KAMPALA,Uganda– The Uganda Prisons Service has commended Namilyango College for its significant role in identifying, nurturing, and promoting sports talent among boys—an effort seen as a pathway to building future professional athletes who can earn a living through sports.
Speaking on July 5, 2025, during the Namilyango College Sports Day and inter-house competitions held at the school in Mukono District, Assistant Commissioner General of Prisons (ACG) in charge of Human Resources Management, Hillary Bisanga, praised the school’s dedication to sports development.
Bisanga donated a bull to Hanlon House, which emerged overall winners with 511 points, followed by Heweston (460), Billington (456), Reensick (451), and Doyle, which finished fifth among the 12 competing houses.
He noted that the Uganda Prisons Service is one of the largest recruiters of professional athletes in various disciplines in the country. He pledged to support the college by helping empower students with technical expertise and mentorship to help them compete at high levels.
“We appreciate the college for being a reservoir of potential sports talent. Sports instill self-discipline, teamwork, and foster long-lasting bonds with diverse professionals from across the globe,” Bisanga said.
As the patron of the Prisons’ Maroons FC, Bisanga also expressed his admiration for the school’s impressive parade and band performance. He promised to send technical experts to offer training and provide essential equipment to further support the school’s band unit.
In a gesture of giving back, the Namilyango College Old Boys Association (NACOBA), through their 1990/96 cohort chairperson John Baptist Matovu, donated 12 lawn tennis rackets, 200 balls, and committed to refurbishing the school’s sports courts.
Headmaster Constantine Sajjabi Mpuuga expressed gratitude to stakeholders such as the Uganda Police Force Health Services Directorate, Centenary Bank, and Century Bottling Company for their continued support of the college’s sports development programs. He added that the school is actively lobbying for funding from the board to expand its sports fields to accommodate the growing student population and further enhance its sports talent development agenda.
Mpuuga emphasized that the college consistently ranks among the top schools in various sports disciplines including rugby, cricket, lawn tennis, and table tennis. He announced that the school is set to send a team to Kakamega, Kenya for the East African Games, following a recent participation in Algeria, where three students represented the school in regional and international competitions.
“All these efforts are aimed at empowering our students to compete at the highest levels. By the time they reach university, they are well-positioned to become professional sportsmen and women, capable of earning a living through their talents,” he said.
