LIFE AFTER SPORTS, EXAMINING UGANDA’S LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR ATHLETES.
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2025-06-05
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Uganda Christian University
Abstract
The aim of this paper was to analyzeUganda’s legal framework on social security for athletes. The
pecuniary insecurity, paucity of career support, and limited access to social services. This study
vulnerable to financial instability post retirement. Comparative analysis with international
leveraging best practices from nations like USA, France, and Germany.
Recommendations are proposed to enhance Uganda’s athlete social security framework, including
support services. This research contributes to the development of a more efficacious athlete social
analyzing international practices, and proposing a meliorative recommendations. A doctrinal
significant deficiencies in providing comprehensive social security for athletes, rendering many
paradigms revealed opportunities for Uganda to fortify its athlete social security framework,
security framework in Uganda, promoting financial security and well being for athlete’s post
cessation of athletic careers precipitates a myriad of challenges for Ugandan athletes, including
scrutinized Uganda’s legal framework regarding athlete social security, identifying lacunae,
approach was employed, analyzing Uganda’s statutory framework, policies, and institutional
mechanisms governing athlete’ssocial security. Uganda’s extant legal framework exhibited
development of bespoke pension plans, institutional strengthening, and enhanced access to career
retirement.