BY JUMA ALI
The 2023 Fortebet Real Stars Monthly Awards for the May were held on Tuesday, June 6 at Lazio Restaurant in Naguru, Kampala.
Five disciplines (Football, Rugby, Netball, Basketball and Motorsport) were rewarded with the winners taking plaques and cash rewards.
In Football, Simon Tamale, a goalkeeper at Maroons Football Club was the best.
Tamale completed the 2022-2023 season with 12 clean sheets to his name and was outstanding in May 2023.
Tamale had a stiff competition from Paul Mucureezi (Kitara) and Milton Karisa (Vipers).
“I am humbled to have won the Fortebet Real Stars Award in football during May 2023. It motivates me to work harder” Tamale noted.
NETBALL
Gloria Aya, a student at St Noa Girls and a player of NIC won the Netball category for the player of May having helped her club to regain the East African netball championship. Aya won veteran Rachael Nanyonga and Stella Nanfuka.
BASKETBALL
Mary Moses Amaniyo, a student at Wakiso based school St Mary’s SS Kitende was rewarded for her outstanding performance at the 2023 Fresh Dairy Secondary Schools Association Games in Ntare school, Mbarara city, Western Uganda.
Amaniyo came top ahead of Peter Cheng (Nam-Blazers) and Diana Letaru (KIU Rangers).
RALLY
Yasin Nasser and his navigator Ali Katumba walked away with cash prize and accolade after wining this category where he beats Duncan Mubiru and his navigator Joseph Bongole and Byron Rugomoka and his navigator Hakim Mawanda.
RUGBY
Pirate’s captain Ivan Magomu won the Rugby category after beating Moses Zziwa and Ivan Kabagambe also of Pirates.
