{"id":1783,"date":"2025-10-08T14:34:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:38:22","slug":"africa-rally-title-is-my-ultimate-career-fulfilment-says-african-champ-yasin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/?p=1783","title":{"rendered":"Africa rally title is my ultimate career fulfilment, says African Champ Yasin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by\u00a0Sharifah Namagoba Ramah<\/a><\/strong> October 3, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yasin Nasser | Credit: Innocent Mutaawe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cI am now at peace\u201d was the remark that came from Yasin Nasser after so much reflection on the trials of getting Africa\u2019s rallying crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The newly crowned Africa rally champion then sipped on a soft drink as we conversed. The continuous smile on his face said as much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe\u00a0Africa rally title is my ultimate career fulfillment,\u201d Nasser spoke out after marking a decade in motorsport with the African title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nasser and Ali Katumba (Ford Fiesta Rally2) clinched the maiden ARC title in September in a rather dramatic end-of-season rally in Tanzania. The\u00a0Uganda\u00a0crew needed the\u00a0last kilometers of the event to edge their rival Samman Vohra by a single point.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ali Katumba and Yasin Nasser after sealing the title in Tanzania Credit: Innocent Mutaawe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThinking about that day gives me the same feeling I had then. A lot was on our minds, especially after our strategy was a bit off. At one point, we thought we lost it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust imagine being under pressure, panicking, overthinking, and losing hope, all whilebeing hopeful. By the final stage, nothing mattered anymore but to finish and accept the results,\u201d he explained further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Moil Rally Team started the final event with eight points after leading the championship from round two. It was the closest he had ever been in the ARC title race.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yasin Nasser and Karan Patel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Two points collected from the power stage were vital. Overall, the fourth-place finish was good enough to seal the title on a third attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow that we are already champions, the imaginations we had of if we hadn\u2019t won the title have since faded. But there was anxiety every time the thought crossed my mind,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ARC title raised\u00a0Yasin to the highest echelons of Uganda\u2019s motorsport. Yasin now holds two Uganda national rally titles, one Tanzania rally title, an ARC2 category title, and now the coveted continental title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It had been 26 years since a Ugandan won the African title. Charles Muhangi (RIP) and Steven Byaruhanga won it in 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe won this title for Uganda. The fans have been craving for it. They have followed us to all the events we have been to. And now the support from the government through the federation also made it upon us to bring it home. This is a big achievement for the entire fraternity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Credit: John Batanudde<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Motorsport is well known as a \u2018money sport\u2019 given the high-standard logistics involved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With three attempts at the ARC title, Yasin admits it has taken some deep pockets to rally across the continent.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t want to think about how much we have spent on ARC. Yes, money was spent. But what matters now is the title. We shall always look at it and smile, and say, it was worth it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBesides, the ARC is even more than money. The time we spend, the days we spend away from our families and businesses. That\u2019s too much to give.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy sponsors, Moil Energies, my family, the whole Moil Rally Team crew, the fans, and whoever has pushed us in any way.  We are grateful for the sacrifice,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Moil Rally Team crew and fans Credit: Innocent Mutaawe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Full of gratitude for the success achieved and looking back at how it all began, Yasin says the ARC race was never in his plans at the earlier stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI joined the sport to have fun and enjoy myself. But that all changed when we bought the GVB. We found ourselves in line for a title, and we won our maiden title in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter COVID, we attempted several ARC events. We also landed a chance to compete for the ARC2 which we won in 2021. At the end of that season, our minds were thinking of the ARC title and the Ford came the next year,\u201d he narrated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yasin kicked off his rally career in 2015. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His entry was rather controversial, as the local motorsport governing body, FMU, almost delayed his start over a regulatory requirement for him to start in the two-wheel drive category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A decade later, from almost failing to compete in his first Ugandan rally to claiming the African title. For Yasin and his co-driver, Katumba, the journey to being Africa\u2019s finest will forever remain a memorable one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by\u00a0Sharifah Namagoba Ramah October 3, 2025 \u201cI am now at peace\u201d was the remark that came from Yasin Nasser after so much reflection on the trials of getting Africa\u2019s rallying crown. The newly crowned Africa rally champion then sipped on a soft drink as we conversed. The continuous smile on his face said as much. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1783"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1785,"href":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783\/revisions\/1785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanrallychampionship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}