By Nathan Eyagu
The Soroti Cricket Academy (SCA) yesterday 22nd, Oct 2021 donated food to all its players and team at their office in Oderai in Soroti city west.
Tembo Arnold, the operations manager of Soroti Cricket academy said that the donation is a second batch from one of their partners called FAMMI (feed a million mouths Uganda) who came in partnership with them in 2019 and promised to feed the academy players and their households as a way of keeping them strong.
"We received about 2.4 tonnes of soya floors that are mixed with other bodybuilding Ingredients aimed at feeding 5,000 households and each player gets about 10kgs of the soya that will help sustain them during this pandemic, we appreciate FAMMI for the donation" he added
The excited cricketers who were accompanied by their parents to get their soya floor couldn't hide their joy.
Babra Asekenye a parent of a nine-year-old boy playing cricket said that it has been always her daughter's dream to play cricket and appreciates SCA for the support.
" I was worried for always seeing my daughter idle at home doing nothing as schools are closed but after she joined cricket, she has been busy and for today's support too, I am so happy" Arikot betty one of the parents said.
Nandera immaculate one of the cricket team players testified that through cricket, she has benefited a lot through financing her education and adventure and called upon parents to allow their children to join the game as it's good for them.
Meanwhile, Ivan Kakande the head coach said that they have prepared a team of fourteen players who will be participating in the 120 women's tournament organized by their partners Uganda cricket association scheduled for the weekend in Kampala where six teams will be participating in the tournament.
"We are proud to be participating and we have two teams, Soroti challengers cricket club and Soroti select 11 consisting of seven players each team and strongly believe that with the training and confidence we have, we shall bring the trophy home" he added
