Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Africa's best home-based football player of 2016 Denis Onyango is favourite to be named Uganda's Sportsman Of The Year 2016 on Friday night. Onyango, named best African Player of the Year Based in Africa early this year, is one of three nominate for the Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) Personality Of The Year award. Others nominated are Olympian Emong and rugby player Phillip Wokorach. USPA has already named them top in their individual sports in 2016. The Uganda Sports Personality of the Year will be announced at the sh100m Nile Breweries sponsered USPA gala at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala Friday. NSSF are USPA's other partners for the glamarous awards ceremony. (click for live feed) Senior Presidential advisor Maj.Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba will be the chief guest at the Ugandan sports oscars. At the last awards, golfer Ronald Otile was named the country's Sports Personality of 2015. The awards are one of Uganda's oldest, with USPA having annually awarded the best since the early 70s. Sabiti Muwanga is the President USPA. @USPAmedia Sports personality of the year 2015 goes to Ronald Otile @USPAmedia @OfficialFUFA @PatriqKanyomozi pic.twitter.com/fopw5uBzX3 — Cynthia Mpanga (@CynthiaMpanga) April 29, 2016 NOMINEE PROFILES Onyango South Africa based Denis Onyango was named Uganda's footballer of the year after guiding Uganda Cranes and his club Sundowns to historic performances. He was in goal as Uganda Cranes qualified for the Nations Cup finals for the first time since 1978, then led his club to the African Club Championship title - the first Ugandan to win the honour. His club also competed at the World Club Championships. Emong David Emony was named Uganda's athlete of the year after his historic medal exploits in the para-Olympics event at the Rio Olympics. Emong gave Uganda her first ever Paralympics medal, winning silver in 1500m – T46 final in Rio. Emong, 26, was Uganda’s only athlete at the competition. The T46 disability sport classification is a group for track and field athletes missing their arm from near the top of their arm. Wokorach He is a Uganda 7s international who has had an outstanding year. He was the star as Uganda lifted their maiden Africa Rugby Cup Sevens title in Nairobi. Uganda’s victory in the African Rugby 7s in Nairobi booked them a place in three major tournaments, Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens and the HSBC Cape Town Sevens in December plus the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Qualifier in Hong Kong in March. **** USPA SPORTS PERSONALITIES OF 2016 Nominees for Sports Personality of the year Denis Onyango (Football) David Emong (Paralympics) Phillip Wokorach (Rugby) Nominees for Team of the year Uganda Cranes Rugby Cranes City Oilers Nominations for Sports Event of the year National Open Pool Championship Uganda Golf Open BEST RUN FEDERATION OF 2016 **The winners of the above awards will be announced at the gala (see live feed page 2). The USPA LEGEND AWARD - SHEILA AGONZIBWE Winners in respective sports disciplines Athletics Male: David Emong Female: Juliet Chekwel Boxing Shadir Musa Football Denis Onyango Women Football Hasfa Nassuna Motorsport(Rallying) The crew of Jas Mangat and Joseph Kamya Golf Male: Ronald Otile Female: Flavia Namakula Cricket Male: Henry Ssenyondo Female: Stephanie Nampina Pool Male: Sula Matovu Female: Vicky Namuyanja Bobybuilding Andrew Ssenoga Badminton Male: Brian Kasirye Female: Shamim Bangi Table Tennis Male: Gilton Chelibe Female: Halima Nambozo Woodball Male: Onesmus Atamba Female: Lillian Zawedde Weightlifting Khalid Batuusa Rugby Male: Phillip Wokorach Female: Grace Auma Basketball Male: Jimmy Enabu Female: Judith Nansobya Motocross Aviv Orland Chess Male: Harold Wanyama Female: Joyce Kabengano Netball Joan Nampungu Darts Male: Jacob Okidi Female: Dinah Amoding Kickboxing Patricia Apolot Ludo Sarah Namubiru Handball Male: Felix Mukunzi Female:Muhaimuna Namuwaya Swimming Male: Nicholas Malani Female: Kirabo Namutebi Hockey Male: Innocent Mbabali Female: Doreen Asiimwe Squash Ian Rukunya **** (see flashback to 2015 awards and 2016 awards LIVE FEED page 2) LIVE UPDATE 2016 awards Tweets about @uspamedia !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); FLASH BACK