Sports Gift Donates

Sports Gift(www.sportsgift.org/) a US-based Charity organisation has donated sports items to KSEM. The items which included 6 soccer uniforms, 30 soccer balls, 20 cones,48 soccer cleats and 60 shin guards among others were received this month.

KSEM friends in the US led by Artur Urbanski and Marek Urbanski a professional footballer covered the shipment of these items to Uganda. Artur and Marek and Chris have also put together a fundraising webpage for the purpose(http://kampalaschoolsportsfund.com/)

The items were distributed to members of KSEM Children's Home. Other items were distributed to a girls soccer team in Kampala and Rubaga boys Primary school. Another local youth coach, who coaches St. Julian High School was also given 5 balls in the same regard.

Other items in the shipment included ball pumps, clipboards, cones and flags. Also Knit with love a Carlifonia-based charity donated knit caps to the children.(www.knitwithlove.org)

We would like to thank everyone who made this possible. Many thanks go to Claire Baxter at Sports Gift, Lindsay Baxter at Knit with Love and to Artur,Chris and Marek Urbanski for the love and support.

KSE JUNIORS DRAW PROLINE SOCCER ACADEMY

Kampala School of Excellence Juniors on Saturday 22 January were forced into a 1-1 draw with one of the country's top soccer academy Proline Soccer Academy at Lugogo Sports Complex. The boys who played an early morning game with their hosts exhibited a spectacular display of talent and composure against the nation's best talents.

An Ivan Makula early goal was all the Excellence boys could afford in a highly-billed friendly match. This is the first time the Excellence lads were having a face-off with Proline soccer academy which has links with England defender Rio Ferdinand.

Undoubtedly one of the best soccer academies in Uganda, Proline soccer academy is owned and managed by Mujib Kasule a former footballer-turned soccer administrator. The later is also a friend to Excellence Ministries Director and founder Daniel Kisseka Ntale also a former national team player.

Both sides exhibited rare talents at a match watched by over 100 fans. Kampala School of Excellence Juniors are the academy side of Kampala School of Excellence Football Club which is managed by Kampala School of Excellence Ministries a local Charity organisation which is involved with promoting talents.