Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) wrapped up the 2018 aviation week with a netball tournament on Saturday at the Entebbe Airport Football grounds. With their towering shooter Kabendela Asinah, team Mpala Police comfortably sailed through to the finals all the way from the preliminary stages beating every team that they took on. Team Mpala Police defeated team CAA Management in the finals with a score margin of 14-09.
Team Mpala Police who were fully supported and financed by their patrons namely ASP Joseph Sekitoleko (OC Mpala Police Post) and Alex Kirega (Katabi Town Council Speaker) earned themselves a trophy, medals, certificate of participation and a goat. Runners up team CAA Management too earned a trophy, medals and a certificate of participation.
The one day Netball tournament attracted 16 teams namely Mpala Police, CAA Management, marine, Wagagai, Protea Hotel, Das, 7 Tigers, Bunono United, CAA Operations, Katabi United, Bugonga, LCI, LCIV, LCII and Hoima-Kitara which all received certificates of Participation.
Tournament organizer Kasagga Emmanuel, a staff with CAA thanked all the participating teams and disclosed that next year 2019, CAA will continue to support the netball Gala in a similar way it has supported the Entebbe Airport Stakeholders Football League. Kenneth Otim, CAA Principal Public Affairs Officer revealed that during the Aviation Week, CAA engages in different initiatives including sports as a way of delivering on it’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goals.
Besides Netball and the Entebbe Airport Stakeholders Football League, CAA also actively supports the Corporate football league, Rwabushenyi Memorial Chess Tournament and the Uganda Seniors Open Golf Championship.
Results:
Finals:
Team Mpala Police (14) – Team CAA Management (09).
Semi finals:
Team Mpala Police (24) – 7 Tigers (04)
Team CAA Management (17) – Team Das Handling (09)
Quarterfinals:
Team Mpala Police (28) – Ttanda (05)
Team CAA Management (25) – Bugonga (03)
Team CAA Operations (07) – 7 Tigers (15)
Kitara (09) – Das (13).
