A few days after being named in the team of the tournament and lifting the top-scorers’ chat, Gazelles Small Forward Jannon Jaye Otto has scooped a July Fortebet Real Stars Sports Award at Lazio Restaurant in Lugogo.
She beat competition from Gazelles teammate Jane Asinde and Junior Silverbacks star Joel Rugette in the Fortebet and Jude Colour Solutions sponsored event.
The Uganda Basketball national team, the Gazelles climaxed their AfroBasket campaign in seventh in Kigali and Otto was the top contributor with 128 points six games finishing as the tournament top-scorer
In the other categories, the Yasin Nasser and Ali Katumba of Moil Rally once a again took over the Rally Category to beat Ronald Ssebuguzi /Anthony Mugambwa and Nasser / Katumba.
In draught, Gold medal in Brazil Flavia Kusiima was was awarded the Award after winning six medals in Zambia at the third African draughts64 championship and world cup event to conquer Dan Isabirye and Lilian Namujuzi.
In Rugby Arnold Atukunda of Pirates took home the player of the month after helping his side to win the Nile Special National Rugby Sevens circuit wins.
In Para-badminton, Sarah Nazziwa who won two bronze medals at the Uganda International Para Badminton to win two golds and one silver at the Para Africa Badminton as she edged Harriet Nakayima and Elizabeth Mwesigwa.
In Football, Crested Cranes Forward Fazila Ikwaput beat competition from Stuart Kezaala (Ssingo) and Yusuf Mukwana (Buwekula) from the Masaza Cup.