Matooke Republic
Monday, October 20, 2025
  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos
  • Relationships
Matooke Republic
  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos
  • Relationships
No Result
View All Result
Matooke Republic
No Result
View All Result

She Cranes receive nothing from Netball World Cup despite finishing 7th

Norman Mwambazi by Norman Mwambazi
July 22, 2019
in Sports
Reading Time: 2 mins read
21
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

As the men’s sports teams continue to have their allowances and tournament prize money increased every other year, their women counterparts seem to be left behind in almost every discipline.

Some teams receive just peanuts, whereas others receive literally nothing in prize money. This is true for sports like Netball. In the recently concluded Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England, tournament winners New Zealand walked away with nothing in prize money.

This means that our own She Cranes who finished 7th also received nothing from International Netball Federation (INF), the organizing body. The She Cranes won four matches out of eight to achieve their best ever netball world cup finish.

RELATED POSTS

FUFA bows to pressure, abandons controversial new league format

Jacob Kiplimo quits track races to focus fully on marathon running

With that being said, you would think that the local netball governing body Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) would compensate the team wholesomely, but no news of that has been released yet.

Reports say that each She Cranes player received Shs2000,000 in allowances in order to get to the training camp, Shs5m before departing for Liverpool, and an additional Shs5m was given to them last week. There is a disturbing difference in the money awarded to females and that awarded to men.

Women sports governing bodies and organizing committees say the reason for this is that women sports don’t get as many hefty sponsorships for the events, and that the audience is relatively lower as compared to that of men’s sports.

Related

Tags: Netball World Cupshe cranes
Share8Tweet5Send
Norman Mwambazi

Norman Mwambazi

Writing is my substitute for worry. Live. Love. Laugh. Be Good.

Related Posts

She Cranes set for tough test at Vitality Netball Nations Cup 2025

by Matooke Republic
9 months ago

...

South Africa clinches 2024 Africa Netball Cup with dominant win over She Cranes

by Matooke Republic
10 months ago

...

She Cranes celebrating after reaching the semifinals.

She Cranes to take on Malawi in Netball Africa Cup Semi-Final showdown

by Matooke Republic
10 months ago

...

Peace Proscovia.

Ugandan Netball Icon Peace Proscovia named She Cranes assistant coach 

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

She Cranes to play in Test Series, Vitality Netball Nations Cup

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

Next Post

MP Muhammad Nsereko boosts Fresh Daddy’s music career with $700

Uganda International Fashion Week returns

RECOMMENDED

Arua City Tower sparks outrage on social media over design and colour choice

October 20, 2025

RB Leipzig player honoured for life-changing humanitarian work in Uganda

October 20, 2025

MOST VIEWED

  • Here is the Math of How Uganda Can Qualify for the Playoffs in the World Cup Qualifiers

    62 shares
    Share 25 Tweet 16
  • PHOTOS: Irene Ntale and Vincent Kalibbala tie the knot

    25 shares
    Share 10 Tweet 6
  • Police to recruit 100,000 Special Constables ahead of 2026 elections

    92 shares
    Share 37 Tweet 23
  • URA Relocates Major Departments to New RR Pearl Tower

    13 shares
    Share 5 Tweet 3
  • UNOC Engineer drowns in River Nile while taking photos with daughter

    21 shares
    Share 8 Tweet 5
Matooke Republic

Uganda's only free Newspaper. Out every Thursday. Freshly peeled info. kiwatule, Kampala, Uganda.

  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos

© Matooke Republic 2024

© Matooke Republic 2024

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.