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Onlife Trophy Football Tournament
Onlife Trophy is an annual Football Tournament owned, sponsored and organized by the proprietor(s) of 5Guys Books and Sportings
The mentioned shop is a Books and Sports center located in Nyahuka Town, Bundibugyo district in western Uganda.
The Football Tournament takes place in the last months of the year and extends in January of the following year.
A few individuals are selected to help in the running of the football competition that cuts across the whole district.
Launch and affiliation
Onlife Trophy was inaugurated on October 16th of 2022 at Bundingoma Primary school playground. Two matches were played on that opening day; Busu Planet Fc played against Holy Unity Fc and City Lion Fc against Busunga Hotspurs.
The management of 5Guysbiz announced the Football Tournament in a letter that was addressed to the Body that governs Football in Bundibugyo District. This was on the 23th of August 2023. In the following months, Onlife Trophy was dually affiliated with Bundibugyo District Football Association (BDFA).
COMPETITION FORMAT
Any Football team in Bundibugyo district is open to compete in the Onlife Trophy Football Tournament. Officially registered teams are grouped according to zones or localities where they come from. This is meant to facilitate easy movement of players and fans. Group stages can comprise at least three teams accordingly.
The group stages are followed by knockout stages that can be round of sixteen, quarters finals or semifinals. If it happens that after group stages, follows semi finals, it can be agreed that the same semi finals be two legged, that is to say home and away.
Onlife Trophy finals is just a single match played in a neutral ground. The tournament encourages a third and fourth place game as well.
About Our First edition
Onlife Trophy Football Tournament held its first edition in the same year of its launch. A total of fourteen teams officially participated in the historical opening season in 2022.
Nyakakindo Young Blood FC was crowned as the First Champion on 8th January 2023. Picfare Boys Fc was the second after being won in the finals that ended in Penalties at Kisuba Primary School Playground in Kaghema Town Council.
Holy Unity Fc and City Lions Fc came as the third and the fourth respectively. Other teams that graced the inaugural edition included Busunga Hotspurs, Mungano Fc, Mamba Boys, Nyahuka Juniors, Busu Planet, Boston Fc Bundingoma, Nyambaro Fc, Bundikahungu United, Mafu Mafu Fc, and Mirambi United.
Future and mission
The Onlife Trophy Football Tournament’s scope is to promote local talent in sports by bringing youths together in a neutral and corruption-free football competition organized by fellow youths.
Onlife Trophy caters for all. This is clearly seen when it comes to the tournament awards, whereby the best four teams share slightly equal prizes. More than eight merit and nomination based prizes are also won. For example; top scorer, the best Goalkeeper, the best referee, the best manager, the most disciplined team, extra.
