By Amos Mugisa
Godfrey Nuwagaba
SPORTS-The treasurer of the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC), Godfrey Nuwagaba has died on an Emirates Airlines flight on Monday.
Nuwagaba, who was also treasurer of the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) is a former national athlete who used to participate in long distance races.
“This is sad news for the sports fraternity in Uganda,” Mr William Blick, the UOC President.
Nuwagaba passed on in the company of his family.
“He was flying together with his wife and one of the children before he reportedly developed complications while on board. The plane made an emergency landing in Addis Ababa but Nuwagaba was already dead,” Dominic Otuchet, the President of the Athletics Federation said on Tuesday.
Mr Otuchet said Nuwagaba who has also been the local manager for top athlete Stephen Kiprotich had never complained of any health problem.
“It is real bad for the football fraternity in Uganda and the family,” he said .
Mr Otuchet said Uganda’s Military Attache at the Ugandan Embassy in Ethiopia has taken over the matter and will make sure a post-mortem is carried out before arrangements are made to fly the body back home.
