Uganda boys’ junior golf team star Juma Abiti was on Tuesday named among the winners of the Real Stars Sports Monthly Awards for the month of April in a function held at Lazio Bar and Restaurant in Kololo, Kampala.
Abiti who was among the six winners of the day beat competition from boys’ junior golf team captain Reagan Joseph Akena and his teammate Abdul Kakeeto to win the best golfer of April award.
The Real Stars Award win comes just a day after Abiti won the Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) Promising Talent Award, that recognizes an exceptional athlete under the age of 21.
Abiti has bagged back-to-back awards because he was Uganda’s best overall player at the All Africa Junior Team Championship that was held at Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa, Kigo and emerged seventh best overall player in the tournament. He shot a gross score of 308 (78, 78, 76, 76) off four rounds at the event and his consistently contributed to Uganda’s boys’ junior golf team qualification to the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup after they finished second in their category.
The other winners for the month of April are; Netball – Christine Namulumba Kango (Prisons Netball Club), Football – Charles Bbaale (SC Villa ), Cricket – Aweko Consy (Victoria Pearls captain), Rugby – Sydney Gongodyo (Stanbic Black Pirates) and Basketball – Sarah Ageno (JT Lady Jaguars).
