About 500 childern braved the early morning rainy weather conditions on Saturday morning to grace the famous FUFA grassroots football programme at Nabweru church of Uganda play ground in Kawempe Division.
This was the third time that the programme is being held in the different divisions of Kampala.
Initially, the programme started in Uganda with the training of coach coordinators at Njeru Technical center in August 2014 and the grand launch at Old Kampala days later.
The first community outreach was held by Rubaga Division at the Busega community play ground on November 8th 2014 with the subsequent visit to Kisubi, Entebbe as pilot project on request of the scouts and Guides movement.
During the June 20th 2015 event held at Nabweru play ground, atleast 500 children aged between 6 to 14 years (boys and girls) participated in the colourful event.
Despite the morning rains that started as early as 7 a.m, the organizing team and the eager to participate children patiently waited for the weather to stabilize, willing to learn, enjoy and play the beautiful game.
The programme will continue to Nakawa Division at the Maroons stadium in Luzira next Saturday, 27th June 2015 with another crop of over 500 children expected.
The FUFA National grassroots coordinator Willis Muwanguzi has confirmed that 12 primary schools have been invited in Kawempe while 7 from Nakawa.
The programme will run from 9am -midday on each of the days selected.Grassroots football is not limited to festivals and tournaments; it is also organised as a training activity as part of the children’s facilities offered by clubs as well as school and community associations. Even within these facilities, where football practice is very structured, the training session must never overlook the children’s need to play.
Muwanguzi clarifies.
Alongside its main aims of initiating, learning or refining football techniques according to the age group, the training session must also offer children a setting where they can express themselves and develop through play.
