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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>University sports calendar is set for a return after two dead years. But the Association of Uganda University Sports (AUUS) wants to step up in their organisation levels.<\/p>\n

To prepare for the new season, AUUS organised a training workshop for East Africa university executives at Makerere University.<\/p>\n

Donald Rukare, chairperson of National Council of Sports (NCS) and president of the Uganda Olympic Committee, told the executives to step up efforts to professionalise their activities.<\/p>\n

Rukare said university sports has coped well with its activities in the past but explained that the future requires a more professional approach including a good image.<\/p>\n

Rukare, a human rights lawyer, warned of the rising risk of litigation, which calls for strict internal controls.<\/p>\n

Calling for professionally run sports bodies, Rukare explains that there needs to be a regulator to ensure smooth progress. But he blames the outdated 1964 act as the biggest hindrance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to rely on internally created mechanisms,\u201d Rukare said. \u201cSome people say that we are trying to ring-fence positions if we put minimum qualifications in sports but we need to match sport\u2019s popularity with its professionalism.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said it is only sports where someone who failed basic accounting can easily become the treasurer of a sports body.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that you don\u2019t have national records, does that mean you cannot be a good administrator?\u201d Rukare said, adding that sports bodies need to build capacity by training their administrators.<\/p>\n

The UOC has trained more than 2,400 administrators through the certificate, diploma and masters levels of sports management, under the International Olympic Committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to run our federations confidently by having competent leaders. No one is going to give you a billion shillings if they are not sure you will be able to manage it. This must be followed by ethical behaviour,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Major events<\/b><\/p>\n

Ndejje has been selected to host this year\u2019s national inter-university games.<\/p>\n

The Federation of African Sports Universities (Fasu) Games will be held at Kenyatta University in June.<\/p>\n

The games programme includes: athletics, badminton, basketball, chess, football, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, handball, swimming, taekwondo and karate in both genders.<\/p>\n

Others are woodball, roll ball, goalball, sitting volleyball. In addition, Gurasumo, a Borana traditional game, will be included for demonstration purposes.<\/p>\n

The games are a qualifier to the Fisu University World Cup Soccer 2023 for both men and women to be held in Jinjiang, China.<\/p>\n

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