Uganda, Feb. 20 -- Jermaine Egesa would be in some public or private office somewhere right now tackling social problems like poverty and climate change or examining key development issues.

But, he is here catching a breather after returning from a hectic 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast last week.

Definitely, Jermaine Egesa was not one of the players representing Uganda Cranes because he neither plays for the team nor was the team there for him to support. He was neither there to officiate nor to escort his close pal, former co-commentator and Fifa referee William Oloya because Egesa is neither a referee nor his friend was called for duty.

Jermaine, as he is commonly known, was in Ivory Coast on an official call to commentate...