REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN SPORTS ICON- SALIM BREK Laban: How did you cope with his love for football? Mrs. Salim: At first I was not a fan but with time I came to like it. After the games, he would tell me to prepare tea for the players and I was happy to prepare it for them. They provided us with good company at home. My son Abdallah made me to like it the more ever since he was a very small kid. He even likes football more than Salim used to. He is currently in a big team in the country and that is what his father desired. Even the younger one, Anwari has interest in football and plays at his school. Laban: Are you also a football fan? And if yes, which team do you support? Mrs. Salim: Yes, I am. I used to be a KCCA fan but now we all support SC Villa because of Abdallah. Teams outside Uganda, I am a Manchester United fan. I followed Abdallah because he used to support Manchester United. Whenever it lost, my husband would laugh at us because he was a Chelsea fan and also we would laugh at him whenever his Chelsea lost. Laban: Tell us how Salim’s passion for football affected his children? Mrs. Salim: I can say Abdallah’s passion is in the blood. Even when he was still crawling, he would chase a ball. The entire family of Salim was for sports, his sisters were athletes.
Late Salim with Kabindi S.S Team for national Post Primaries
Laban: How do you feel about Abdallah’s football career so far? Mrs. Salim: Am so happy about it. He has a dream of playing for Barcelona one day Laban: This question is a little off sports. How did Tana Mukankwaya end up in politics? Mrs. Salim: I remember when she was in her S.4 vacation, she told her father that after completing senior six, she would join politics and compete with Hon. Sarah Mateke, the woman MP then. In her 3rd year, that’s when she joined the race for District Woman MP as she had promised her dad. She wanted to show that even the youth can be able to represent people’s views in parliament. Laban: What is your final message to the people? Mrs. Salim: They should be cooperative. Also the football clubs should always check on us whenever they have events so that we can give the small support we can. We want progress so that one day we have a strong team representing Kisoro at the national level.
Mrs. Salim at her Mini Supermarket in Kisoro
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Ms. Tana Mukankwaya, Daughter of Late Salim