Having been established with an aim of promoting and developing the talents of the youths in golf in Africa, the AFRIYEA golf academy has attracted the services of the Uganda national golf team captain Joseph Cwinyaai.
The Uganda golf national team Captain Joseph Cwinyaai has taken up coaching at the very first golf academy in Uganda.
Joseph Cwinyaai has been taking the youths through golf lessons and inspiring them to be professional golfers and aiming higher in the sport.
Joseph Cwinyaai who has a passion for golf says that coaching at AFRIYEA is one of the best opportunities to develop the talents of the underprivileged and minority youths into the sport.
“My involvement in the academy is to make sure that we encourage more youths into the sport where most of them have been sidelined leaving the game to the wealthy class of people and corporates,” Joseph Cwinyaai says.
Joseph Cwinyaai says that golf is a good game for everyone and as the academy, they were happy that they are involving students of all sexes and empowering the girls and disabled children to also participate in it since the game is for everyone
The academy energizes the youths with a passion for the game of golf and also creates a platform for youths to make friendships that will last years.
Joseph Cwinyaai says that through the academy they are empowering the youths with engaging opportunities to dream big, build confidence and develop their abilities through practical sessions and tournaments.
“We have got many potential golf players but they have not had the opportunity to learn and explore their talents am very happy to bring in my experience from the national team,” Joseph Cwinyaai adds.
George Kituku a professional teacher and senior coach at the academy says they don’t only focus on golf but also support the students in their learning institutions by providing them with career guidance.
“When playing golf we encourage our students to concentrate on education and we also support them by creating an avenue for people to come in and support to further their education,” says Kituku
Ninah Mutesi senior six students at Kyebambe girl’s secondary school in Fort Portal and a golfer at AFRIYEA says that she wants to play for the national team and play alongside professional golfers.
“I love golf and I was happy to be trained by the national team captain. It has been my childhood dream and I want to be one of the best golfers in the country,” Mutesi says.
She says that Cwinyaai finds time to take them through the basic skills of playing golf and it has been an interesting moment to interact with him and other senior golfers in the country.
Mutesi says that she used to think that golf is for men but ever since she started playing under AFRIYEA she has come to believe that women can also do better in the game.
“Am very confident on the course actually Toro golf club has one of the best courses everyone would admire playing from,” Mutesi says.
Mutesi says that there was a need for the establishment of more golfing academies like it is in some other sports so as to attract more youths into golf.
“Golf is one of the most complicated games because institutions like schools don’t have the facilities to use for training and I am happy that AFRIYEA has already set the ball rolling into the training of pupils and students from their schools and this will develop the talents of the young ones,” Mutesi adds.
