Uganda collected a total of 897 points in the second round of the FIM Central Africa Motocross Championship to tally 2170 total points and defend its title won in 2019 by a 219-point margin. 

Uganda went into the second round on Saturday leading Kenya by 567 points and Kenya had all the confidence that they could overturn the lead, but the quality of Team Uganda’s racers refused to let that. 

The 33-man team put up a spirited fight getting nine podium finishes which accumulated healthy points haul for Uganda.

Waleed Omar in action. Photo by Johnson Were

Jude Kyle Musede, Helena Birungi, Miguel Katende, Gift Sebuguzi, Waleed Omar, Milton Akaki, Kylan Wekesa, Fortune Sentamu and Ashraf Mbabazi Sr got podium finishes in their respective classes. 

Fortune Sentamu (MX1), Kylan Wekesa (MX2) and Miguel Katende (MX65) emerged as regional champions in their respective classes.

Uganda’s Jude Kyle Musede (45) takes on a Kenyan racer. Photo by Johnson Were

Team manager George Ssemakula thanked parents who managed to incur all the costs and fielded their children to represent Uganda. 

“I thank all the riders and parents who turned up to defend this title despite lack of funding from the government,” Ssemakula said. 

Kylan Wekesa emerged the regional champion in MX2. Photo by Johnson Were

Wazir Omar in action. Photo by Johnson Were

“We are going home to plan for the first round of FIM CAC and FIM Africa now because we have the challenge to perform better next year,” he added.