'Avoid Womanising', Museveni Advises Footballers

Smoking and womanising are some of the vices, according to Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, that footballers should avoid if they want to be successful.

Mr Museveni gave the tips on Twitter as he shared pictures from his meeting with the national football team on Monday evening.

The Cranes beat Cape Verde by a solitary goal on Saturday to qualify for next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

From my footballing experience, I know that the following ingredients are important for the game; stamina, skill and teamwork. Stamina is critical because you do a lot of running. You must eat well, exercise and avoid alcohol, smoking and womanizing" he said.

He said in another tweet:

"Training is very important. Africans are very strong naturally. If you train well, you can dominate the sports world. The potential exists, what is critical is harnessing it through training."Training is very important. Africans are very strong naturally. If you train well, you can dominate the sports world. The potential exists, what is critical is harnessing it through training."