By Betty Nakayenga
Preparations for the Arsenal fans TV crew visit to Uganda in Ekivulu Kya Arsenal are done and dusted.
There is vigor among the Arsenal football ahead of the long-awaited visit for the Arsenal TV crew visit to Uganda.
Robbie Lyle, the founder of Global Fund Network and Arsenal fans Television are leading the crew.
Ahead of Saturday’s long program that starts with a workshop on social media monetization in the morning at Kati Kati Restaurant, the visitors are expected to arrive in the country on Friday evening by Uganda Airlines.
There will be a watch party later in the evening as Arsenal plays Newcastle United to welcome the crew.
Addressing the media at Kati Kati Restaurant in Friday morning, special presidential assistant Babirye Nana Barbara assured fans of a sleek program that will go to next week’s CAF Champions League’s duel against Athletico Madrid.
“There shall be a tour to be accorded to the AFTV crew upon arrival to Bwindi, The Equator and many other places that continue to show case Uganda as the pearl of Africa. We thank the Government of Uganda for the effort to finance this venture. We call upon the fans to turn up in big numbers” Nabirye remarked.
Kampala Metropolitan PRO SP Racheal Kawaala ,”We shall be hosting team from the UK and AFT and it’s intended to link sorts with wealthy creation. We shall deploy before, during and after the Ekivulu Kya Arsenal Festival to ensure that there’s maximum security for all the people. Traffic officers shall be deployed to ensure normal traffic flow. She cautioned Arsenal fans to keep law and order and to avoid acts of tickets fraud and acts of impersonation”.
The tour of the AFTV crew is sponsored by State House Uganda, Uganda Airlines, Ministry of Education and sports, Vision Group, Tush Events, GFN, Kati Kati, Serena hotels among others.
The visit of the AFTV crew will be enhanced by subsequent tour of Arsenal legends as Nwankwo Kanu, William Gallas, Ray Parlor, Lauren Mayer, Tony Adams and others who are expected in May 2026.
