Ugandan GAA club 'overwhelmed' by 'staggering' support from Ireland
Ugandan coaches who introduced hurling and football to students there says they have been 'overwhelmed' by the Irish response to their love for GAA.
"Robert and I are sports enthusiasts who follow a number of different sports disciplines and we came across the hurling and football videos mainly on YouTube but also a few on TikTok platforms," said Moses "So now, they can all learn hurling and football which is new to them and the sports help in building team work, keeping kids in school and promoting a healthy lifestyle among my students. They instantly fell in love with the sports and are eager to play them in their free time and during our weekend community training.
"Corporate companies have been in touch to donate kits and helmets and clubs all over the country have gathered up helmets and jerseys for us so it's a case of just working out the logistics to collect them all," she said. "We probably still need boots if anyone has them Cultec sent the equipment to them after seeing the children on Instagram playing the sport with makeshift hurls and tennis balls. Many of the hurls have now been distributed
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