Preparations for the Mukono Municipality Mayor's Cup 2026 received a major boost on 20th October 2026 as key stakeholders from the municipality's nine wards came on board during an engagement held at the Mayor's Boardroom, Mukono Municipal Council.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Mayor of Mukono Municipality, the Municipal Sports Officer, the Head of Football Leagues, the Head Technical and the Founder and CEO of FHNS Uganda, among other leaders.
The engagement brought together team managers, players, coaches, ward and division coordinators, journalists and other stakeholders to discuss preparations for the tournament and to strengthen collaboration.
A call to take part
The Chairperson of the Organising Committee, Hon. Fiibi Faith Babirye, appreciated the participants for their overwhelming response and active involvement. She noted that the tournament presents an opportunity for the Mayor to communicate government programmes and municipal development projects, while identifying, nurturing and promoting local sporting talent.
A new partner on the team
The Municipal Sports Officer, Mr. Ssemuhara Gerald Cyrus, welcomed a new partner, FHNS Group, represented by its Director, Mr. Isaac Gabriel Otuk. FHNS Uganda, whose Founder and CEO is Mr. Otuk, focuses on transforming sports healthcare, injury management, athlete nutrition and mental health support, including anxiety and depression, for athletes in Uganda and across Africa.
He spoke about supporting the tournament, shared several health tips with the participants, and promised free healthcare and check-ups for the players taking part. The company pledged to support the tournament in three ways:
- Free healthcare and check-ups for the players throughout the tournament, including first-aid.
- Capacity building initiatives for the participating teams.
- Publicity to increase the visibility of the tournament.
The partnership marks an important step towards making the Mayor's Cup a platform for sports development, community engagement and talent promotion across Mukono Municipality.
Message from the Chairperson
Hon. Fiibi Faith BabiryeChairperson, Organising Committee · Deputy Mayor, Mukono Municipality
Thank you, Mukono
She appreciated every participant for the overwhelming response and the active involvement shown in the preparations.
A platform for the Mayor
The tournament gives the Mayor an opportunity to communicate government programmes and municipal development projects to the community.
Grow local talent
It is also a chance to identify, nurture and promote the sporting talent found across the nine wards.
The football committee gets down to work
Football is one of the four sports of the Mayor's Cup, and its top committee members have already sat down for a special planning meeting for the championship. Gathered in a circle in the open air of the municipal premises, with a map of Mukono Municipality on display behind them, they got on with the planning for the championship.
The Head of Football Leagues in Mukono Municipality was among the leaders at the stakeholder engagement, where team managers, coaches and coordinators discussed preparations for the tournament.
- Season opensFriday 6 November 2026
- Match daysEvery Friday
- Season runs until1 January 2027
Kho Kho and netball plan in the Mayor's Boardroom
Football was not the only sport planning ahead. Representatives of Kho Kho and netball held their own planning meeting in the Mayor's Boardroom, seated around the table, in the lead-up to the Mayor's Cup 2026.
The room carried the colours of the games themselves: among the participants were members wearing Khokho Uganda shirts, a sign that Kho Kho has a proper place in the municipal championship.
- Football
- Netball
- Volleyball
- Kho Kho
Four sports, nine wards, one Mayor's Cup.
Meet FHNS: Fitness · Health · Nutrition · Sports
Fitness Health Nutrition Sports (FHNS) is a Ugandan organisation led by its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Isaac Gabriel Otuk. It is working to transform sports healthcare for athletes in Uganda and across Africa.
- Sports healthcare
- Injury management
- Athlete nutrition
- Mental health support, including anxiety and depression
How FHNS will help the Mayor's Cup
At the engagement Mr. Otuk shared several health tips with the participants and promised to stand with the tournament in four ways.
Free health care
Free health care and check-ups for the players taking part in the tournament.
First-aid on hand
Healthcare services, including first-aid, throughout the tournament.
Capacity building
Capacity-building initiatives for the participating teams.
Publicity
Promotion to increase the visibility of the Mayor's Cup.
