The club will offer UEFA sanctioned tacticians to train youth teams in Uganda and coaches. While launching a three-year relationship with Airtel Uganda, Arsenal’s Partner Service manager, Gordon Tannock confirmed the news saying the deal was to help develop the football in the country.
Attending the launch were FUFA officials, State Minister for sports, Charles Bakkabulindi and Airtel General Manager, VG Somasekhar.
Not only will they provide training services to the coaches and local teams, Arsenal will also provide tickets for football fans in Uganda to go and watch games in which the club is playing at the Emirates. Winners will have to participate in the promotion by Airtel.
With this aid, Uganda has become the fifth country in Africa to receive the honor provided by Airtel and Arsenal for local football fans to go and watch their favorite club playing. The other countries are Zambia, Ghana, Rwanda and Nigeria which have similar deals.
Currently, Arsenal is one of the most like football clubs in the country battling it out with Manchester United, its biggest and greatest rival back home and among fans as well.