Uganda Cranes goal keeper Denis Onyango has applauded FUFA’s gesture to reward him with a plot of land and believes it will go along way in inspiring and motivating youngsters to work hard.
The award to Onyango was after the South African side Mamelodi Sundown won the CAF Champions Legaue-with Onyango becoming the first Ugandan player to lift the title. The player was taken on a guided tour of the land which is located in Mukono district off the Mukono-Kayunga road by FUFA Partners Canaan Sites on Thursday afternoon. FUFA was represented by Marketing Officer Hassan Mugerwa.
Canaan Sites Sales and Marketing Manager Edmund Mutebi also made the trip where the land is located-Middleton Canaan Sites Estaes-Kiswera off Mukono-Kayunga road.
‘We are strong partners in football development and we believe this land will help Onyango use it tohis best. We want to see players happy. We partnered with FUFA to make Onyango happy after his achievements last year’ said Mutebi.
Onyango later proceeded to Jinja on a courtesy visit to BUL- producers of White Star Magic-official laundry partners of the Uganda Cranes.
In Jinja, Onyango who was accompanied by former Cranes player Simeone Masaba was received by BUL Marketing Manager and Leader of Customer Response Team Sankha S. Chatterjee and export head Rajdeep Chakraborty.
They were later joined by BUL General Manager Suvrajit Ghosh who was full of praise of the Ugandan goalie and how his achievements have inspired many youths in the region.
‘We are very proud of you and your teammates. Thank you for representing the country and just know we are happy with your performance despite not making out of the group atleast after such a long time we finally made it. Just keep the spirit and continue working hard. After what we saw we believe we can still qualify again in 2019 and this time round go further’ said Ghosh
Onyango was presented with a token of appreciation as he also gave a signed Uganda CRAnes shirt used at the AFCON 2017 finals in Gabon as a souvenir to the company.
