Proline Inspires Us All

Posted to the web 1 July 2008 Mark Ssali An interviewer was amazed at my conviction when I told him last week that the Proline Academy would produce Uganda's first English Premiership player in five years, give or take. The week-long visit of West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is the latest in a series of moves that have seen the academy go from strength to strength. In starting from scratch and persevering, Mujib Kasule, Tushar Ruparelia and their partners are inspiring not just aspiring footballers but the entire nation; dreams come true, if you put your mind to it. Just two years ago, it was unthinkable that such high profile players as the Ferdinand siblings would come to Uganda, not in search of some sun and sand but to work; it was unthinkable that a bunch of kids out of the Naguru slums, seemingly destined to spend... [read full story]