NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SPORTS ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 Integrity Trust Doing the right thing Being reliable, according to the Council’s dependable and expectations without respectful of each other compromise Guiding Principles Commitment Team Work Dedication to one’s duties and Supporting each other to ability to take on challenges drive the Council to high by putting heart and head performance to Council’s goals TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD BY THE CHAIRMAN COUNCIL........................................................................ 1 GENERAL SECRETARY’S WORD....................................................................................... 2 ACRONYMS:.................................................................................................................... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................... 4 1.0 INTRODUCTION:....................................................................................................... 5 2.0 GOVERNANCE OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SPORTS.................................................... 7 3.0 ACHIEVEMENTS ....................................................................................................... 11 3.1 Administrative Achievements ....................................................................... 12 3.2 Performance of National Associations/Federations....................................... 23 3.3 (A) Major Continental and Global Championships.......................................... 23 3.4 (B) Sports on the Domestic Scene.................................................................. 31 4.0 CHALLENGES............................................................................................................ 32 5.0 FUTURE STRATEGIES AND PRIORITIES FOR THE YEAR 2020/2021.............................. 35 PICTORIAL OF ACTIVITIES OF 2019/2020....................................................................... 37 Appendix 1 National Council of Sports Staff List as at 30th June 2019............................ 42 Appendix 2: Summary of Expenditure on National Sports Federations/Associations/ 44 Sports Development for the period July 2019 to June 2020....................... Appendix 3: List of Registered National Associations..................................................... 46 Appendix 4: Activity Calendar for selected major International Events 2020/2021......... 47 Appendix 5: National Council of Sports Past Leadership................................................ 50 ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 I Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Hon. Denis Hamson Obua Minister of State for Education and Sports (Sports) II ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 FOREWORD BY THE CHAIRMAN COUNCIL nd at the outset I want to thank Ayou all, especially those of you who are far from your homes, working in remote or difficult places. For many there has been a dark cloud over the sports subsector for second part of the financial year, but in this message, I want to look at a few particular moments through the year where I have been especially proud of what has been achieved. The end of a year is a good time to look back, reflecting on achievements, and to look forward, And at the outset I want to thank you all, to see what we still need to accomplish. especially those of you who are far from your homes, working in remote or difficult places. In an organization like National Council of Sports (NCS), working with multiple stakeholders both Administratively, we have had regular and in the public and private sector, no one can claim productive meetings with many stakeholders to be the lone ranger. especially the national sports federations/ associations which can only make you and The past year (2019/2020) has been split into us better. You cannot understate the success two – peace and war. Relative peace was the attained on the pitch underscored by Halima period between July and December, 2019. That Nakaayi’s 800m women’s gold and Joshua stretched into March, 2020 before the war begun. Cheptegei’s now customary triumphs at global That war, the COVID-19 pandemic, has decimated events. A number of sports disciplines have many of our sports activities. We have perhaps brought something to make us proud from learnt more in the second part of the year than boxing, wood ball, swimming, football, netball, we ever will. I became council chairman in basketball, rugby, basketball, golf, cycling et all. February and soon after we hit sports’ biggest trough in over a century. However, the exploits of Cheptegei and Nakaayi are a hallmark of the level we should aspire to While I am thankful to the state minister for be as we have shown through the springiness of sports Hon. Hamson Denis Obua for his faith surviving the COVID-19 pandemic. A better year in me and the outgone council members awaits. for their contribution, I am also aware of the responsibility that entails making NCS a more transparent institution that does endless Dr. Donald Rukare engagement with the 51 registered associations CHAIRMAN and all the stakeholders. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SPORTS ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 1 GENERAL SECRETARY’S WORD Policies include: The Risk Management Policy, Internal Audit Manual, Human Resource Manual, NCS Client Charter, Finance and Accounts Procedure Manual, Council Charter, Draft Funding Guidelines, Hiv/Aids Workplace Policy and the Reward and Recognition Scheme. It’s that time of the year when we look back at These include; The Risk Management Policy, the government financial year 2019/2020. As Internal Audit Manual, Human Resource Manual, National Council of Sports (NCS), it’s a time to NCS Client Charter, Finance and Accounts reflect and review our scorecard. That scorecard Procedure Manual, Council Charter, Draft is this annual report that details the performance Funding Guidelines, Hiv/Aids Workplace Policy of NCS, both internally and externally. and the Reward and Recognition Scheme. We strongly believe that all these documents will There has been so much change in the past aid NCS in serving you better. However, we one year amid the disruption of the COVID-19 remain cognizant to the challenges faced by pandemic that has ground sports to a near NCS and the larger sports subsector which entail standstill. A year that promised so much has left sports infrastructure, limited funding, conflict in many within the sports subsector wondering national sports federations/associations, policy, where we will be headed next. law and capacity development. With the support of the minister of state for sports Hon. Hamson Denis Obua and the council We believe that the growth of this organization chairman Dr. Donald Rukare, NCS will continue will bring a myriad of benefits, including things to serve you in the most difficult times. I would like greater efficiencies among others. This is why also like to thank the pair for their steadfastness a victory for one sports discipline is a victory for whenever NCS and national associations/ us all. A Gold, Silver, Bronze, Goal, Record, Try, federations needed their wise counsel. This has Penalty, Knockout, Point, Home Run and all, enabled us conduct more engagements than made by a Ugandan sportsman or woman is for before even when the circumstances have been all our stakeholders. The past one year should tough. have had more of these before COVID-19 struck Over the past one year, with the support of but we remain hopeful that the next 12 months government, the Ministry of Education and will be better! Sports, the Hon. Minister, Council and the Secretariat, we have been able to makes significant progress. Several policy documents have been reviewed and new ones also Dr. Patrick Bernard Ogwel (PhD) formulated. GENERAL SECRETARY NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SPORTS 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 ACRONYMS AUUS Association of Uganda University Sports CoRSU Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services in Uganda FY Financial Year IAAF International Amateur Athletics Federation ICC International Cricket Council MOES Ministry of Education and Sports MoFPED Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development NAs National Sports Associations/Federations NCS National Council of Sports NITA-U National Information Technology Authority-Uganda PAS Bill Physical Activity and Sports Bill PPDA Public Procurement and Disposal Assets Authority PPP Public Private Partnership SC Steeplechase UGX Uganda Shillings UOC Uganda Olympic Committee Ushs Uganda Shillings ANOCA Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa FINA Fédération Internationale de Natation MOU Memorandum of Understanding NF/A’s National Sports Federation/Association HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome AFCON Africa Cup of Nations CANA Confédération Africaine de Natation ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY National Council of Sports (NCS) is a statutory organization of the National Sports Forum, body under the Ministry of Education and Sports Review of old and formulation of policies and that was established by the National Council of ensuring that National Associations comply to the sports Act, Cap 32 of 1964. Under the Act, NCS is Statutory Instrument No.38 of 2014. mandated among other functions: In fulfillment of the requirement under the statutory To develop and promote all forms of sport on instrument No.38 of 2014, continued to organize national basis, in conjunction with voluntary the National forum of sports Associations which amateur sports bodies; providing training and was