UPL to pick Covid lessons from Cameroon, says Lule
Indomitable. Choupo-Moting has become a leader in the Cameroonian side, having not been available at times in the past. PHOTO/AFP
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Giving Back. The Chinese pay TV giants have also put up special subscription offers for Ugandan soccer lovers all over the country to have a convenient and affordable chance to watch Africa Cup of Nations.
StarTimes Uganda Premier League (SUPL) sponsors StarTimes are set to benchmark from the upcoming Afcon tourney due on Sunday in Cameroon.
According to Ismail Lule, the StarTimes Brand and Marketing Manager, the league secretariat will be keen to witness how tournament organisers will manage the Covid-19 pandemic whilst staging a memorable showpiece.
“We are glad that the lockdown and curfew has been eased by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, so we hope to have more fans in the stadium. We are going to learn how they will manage Covid-19 situations and cope without missing some star players,” Lule stressed. Organisational, logistical and manpower challenges have bogged the topflight league with the predicament worsening in the last two Covid hit years.
Varying times
He says that the Afcon won’t distract the UPL and Fufa Big League broadcast because of varying times. StarTimes, on Monday, yesterday launched the Afcon broadcasting program at their Lumumba Avenue headquarters with the local subscribers set to benefit from the ‘predict and win’ hefty offers. The Chinese pay TV giants have also put up special subscription offers for Ugandans to have a convenient and affordable chance to watch Afcon.
“First, all bouquets will be showing the tourney in six languages; Luo,Lugbara, Runyoro-Rutooro,Kinyarwanda and English. We have availed a package for Shs140000 to watch 31 live matches, Shs28000 to watch all the 52 live matches and Shs16000 for the smartphone users,” Lule added. Algeria are the reigning Afcon kings while Egypt have won the most trophies - seven.
