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By Mbuga Swaibu
Hopeful Future Secondary School from Kayunga kept their hopes of reaching the knockout stage alive after playing out a hard-fought goalless draw against Madinah Islamic Secondary School on Matchday Two of the 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Schools Football Championship Uganda Under-15 Boys Qualifiers.
The encounter, played on Saturday at St Joseph’s College Layibi in Gulu City, saw the Kayunga-based side produce a disciplined defensive display to earn their first point of the tournament.
Hopeful Future entered the match determined to bounce back after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat to Bulo Parents Secondary School in their opening Group A fixture. The draw against Madinah Islamic ensured the debutants remain in contention for a place in the quarter-finals.
The result, however, leaves Hopeful Future with a daunting task in their final group match, where they must defeat defending champions St Mary’s Boarding Secondary School Kitende (SMASK) to stand a realistic chance of progressing to the last eight.
St Mary’s Kitende have already secured qualification from Group A after winning both of their opening matches, defeating Madinah Islamic Secondary School 1-0 before overcoming Bulo Parents Secondary School 2-0 to book an early place in the quarter-finals.
Other Results
Elsewhere, London College Nansana continued their impressive run with a convincing 4-1 victory over Lugazi Secondary School.
In Group C, St Francis Secondary School Busunju maintained their perfect start by winning both of their matches on Saturday. They defeated St Bernard’s College Kiswera 3-1 before edging Samson Kalibbala Kamya Secondary School 1-0 to strengthen their chances of qualifying for the knockout stage.
In another Group C encounter, God’s Way High School Maganjo bounced back from their opening-day defeat to Amus College School with a 2-0 victory over St Bernard’s College Kiswera, keeping their qualification hopes alive.
The CAF U-15 Boys Championship resumes on Sunday, 12th July, with four crucial group-stage fixtures expected to determine the remaining quarter-finalists as schools continue their quest for Uganda’s sole ticket to the CAF African Schools Championship CECAFA Qualifiers.
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