President Mugisha bounces back

By Emmanuel Sekago

Uganda secondary schools sports association (USSSA) President, Justus Mugisha has bounced back as the president of the International School Sport Federation (ISF) Technical commission in charge of Football for a four-year tenure from 2022-2026.

The good news comes after the recent ISF Executive Committee (EC) meeting which took place from September 15^th to 17^th in Brussels, Belgium.

Justus Mugisha with ISF President Laurent Petrynka at the FEASSSA games in Arusha, Tanzania

According to the letter seen by this website dated September 26^th 2022, the ISF Secretary General (CEO) Hrvoje Custonja based on the expertise and skills he Mugisha has been appointed as the ISF technical commission president for the sport of football.

 “I would like to take the opportunity to thank you on behalf of the ISF, for having committed yourself to these duties within the ISF, and further supporting the development of ISF events and the experiences of school students around the world. We are certain that the work you will carry out over the next four years will tremendously contribute to the growth and development of goals, legacy, and values within the International School Sport movement” Custonja remarked.

This will be the second time now the Uganda Secondary School Sports Association (USSSA) and Federation of East Africa Secondary School Sports Association (FEASSSA) president Mugisha serve on such a committee after a successful four years’ term in office.

Mugisha was recently awarded with the ISF Awards of excellence; thanking him for the special role he has executed over the years in schools’ sport development not only in Uganda, but in East Africa and entire African continent by the ISF president Laurent Petrynka, alongside ISF director of Sports Josip Košutić who made a courtesy visit to the East African region to watch the 20^th edition of the FEASSSA Games in Arusha, Tanzania.

Meanwhile, Justus Mugisha, aged 57 years born on April 27^th 1965 in Kanugu District, is the current director of Standard High school- Zzana known as STAHIZA also Federation of Uganda football associations (FUFA) 1^st Vice president.