The Younger Bagurusi are getting ready to put in writing a recent chapter of their cricket story with a groundbreaking tour to Kigali, scheduled from nineteenth to twenty second February.
The journey will function three T20 encounters towards Rwandan opposition, however the significance of the go to stretches properly past the boundary ropes.
At its coronary heart, the tour represents reconnection, shared heritage, and a renewed dedication to the game that after outlined their adolescence.
The squad left Kampala earlier as we speak in excessive spirits, anticipating their arrival in Kigali later this night forward of Friday’s curtain-raiser.
For these gamers, most between the ages of 30 and 45 cricket just isn’t merely competitors; it’s a cherished hyperlink to highschool tournaments, neighborhood rivalries, and early grownup ambition.
Although careers, companies, and household duties regularly shifted their focus away from structured leagues, their attachment to the sport has endured.
Competing below the id “Cow Nook Boys,” the crew embodies the concept that sporting ardour has no expiration date.
This inaugural regional outing is designed to reunite former rivals who as soon as clashed in inter-school contests, revive long-standing friendships, and domesticate new cross-border relationships.
It additionally connects like-minded cricketers navigating comparable life phases balancing skilled obligations, parenthood, and private wellbeing with their want to stay lively in sport.
The itinerary blends spirited competitors with fellowship.
Following their arrival, the Younger Bagurusi will meet RCA Employees in Friday afternoon’s T20 fixture. Saturday’s schedule incorporates a double-header towards Silverback earlier than the delegation returns house on Sunday.
Whereas match outcomes will matter, the larger triumph lies within the shared expertise the conversations after play, the laughter in altering rooms, and the reminder that cricket stays accessible lengthy after schooldays fade.
Crew leaders describe the initiative as a press release that the game belongs to everybody, not solely youth prospects or elite professionals.
By stepping again onto the sector, they hope to encourage different working adults to rediscover recreation by cricket and keep wholesome, lively existence.
In keeping with Allan Ssemakula, a driving drive behind the mission, the Cow Nook neighborhood intends to develop its regional footprint.
Allan Ssemakula whereas batting for younger Bagurursi throughout London Nigerians Tour to Uganda Final yr
He views the Kigali tour as a basis for sustained engagement throughout East Africa, combining pleasant competitors with social influence.
Past taking part in, the group plans to mobilize assets that may help younger cricketers with scholastic supplies, menstrual well being assist, and different necessities that encourage confidence and continuity within the sport.
Cricket Uganda has endorsed the go to, noting that it strengthens collaboration with the Rwanda Cricket Affiliation and mirrors earlier social cricket exchanges inside the area.
Travelling Squad:
Allan Ssemakula, Andrew Nyumba, Denis Musali, Musana Felix, Brian Mark Masaba, Davis Karashani Arinaitwe, Jimmy Atuhairwe, Richard Oluka, Shane Ssenyonga, Hillary Kuteesa, Derrick Bakunzi, Gerard Orumo, Joseph Epiangu, Arthur Kyagaba, Jacob Godwin Kayinja, Henry Twinomujuni.
