Tennis star Ofoyuru is dead
FORMER national tennis star Eric Ofuyuru is dead. Ofuyuru who was a key figure in Ugandan tennis in the 1990s died on Wednesday after a long illness, at the age of 29.
By Douglas Mazune
FORMER national tennis star Eric Ofuyuru is dead. Ofuyuru who was a key figure in Ugandan tennis in the 1990s died on Wednesday after a long illness, at the age of 29.
Then a little boy, Ofuyuru started playing tennis at Lugogo in the 1980s.
He was one of the best junior players of his generation who represented Uganda in International Tennis Federation (ITF) U-14, U-16 and U-18 junior tournaments.
He was on Uganda’s pioneer team in the Euro-Africa Davis Cup that was hosted in Kampala in 1997. He then had a training stint in Germany before retiring to concentrate on coaching.
“He was very good both as a player and coach. He had dedicated his life to fulltime coaching. Lugogo Tennis Club and the entire tennis fraternity will certainly miss Eric,†national coach John Oduke commented.
There will be a funeral service today at 10am at Christ the King Church before the body is transported to Nebbi for burial tomorrow.
FORMER national tennis star Eric Ofuyuru is dead. Ofuyuru who was a key figure in Ugandan tennis in the 1990s died on Wednesday after a long illness, at the age of 29.
Then a little boy, Ofuyuru started playing tennis at Lugogo in the 1980s.
He was one of the best junior players of his generation who represented Uganda in International Tennis Federation (ITF) U-14, U-16 and U-18 junior tournaments.
He was on Uganda’s pioneer team in the Euro-Africa Davis Cup that was hosted in Kampala in 1997. He then had a training stint in Germany before retiring to concentrate on coaching.
“He was very good both as a player and coach. He had dedicated his life to fulltime coaching. Lugogo Tennis Club and the entire tennis fraternity will certainly miss Eric,†national coach John Oduke commented.
There will be a funeral service today at 10am at Christ the King Church before the body is transported to Nebbi for burial tomorrow.