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The Ugandan Cricket Legacy Uganda V Kenya Nakivubo stadium 1954:Standing, from left: Erek Johnson, Atul Shah,W. Handley, Dilbagh Singh, Abdul Qadir, Keith Boucher, Charlie De Souza, Sitting: E.H. Wilson, John Sequeira, John Wild (captain) Ramanchai Patel, Ian McAam             By John Noronha IT WAS often said that Uganda Goans played the role of “giant- killers” at the game of cricket in pre-expulsion Uganda. It is true that the Goans did not have the extensive numbers of players to select as had the British   Asians,   or   in   the   earlier   years,   the   players   with   English   County   Cricket   exposure that the Europeans could recruit. However make no mistake, the Uganda Goan cricket legacy is steeped in legend, excellence and sportsmanship that rival the best. For the record, cricket was first played in Uganda around 1900 and in the...

The evolution of Goan sports in Uganda               By Armand Rodrigues IN THE realm of Goans and sport in Uganda, the Entebbe Goan Institute emerges as the flagship. The club dates back to April 24, 1905. Almost all Goan civil servants in Uganda had their start in Entebbe -- which was then the seat of Government -- it is no accident that Goans sports made their debut at the EGI and are inextricably linked to this club. The Kampala Goan Institute, winners of the Kampala, Entebbe and District titles: D. Pereira, Al Mathias, C. Dias, H. Dias, J. Pereira, Canute Mathias History will show that sports started as follows: Tennis 1907; Soccer 1907; Badminton 1908; Field  hockey  1916;  Cricket  1917;  Volleyball  1952.  Carom  and Ping-pong were slotted in between.  The  club  floated  the  E.G.I.  Cup  for fie...