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Bosco Onyik, the board chairman National Council of Sports says that they have received the list and going through it.

The National Council of Sports (NCS) has stopped the forth coming Uganda Lawn tennis Association (ULTA) elections and summoned the executive members following a petition by some members ahead of the forth coming elective General Assembly.

The National Council of Sports (NCS) and Uganda Lawn Tennis Association (ULTA) continue to trade barbs as NCS demands for a list of clubs affiliated to ULTA. NCS also instructs ULTA to hold its long overdue elective assembly.

The 2013 Castle Lite Uganda Open Tennis Championship that starts on Saturday with the qualifiers at the Kampala Club will have a cash prize of UgShsX 22 million in total.

Two top players from Rwanda have entered the 2013 Uganda Open Championship which starts on March 15 at the Kampala Club Courts in Kampala.

Duncan Mugabe, Uganda’s top tennis player and winner of a bronze medal at the 2011 All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique, has missed out on representing the country at this month’s London Olympics.

Uganda Lawn Tennis Association (UTLA) could miss out on assistance from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after going for five years without paying affiliation fees to the world body. The money now stands at 20,000 US Dollars.

Top players from countries such as Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania jetted into the country last evening ready for action.

The 2012 Uganda Open Tennis Championship will be graced by foreign players from within the region, organizers have said.