more passion for the game than for any other sport, and this tends to show through when you make an effort to engage with the local football culture. Uganda is not always counted as one of the most noteworthy African football nations. Next to the likes of Nigeria, Ghana, and a few other nations that have had significant World Cup success, Uganda can sometimes fall behind in terms of international attention.
Despite this, the country has a very proud tradition, and for the most part, the public loves the sport as much as people do anywhere else. Currently, football is actually generating even more attention than usual due to Uganda’s strong play in the qualifying phase for the Africa Cup of Nation the Uganda Premier League
Once known as the Uganda Super League, the Uganda Premier League has been the top division of professional football in the country since 2015. It’s a full league with teams from all over Uganda, though your best chances to catch top quality local football are in Kampala (Kampala City Capital Authority FC is leading the league), Wakiso Town (the Vipers are another strong club), and Mbarara (for Mbarara City FC). Any of these can make for a terrific football experience.
Even if some of the stadiums may not look like much nice as those in Europe, America, etc and the local professional clubs are not known to the world over yet, football is a worthy aspect of Uganda’s tourism. There are in fact several reasons to include it as something enjoyable to try during your stay. For instance, during games at Nambole Stadium, especially Africa Cup of Nations big numbers flock the stadium for, and it is always a good experience full of joy and happiness.

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