Daniel Nkata

Daniel Nkata (born 1932, also known as Dan Nkata, Danny Nkata) was the first Ugandan FIFA association football referee in 1960, writer, archivist. He was among the first Ugandans to play golf after the late Sir Daudi Chw a (the Ssekabaka of Buganda). He also served as secretary of Uganda Football Association which is nowadays known as FUFA. Nkata was the first indigenous Ugandan to gain formal membership of a golf club. He was secretary of the Uganda Golf Union in 1980.

Nkata was married to the late Victoria Namutebi Nkata (born 1927-11-9, died on 2021-02-20) who was the pioneer indigenous Ugandan golfer, The two got married in 1961

Nkata was an honorary Scotsman. He was a member of the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian Church) and also a collector of both the Presbyterian choral worship and Scottish traditional music.

Nkata begun his refereeing in the 1950s, and he was a member of the Uganda Football Referees Association (UFRA). He also went for a FIFA Referees/Instructors course at Ecole Internationale de Sports in Macolin in Switzerland and from where he received his FIFA referee badge in 1960 upon completion and that made him the first Black African south of the Sahara to get the FIFA referee badge. He was the central referee at the final match of Uganda vs Ghana, a match that Ghana won. 1960 Olympic Qualifiers match between Sudan and Ethiopia on both 1959-11-23 in Khartoum and also on the 1959-12-20 in Addis Ababa.

Nkata trained, mentored and coached other football referees who included Edward Bukenya and Kizito Mubanda and "Stars of the Past" for the defunct soccer world magazine

He also played tennis.