As trivial as it may sound, the Federation of Uganda Football Associations has announced that they will conduct National Anthem training for all players called to any of the national teams under them.In a statement on Friday morning, Uganda’s football governing body confirmed that the measure will apply to everyone across the 10 national teams for both men and women, and the same will apply to team officials as well.However, it remains unclear whether they will require their coach, a Serbian international, to learn the Ugandan anthem as well.BREAKING: All Players summoned to the Uganda National football teams will be tasked to undergo sessions to learn how to sing the National Anthem of Uganda. This will also apply to the team officials. FUFA Manages 10 National teams (Men and Women). #UgandaAnthem pic.twitter.com/j5Hnlw8Dr2— FUFA (@OfficialFUFA) December 16, 2022 “All Players summoned to the Uganda National football teams will be tasked to undergo sessions to learn how to sing the National Anthem of Uganda. This will also apply to the team officials. FUFA Manages 10 National teams (Men and Women),” the statement read.##NAJAVA_MECA_6893005##Throughout the different World Cup matches in Qatar, a lot can be inferred from how teams conducted themselves during the anthems session.Some players sang their hearts out, others maintained a cold face, while Iran completely refused to sing theirs at all as a form of protest.Iran’s national team did not to sing national anthem as the #EnglandVsIran game kicks off #FIFAWorldCup, in support of the country’s women-led revolution. The Iranian crowd were also booing their own national anthem. Amazing! ✊🏻 pic.twitter.com/qBwZqYHbqF— Shabnam Nasimi (@NasimiShabnam) November 21, 2022 Whether singing the national anthem or not and the manner in which it is done has an impact on how the team performs is a whole discussion by itself, but the Ugandan federation wants each of their players able to do so. Dele thought he’d hit rock bottom when he went to Turkey, but it was wishful thinkingAccording to a study published in the European Journal of Sport Science, greater displayed passion has positive implications for team performance in important games has practical implications.
