Friday, 1 August 2014



Uganda's exploits did not just end at winning against South Korea 10-9 and Argentina 11-5 in the just concluded World lacrosse Championships in Dever Colorado www.worldlacrosse2014.com.
After their first win,their @UgandaLacrosse and @LacrosseUganda official management and team twitter handles were mentioned more than amillion times by citizens in the 38 lacrosse playing Nations that made it to the world event and the entire lacrosse fraternity accross the globe. 
This is the record social media stunt in the Sporting history of the 36million people nation with less than 3million people actively using social sites.

This gives alot of meaning to Uganda as acountry interms of social image internationally not because it was the only African country at the games but because it stood up to the challenge at the global stage. After just seven years of lacrosse and four years of competitive lacrosse since 2010 everyother player in Denver kept asking how the 18man team could make it dramatically and go ahead to win games. Andrew Bosto the stand-in head Coach for team Uganda told The Baltimore Sun with much excitement on how much the players in Uganda had too much of the  athletic instinct.
Their is too much untapped potential that could be turned into tangible resource to help their country that is predominantly filled with job seeking individuals.

The governement of Uganda was not so actively in support of the game and team itself until the #PMofUg Hon Amama Mbabazi stated that the government of Uganda would be willing to support the growth of the game and development of infrastructure like pitches where the future country representatives would train and improve their country's log position that now stands in the 34th position as confirmed by the Federation of International Lacrosse. The Prime Minister said this in his speech while flagging off the team the ceremony that ws held at the National Council of Sports Lugogo-Kampala.

The most interesting stories were that of David Onen 26 who scrored Africa's/Uganda's first ever goal in aglobal Lacrosse Championship and that of Allan Amone team Uganda goal keeper(Goallie) who only stopped as many shots than Dillion Ward from team Canada` who was also the tournaments MVP.
On learning this Dillion Ward through his twitter @DillWard37 confirmed he would visit Uganda anytime before the 2018 Manchester games just like USA team player Rob Panell and Ohio Machine players Tom Schreiber and Chad Weidmeir did before 2014.

The complete All-World team:
Attack
Curtis Dickson, Canada
Rob Pannell, United States
Lyle Thompson, Iroquois Nationals

Midfield
David Lawson, United States
Paul Rabil, United States
Jeremy Thompson, Iroquois Nationals
Defense
Tucker Durkin, United States
Brodie Merrill, Canada
Kyle Rubisch, Canada
Goalie
Dillon Ward, Canada
Outstanding Attackman: Rob Pannell, United States
Outstanding Midfielder: Paul Rabil, United States
Outstanding Defenseman: Tucker Durkin, United States
Outstanding Goalie: Dillon Ward, Canada
Most Valuable Player: Dillon Ward, Canada

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