The Minister of State for Education and Sports, Peter Ogwang, has reappointed Ambrose Tashobya as the Chairperson of the Board of the National Council of Sports (NCS), alongside six other members.

Minister Ogwang announced the reappointment of Tashobya on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

Among the NCS board members who have been retained are Cecilia Anyakoit, Zubair Galiwango, William Galiwango, Evelyn Piyola, and Stephen Kiprotich.

Minister Ogwang appointed two new members, including Moses Anyii Omara, a prominent banker from Lira, and Jacqueline Basemera, to the NCS Board.

“In exercise of the powers vested upon me by Section 32(ii) of the National Sports Act (2023), I am pleased to appoint the following as Chairman and members of NCS for a term of four years with immediate effect,” reads part of Minister Ogwang’s announcement.

Tashobya, who is also the former president of the Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA), was first appointed in 2022 when he replaced Donald Rukare, whose term had expired.

The National Council of Sports (NCS) is a statutory organ whose establishment, status, and powers are enshrined under the NCS Act of 1964 to, among other things, develop, promote, and control sports activities in Uganda on behalf of the government.