Uganda’s Omollo re-elected Africa Golf president in Tunisia

Hammamet, TUNISIA | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s Johnson Omollo has been re-elected President of the Africa Golf Confederation (AGC), securing an unopposed victory during the General Assembly held in Hammamet, Tunisia on Wednesday.

Omollo, who first took the continental helm in 2022 in El Gouna, Egypt, was endorsed by 18 member countries present at the assembly, with a total of 31 nations backing him as Africa’s choice. The election, held on the sidelines of the ongoing All Africa Team Championship at La Foret Golf Course, was endorsed by The R&A, the world governing body of golf.

The victory caps 18 months of quiet shuttle diplomacy across all regions of Africa, as Omollo and his team rallied the continent around a Pan-Africanist agenda for the sport.

“This is not my victory; it is Africa’s victory. We will champion Pan-Africanism through golf,” Omollo said in his acceptance speech. “One Africa, One Golf! We shall embark on operationalisation of our Cooperation agreement with the Arab Golf Federation to achieve our set objectives on technical, financial and development agenda for both regions.”

Seychelles’ Andrade leads

The All Africa Team Championship continues at La Foret Golf Course, with the newly re-elected leadership expected to use the event as a platform to outline priorities for the 2026-2030 term.

In the team tournament, Andrian Andrade from Seychelles leads the scoreboard with an under-par total score of 133 for 72 holes on day two.

South Africa remains a favourite with a final round due Saturday, with four players in the top 20, followed by hosts Tunisia with 3 and Morocco with two in the top 20.

Uganda’s best-placed players are Anthony Otukei, in 21st position with scores of 72 and 76 (+4), and Shaka Kariisa in 23rd with 75 and 74 (+5) in a field of 68

Who is Omollo?

The Ugandan sports administrator served as AGC Vice President from 2013 under Zambia’s Joe Malanje and later Mauritius’ Christophe Currie and has built his leadership on grassroots development and self-reliance. He has consistently urged African nations to mobilise domestic resources rather than depend on external support, arguing that strong participation in events like the All-Africa Junior Team Championship is key to securing development grants and building “tomorrow’s champions.”

Omollo thanked Presidents Hisham Omar Tallat of Egypt, Mohamed Aziz Fetni of Tunisia, Hessen Aboargi of Libya, and Jean Marie Horaoru of Reunion, along with all African countries and his Executive Committee for endorsing him. He also expressed gratitude to His Lordship Mayor of Hammamet Yahya Labidi and Commissioner Msadak Mohsen for hosting the championships.

The election coincided with the biggest All Africa Team Championship ever staged, featuring a record 17 nations competing. The tournament’s scale was seen by local Tunisian media as a sign of confidence in the country’s organisational capacity, with Omollo’s presence personally overseeing the event viewed as a mark of trust.

Egyptian and Tunisian media reported that Mohamed Anwar of Egypt won a seat on the Executive Committee by acclamation, while Tunisian Golf Federation President Mohamed Aziz Fetni defeated Kenya’s Philip Ochola to claim the North Africa Vice Presidency. Michael Aggrey retained the General Secretary position, and Christopher Mulenga was returned as Southern Africa Vice President.

Golf experts said Omollo’s re-election means continuity for a leadership that has prioritised junior golf investment and intra-African cooperation. His earlier tenure as Uganda Golf Union President in 2016/2017, experts say, gave him hands-on experience in national administration before he ascended to continental leadership.

With the R&A’s endorsement and a broad coalition of member countries behind him, Omollo now faces the task of translating his “One Africa, One Golf” vision into concrete programmes, including the cooperation agreement with the Arab Golf Federation covering coach and referee exchanges, as well as youth and women’s golf development.

RESULTS SUMMARY

Rank	Count.	Name	R1	R2	R3	Early	TTP
	By		72	72	72	216
1		Adrian Andrade	69	64		133	-11
2		Mohamed Bouhamou	66	69		135	-9
3		Issa Amr Abouelela	69	69		138	-6
3		Ivan Verster	70	68		138	-6
3		Rebah Bedoui	69	69		138	-6
6		Reda El Hali	69	70		139	-5
7		Gilbert Chalwe	70	70		140	-4
7		Youssef El Hali	70	70		140	-4
9		Baha Boulakmine	70	72		142	-2
9		Constantyn Van Wyk	72	70		142	-2
9		Dominic Musonda	72	70		142	-2
9		Jonathan Andrew Wilsenach	72	70		142	-2
13		Judd Sundelson	72	71		143	-1
13		Titouan Tregouet	69	74		143	-1
15		Adel Taufiq Salim Balala	73	72		145	+1
15		Aziz Dardouri	73	72		145	+1
15		Mohamed Amr Abouelela	73	72		145	+1
15		Samuel Jonathan Aiach	69	76		145	+1
15		Stalin Daka	70	75		145	+1
20		Munesu Tadiswa Chimhini	75	71		146	+2
21		Antony Otukei	72	76		148	+4
21		Camille Wolf	80	68		148	+4
23		Blackwell Mwandila	71	78		149	+5
23		Eugine Wafula Wamukota	75	74		149	+5
23		Kingsley Afful	75	74		149	+5
23		Nicolas Tristan Viroleau	78	71		149	+5
23		Shaka Ndyabahika Kariisa	75	74		149	+5
28		Tanishq Nobeen	75	75		150	+6
29		Mohamed Lutfi Taweri	69	82		151	+7
29		Vincent Chidambazina	76	75		151	+7
31		Gabriel the Short of Billot	79	73		152	+8
31		Mehdi Ben Youssef	77	75		152	+8
33		Nizar Bourehim	72	81		153	+9
34		Rakesh Kumar Channoo	73	81		154	+10
35		Elton Dancel Zulu	74	81		155	+11
35		Jerry Jean Baptiste	80	75		155	+11
35		John Eoi Kamaisi	81	74		155	+11
38		Alex Illien	78	78		156	+12
38		Amon Bwambale	83	73		156	+12
38		Mahir Sachin Patel	78	78		156	+12
38		Samuel Egyiri	79	77		156	+12
42		Blessing Gondo	82	75		157	+13
43		Ahmed Ramadhan El Tawiri	78	80		158	+14
44		Aly Fahmy	81	78		159	+15
44		Thomo Mokgatle	87	72		159	+15
46		Mowana Mowa Chokwe	86	75		161	+17
46		Stephen Asanab	77	84		161	+17
48		Gael Matteo NOYAN	83	80		163	+19
48		Godfrey Kambale	81	82		163	+19
50		Seifeddine Zarzour	81	83		164	+20
51		Kasim Jibril	81	84		165	+21
51		Richard D’offay	83	82		165	+21
53		Ibrahim Karim Wakid	84	82		166	+22
53		Marc OBAME	80	86		166	+22
55		Athmane Laakri	82	86		168	+24
56		KOMBILA MFOUBOU	84	86		170	+26
56		Nill Richard	84	86		170	+26
58		Godefroy Andrade	88	84		172	+28
59		Jean Luc Willaume Abessolo	91	85		176	+32
60		Tshiaomo Justice Motlhaping	92	85		177	+33
61		Steve Oyono	88	91		179	+35
62		Mohamed Mechelah	89	91		180	+36
63		Ahmed Ahmida Alamari	94	87		181	+37
64		Jean-Yves Mbambath	93	99		192	+48
65		Mbondji Ebongue	116	106		222	+78
		Mohamed Lamine Lerari ABD	96	76		172	ABD
		Matthews Mokalake ABD	86	14		100	ABD
		Ramadhan Lotfi Etweri DSQ	81	84		165	DSQ

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