BIG FOOT STORIES
BIG FOOT STORIES
All about Women in Sports and Life


Hello
I did not know that I could write. But I often scribbled secret poems to my high school lover. I found love in sports. So, I write about sports. I have lived. So I have stories to tell.
Shoes
I was blessed to be one of those famous kids in high school for various reasons, ranging from my strong Rukiga accent to my sports...
Girls on the Field
New Vision Headline, Monday, July 27, 2020: 2,300 school girls conceive, 128 married off during Lockdown. Reminder: This article was...
Wounded
GET UP! "I don't know what's wrong, but I don't feel fine,” says Tracey (not real name) suddenly during practice. She had landed on her...
Just because I am a Girl
Crissa Jackson is a Globetrotter, a professional exhibitionist team that merges athleticism, dance, and comedy to entertain the crowd....
Women Ball Too
Triton! Orion! Aquila! Vega!The air is filled with a mixture of chants from various tents, screams, and jerrycan percussion. It's that...
International Day of the Girl Child: Score Beyond
The 11th of October 2020, was the International Day of the Girl Child; the theme: “My voice, Our equal future.” The non-governmental...
Dare to Dream
Dear Elizabeth, I am glad to have received your email a few weeks back. I am currently off court due to an injury I sustained while...
Role Model
It is a casual morning at the African Leadership University. As I look for a comfortable spot, I notice a brother from Uganda seated in...
The Road to Nationals
It's that time of the year when school teams in Uganda would be returning from the National Games 2: Balls and Racquets edition. The...
Coach or Lover
(Disclaimer: The names in this article have been changed for privacy purposes,but I must point out that the stories told here are very...
Women and the Balls
I've been engaged in sport for most of my life, 16 years to be precise. Growing up, I'd always run off to a field near home to play...
And Others
KCCA Leopards during a league game in the ongoing NBL season 2022. Image source: FUBA Recently I was jogging while listening to one of...
What a year for women in sports!
One of the prominent news that has been in the sports circles this year is Women Head Coaches. Many may not understand the fuss about...
Recapping basketball in COVID times
RUN! Just scatter to the nearest safe haven whenever you heard this during the COVID times (the lockdown time). Either the police have...
How Much a Smile Cost?
“Why did it have to be one week?” “Will you ever come back?” “Hey, coach Liz,” says one of the little girls holding a sweet which she...
Rugby Vibes
The first love of my life was a Namilyango Boy. You know that Gungas-Ngo stuff or SMACK-Gungas stuff, so I was a verdict. During the...
Men in Skirts
Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi (left), Caster Semenya of South Africa (Centre), and Wambui Margaret Wambui of Kenya at the Rio Games in...
Priority not an Option
A few weeks ago, I was in so much desperation and rage because our National Women’s Basketball Team had been informed that it wouldn’t...
You Reap What You Sow
It has been a crazy 2021 with a number of sports events taking place over a short period of time due to the unavoidable Global situation...



















