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I challenge u for the New Year to take time out for urself.
Quiet the noise. Reflect. Find what u truly want in life.
Stop starting things u know u are going to stop anyway. Make sure all of ur time is spent w/ the proper people & on the path leading to ur ultimate destination.
And the shirt (7) that Sydney wore for his last sail in the Enterprise Cup final has been retired from duty in his honor. ๐๏ธ๐ฏ๏ธ
COME ON YOU PIRATES ๐ดโโ ๏ธ
#StanbicPirates ll #RokeWithPirates ll #VisitKPA ll #PiratesStrong
The CCTV cameras has already proved that Sydney was innocent the bag was stolen by some one else who jumped on the boda boda.
Let this man face courts of laws like what Okello is facing๐ข
CRIME๐จ: Sydney Gongodyoโs Mother: He was Returning Home to Take His Sister to Nabisunsa Girls School.
The funeral of Uganda Cranes rugby player Sydney Gongodyo was marked by heartbreaking scenes on Sunday as his mother broke down while delivering an emotional tribute to her slain son. Mourners listened in silence as she described Sydney as an ambitious, disciplined and loving young man whose life was brutally cut short in a case of alleged mob justice in Ntinda, Kampala.
Gongodyo, who had proudly worn the national colours for the Uganda Cranes, was reportedly attacked and beaten by a mob after being accused of stealing a womanโs handbag. The incident occurred in Ntinda, the same neighbourhood where his family lives, shocking friends, neighbours and teammates who knew him as a calm, respectful and principled individual.
According to his mother, on the day of the incident Sydney was on his way home to pick up his younger sister, Precious, whom he was supposed to drop at Nabisunsa Girls School. She recounted how she tried to reach him by phone when he did not return, initially believing he had gone to Makerere University to sit an exam.
He was coming to pick Precious to drop Precious at Nabisunsa. I called Sydney because I thought he had gone for a paper in Makerere in the morning; that is why he is not having his phones on. By 3pm, Sydneyโs phones were off,โ she told mourners, her voice breaking with emotion.
It was only later that the family received the devastating news: while she waited anxiously at home in Ntinda, Sydney was being beaten to death just a short distance away. โCan you imagine I am in the house in Ntinda, and Sydney is dying outside in Ntinda. It pains,โ she said, overcome with grief.
Beyond the horror of his final moments, his mother painted a portrait of the man he was in life. She spoke of a son who embraced relatives and family friends alike, treating them as brothers and sisters and serving as a unifying figure within the extended family. โSydney was a very good man. All these people, his uncles and aunties, they became his brothers and sisters, he has been my brother,โ she said.
News of Gongodyoโs death has reverberated through Ugandaโs sports fraternity, prompting widespread condemnation and renewed calls for decisive action against mob justice. Fellow players, coaches and officials have urged authorities to carry out a thorough and transparent investigation into the circumstances of his killing and to hold all perpetrators accountable.
As the rugby community and the nation at large mourn the loss of a promising talent, Sydneyโs death has reopened debate about the dangers of mob justice and the urgent need to strengthen trust in formal law enforcement. For his grieving family, however, the broader questions are overshadowed by a simpler, deeper pain: the loss of a son, brother and friend whose life and dreams ended violently just outside the home he was trying to reach.
To the family of Sydney Gongodyo, Black Pirates Rugby Club, the Uganda Rugby Cranes, and the wider Ugandan rugby community, my heart goes out to you, and I offer my deepest condolences on the passing of Sydney Gongodyo.
At times like these, beyond the competition, beyond the jerseys and the stadiums, we are first and foremost a family. Today, that family is grieving the loss of one of its own.
@UgandaRugby@RugbyAfrique #UgandaRugby
Today, we join the Uganda Rugby Community in mourning the loss of Sydney Gongodyo.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends, teammates and fans at @piratesrugbyUG
Rest easy, Champ.๐๏ธ
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๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐๐ฝ
๐๐๐ก๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ
Drama? โ
Water breaks? โ
Line breaks? โ
Missed chances? Plenty. โ
Historic Uganda Legends win? ABSOLUTELY. ๐บ๐ฌ๐ฅ
For the first time in the history of this fixture, Uganda Legends have defeated Kenya Legends, surviving a chaotic, entertaining and nerve-shredding battle in Mombasa.
๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ช ๐ฎ | ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฌ
๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฎ
๐ฐ๐ช ๐ณ | ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฌ
๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ป
๐ฐ๐ช ๐ฑ | ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฌ
๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐
๐ฐ๐ช ๐ญ๐ฌ | ๐ญ๐ต ๐บ๐ฌ
๐ ๐ข๐๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐
๐ฐ๐ช ๐ฑ๐ฌ% | ๐ด๐ฌ% ๐บ๐ฌ
The stats say Kenya scored more tries and made more visits to the 22. The scoreboard says Uganda won. Sometimes rugby doesn't need to explain itself. ๐
Uganda's kicking game, stronger set piece and just enough composure in the madness proved the difference as the Legends finally got one over their old rivals.
One point. Countless water breaks. Historic bragging rights. ๐
#SportPesaLegendsCup #UgandaRugby #RugbyKE
The Late Sydney Gongodyoโs Honors:
โข 2x Uganda Rugby Premiership Champion (2023, 2025).
โข 2025 Uganda Cup Champion.
โข 2023 National Sevens Series Champion.
โข 2026 Enterprise Cup Runner Up.
โข 2023 Victoria Cup Champion.
โข Nominated for the Most Valuable Player Award at the 2023 Uganda Rugby Union Awards.
โข Named to the 2025 Fat Catsย Team of the Rugby Premiership.
โข A special mention on the Fat Catsย best performers of the 2022 National Sevens Series.
โข Real Stars Award for Rugby Player of the Month โ April 2023.
โข Named to the Kawowo Sportsย Dream Team of the 2023 National Sevens Series.
A Champion career cut short indeed.๐ ๐๏ธ
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