The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) has signed a Shs2 billion sponsorship deal to support women’s football.
Under the five-year partnership, Finance Trust Bank is now the title sponsor of both the Finance Trust Women’s Super League and the Finance Trust Women’s Elite League.
“We are very excited about this partnership, and we believe it is going to go very far, hopefully uplifting the standard of our leagues and eventually the women’s national teams.” FUFA President Moses Magogo said.
He said that in 2013, FUFA took a painful decision to withdraw our U20 Women National Team that had eliminated South Sudan 22-0 on aggregate. “At the time, we did not have any formal leagues, so we decided to go back to the drawing board and created the FUFA Women Elite League first, then the FUFA Women Super League. The painful decision has given us fruits, and we are grateful that we have Finance Trust Bank on board to support women’s football”.
Magogo said his dedication to women’s football is unwavering. I am proud to be the founder of one of the top women’s football clubs. Due to FUFA’s commitment to developing the sport, over 6,500 girls are now registered as players.
Speaking at the signing of the partnership, Annet Nakawunde, the management director of the bank, said the sponsorship is in line with the bank’s mission of putting women first.
“Finance Trust Bank was first established in 1984 to support women in business and management to achieve their financial dreams. We are excited to now extend our support to women in sports, and I am pleased to finally announce Finance Trust Bank’s two billion shillings sponsorship of the FUFA Women’s Football program,” she said.
“Today is the start of a very big journey between FUFA and Finance Trust Bank. We look forward to a fruitful partnership, and we believe women’s football in Uganda will never be the same.” FUFA Executive Committee Member Rogers Bamukama said.
