Saturday was a historic day as the Uganda Cricket Association changed its name to Cricket Uganda and officially adopted its new constitution during a Special General Meeting.
The two-hour session, held at the Uganda Olympic Committee offices in Lugogo, was fully constituted following a formal notice issued by Cricket Uganda Honorary Secretary Denis Musali.
The assembly included National Council of Sports official Sarah Chelangat as an observer, who provided guidance on absolute alignment with the state’s regulatory expectations and compliance pathway.
A total of 120 delegates representing District Sports Associations from across the country attended the meeting as a new chapter for Ugandan cricket opened.
“I want to confirm that today I have seen a big, big delegation, which is really commendable. It has never happened for Cricket Uganda. I’ve attended several general meetings of Cricket Uganda where you find only eight clubs, which was contrary to the law,” Chelangat noted.
The newly adopted constitution formally establishes Cricket Uganda as the sole licensed and recognized national sports federation responsible for the governance, development, management, and regulation of the sport.
This framework effectively replaces the older governance model of the Uganda Cricket Association in strict accordance with the National Sports Act, Cap. 151 (2023) and the National Sports Regulations, 2025.
“The regulator had asked us to answer or respond to four queries, which were: the voting rights of the members, its leadership, the national coverage, and the issues of national disputes. Cricket has been a little bit stubborn, I would say, because we have been run by only eight member clubs… but at the end of the day, cricket has now become a national sport,” Cricket Uganda President Jackson Kavuma stressed, emphasizing the importance of the meeting.
In an effort to transition from a purely club-centric model to a nationwide hybrid structure, the new constitution introduces a revolutionary Two-Tier Membership Model designed to balance elite cricket with grassroots expansion:
Tier One (Full Members): The eight founding clubs, Africa Cricket Club, Jinja Association of Cricket Clubs, Kampala Institute of Cricket Clubs, Tornado Cricket Club, Tornado Bee Cricket Club, Nile Cricket Club, Premier Cricket Club, and Wanderers Cricket Club.
Tier Two: Delegates from Regional Cricket Associations to satisfy the geographical reach mandated by national law. Five regional associations have been established: Central, Eastern, Northern, Western, and Southern.
President Kavuma closed the meeting by expressing immense gratitude to the wide network of leaders who travelled from all corners of the country—including Kabale, Fort Portal, Maracha, and Yumbe—to formalize the transition, looking ahead to a broader, unified future.
