World Champion Uganda has climbed to the top of International Ludo Federation (ILF) rankings that were released over the weekend by the international governing body.
Uganda is the first country from the African continent to be ranked as the best Ludo playing nation ending the dominance of India and Brazil.
The Pearl Of Africa managed to scoop a total of 105 points after registering stellar performances from 2020-2022 beating India (90 points) and Brazil (88 points).
The rankings were based on a number of perimeters that included Domestic Leagues, National Leadership, participation in rated tournaments, performance in rated tournaments and Internatonal Leadership.
Performance wise , Uganda bossed the the years 2020-2022 with Nansana Galaxy Ludo Club winning the 2020 Africa Ludo Club Championship (ALCC) in Dubai, Uganda Ludo National Team ( Uganda Doves ) winning the 2021 Africa Ludo Cup Of Nations (AL-CON) and wrapping it up in style winning the 2022 World Ludo Championship (World Cup) in Nepal & Dubai where they were debutants.
After the release of the rankings, the Uganda Ludo Federation (ULF) President Hussein Kalule asserted on the progress of the game of Ludo in Uganda.
“We thank GOD for enabling us to reach this milestone but all in all we expected it.we have come from far and we have won everything that has come our way as Uganda as far as the mind game of Ludo is concerned from Africa to the International stage. We promise Ugandans that we shall stay a float with enough support from Government.” Said Hussein Kalule ULF President.
He also hinted on the inugural Ludo Schools edition.
“This year, we are embarking on Ludo in schools starting with Secondary Schools this year so that we can get future National team stars that will represent the country since the current players are soon retairing from National Duty.” Said Hussein Kalule.
Besides being at the helm of the Uganda Ludo Federation as President,Hussein Kalule is also the president of the Africa Ludo Federation (ALF) and International Ludo Federation (ILF).
Uganda has two international engagements this year and the Uganda National Team (Uganda Doves) will travel to South Africa in September 2023 to defend the (AL-CON) trophy, and later the International Ludo Individual Champions in November 2023 in Dubai.
*Credit: Africa Ludo Federation
