UPDF takes over site for Construction of Gulu University Sports Facility
The Minister of State Education in-charge of Sports .Hon.Peter Ogwang has on the 1st,May 2026 presided over a function of handing over the site for the construction of Gulu University Sports Training Facility to the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MoDVA). The facility with Pece Stadium in Gulu City is part of the 2027 hosting AFCON required facilities being built countrywide . The Facility for Gulu University is worth UGX 13 billion.
The Minister said beyond AFCON preparation, it is a deliberate move by the Ministry of Education and Sports through the National Council of Sports to see that sports facilities are upgraded throughout the regions of Uganda to promote talent boost in the country.
He also used the opportunity to thank people in Acoli Sub- region for voting for President Museveni Kaguta and getting more leaders from Opposition to NRM like Hon. Ojara Martin Mapenduzi and others who now are forces of transformation for the region within the ruling party.
The University Council and Management team who were present were led by Eng. Moses Onono and Prof. David Okello Owiny ,the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Affairs
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