Uganda Cranes official sponsors Airtel fulfilled their promise to the living legends of the 1978 Uganda Cranes Legends team with a 4G smartphone each who attended the 2019 Airtel FUFA Awards in Munyonyo.
The function held at FUFA House on Monday morning was presided over by the FUFA 1st Vice President Justus Mugisha and the FUFA CEO Edgar Watson.
Airtel Uganda was represented by Head of Public Relations Sumin Namaganda.
Representing the 1978 legends were Ashe Mukasa, Barnabas Mwesiga, Paul Ssali, and Abbey Nassur.
In his address, the FUFA 1st Vice President Justus Mugisha thanked Airtel for recognising the football icons who represented Uganda at the 1978 AFCON and urged all football lovers to support Airtel.
‘We thank Airtel for the endless support to football. It is such a great gesture to recognise the football icons in addition to sponsoring the Uganda Cranes, Regional tours, Airtel Rising Stars and the FUFA Awards. I urge all Ugandans especially football lovers to support Airtel because they also inject in the beautiful game’ Said Mugisha.
Meanhile Sumin Namaganda on behalf of Airtel applauded the legends for the heroic display during the 1978 AFCON in Ghana and expressed her gratitude for having an opportunity of rubbing shoulders with the icons because many people weren’t born then to watch them play.
‘During the Airtel FUFA Awards 2019 at Speke Resort Munyonyo, the Airtel Uganda Managing Director VG Somasekhar made a commitment to honor the 1978 legends who turned up at the event in Munyinyo and I am here to fulfill his pledge. We are graciously happy to have some of them now and we promise to keep honoring you. Airtel Uganda will continue supporting football in Uganda because we believe it is the tenacity that will take this country to another level. We shall continue our sponsorships to football in Uganda and partnerships’ said Namaganda
Speaking on behalf of the 1978 Uganda Cranes squad, Ashe Mukasa appreciated FUFA for organising the Airtel FUFA Awards and inviting them to attend the function from which Mr. VG Somasekhar made his promise.
‘On behalf of the 1978 Uganda Cranes squad, I thank FUFA for the invitation to the Airtel FUFA Awards. We also thank Airtel for the gifts and promise to stick to the brand because it is the only way we can express our real gratitude’ Said Mukasa
MAIN PHOTO: Airtel and FUFA officials in a group photo with Uganda Cranes 1978 legends
