For the Month of December 2025, the Fortebet Actual Stars lifetime achievement award went Garden Tennis Legend John Oduke who joined as a boy and proceed with devotion to the sport combining a 32-year enjoying profession and practically 25 years as a coach.

On Thursday January 8 at Molecule Restaurant in Kololo, Oduke, a legend each as a participant and a coach, was acknowledged with a Lifetime Achievement Award on the Fortebet Actual Stars Sports activities Month-to-month opening awarding ceremony which opened the yr 2026.

The 67-year-old spoke of his journey that led to the massive recognition. “At the present time shouldn’t be regular as common; it’s a exceptional for my profession which I began as a 10-year-old boy. I performed my first sport in 1970, received my first event in 1975, rose to the worldwide scene by enjoying within the Davis Cup and I managed to play semi-professional in Germany. After my retirement, I joined teaching and now I’m sitting on the board representing coaches as a result of I’m a coach too.”In regards to the award, Oduke joyously said, “Unexpectedly, I acquired a name three years again from Isaac that they’ve one thing for me and now it’s a Actual Stars Lifetime Achievement Award certainly. My long-time dedication has been acknowledged on this particular means.”On his long-time profession, Oduke famous, “It wasn’t only a profession however a giant sacrifice, staying single till late age, waking up at 5 am day by day of my profession and no fancy life.”On the identical occasion, two standout gamers within the month of December from the sport of Netball and Chess had been acknowledged in Shadia Nassanga, often called Mima and younger genius Shana Omprakash.

For her prime efficiency as a shooter for each the Uganda Netball Nationwide workforce which she guided to the Celtic Cup win and a second-place end on the Africa Netball Championship she additionally helped her skilled membership KCCA Netball Membership as a captain to a Uganda Netball League triumph.Netting in probably the most objectives she by way of the month of December she earned her second Actual Stars sports activities award whereas Chess Actual Star participant for December Omprakash her gold medal win at Africa Chess Championship could not go unnoticed.

The occasion was graced by Patrick Ojok the Uganda Chess Federation Common Secretary, sponsors in Rasty Mbatidde Namugema for Fortebet and Erone Nandawula for Jude Color Options alongside Isaac Mukasa the CEO Actual Stars Sports activities Company.