CRO academy started after the current manager of CRO Mbale Project initiated the idea and implemented it with the purpose of developing the talents of street children; reduce on drug abuse, promote rehabilitation and self-esteem development through sports.
CRO Football Academy has several teams formulated and registered with FUFA (Federation of Uganda Football Association). There are 3 teams participating the FUFA Competitions that are running in Uganda namely;
i) CRO FC (senior team) currently in the FUFA Big league. It has also participated in National Super League for two seasons.
ii) Junior team currently in the 1st Division and
iii) CRO Academy in the Regional Competitions
In Eastern Uganda, CRO FC and CRO Academy teams have the best sports facility located in Bugema , Mbale still undergoing development and also have the best coaching and talented children in football.
CRO Academy also nurtures talent through other teams which include: – Under10 Boys, Under14 Boys, Under16 Boys, Under14 Girls and Under16 Girls.
These teams have won many awards and trophies most recently in the Big League, AIRTEL Rising Stars, Chrisc East African Tournament in Moshi Tanzania among others.
There are many other activities that have led to the development of a full sports facility and also introduction to other sporting activities such as Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton Table tennis and mind games like chess.
Future of Sports
Proposals are underway for the teams to continually develop sports through engagement in various competitions.
CRO supports many children in sports and most of them have excelled in Education and sports and represented the Country in football in Brazil, South Africa, and East Africa among others.