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By Kayiira Jackson  Reigning East Africa champions Bukedea Comprehensive School strengthened their bid for a quarterfinal place with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Kawempe Muslim SS in a tense group stage encounter honored at Nkondo grounds in Bombo on Friday. Ssentongo Wycliffe’s first-half strike proved decisive in a match filled with intensity, discipline and flashes of brilliance from both sides. …

By Kayiira Jackson  It was a goal-fest on day one of the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Elite Games netball championship as giants Buddo Secondary School and St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School Kitende cruised to commanding victories at Janan Secondary School in Bombo. Defending champions Buddo SS wasted no time asserting their dominance, running riot over hosts Janan SS …

Last updated Feb 27, 2026 By Kayiira Jackson  It was a goal-fest on day one of the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Elite Games netball championship as giants Buddo Secondary School and St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School Kitende cruised to commanding victories at Janan Secondary School in Bombo. Defending champions Buddo SS wasted no time asserting their dominance, …

Last updated Feb 27, 2026 By Kayiira Jackson  It was a goal-fest on day one of the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Elite Games netball championship as giants Buddo Secondary School and St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School Kitende cruised to commanding victories at Janan Secondary School in Bombo. Defending champions Buddo SS wasted no time asserting their dominance, …

By Kayiira Jackson  The return of St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School Kitende has set the tone for what is shaping up to be one of the most explosive editions of the USSSA Elite Games in recent history. For the first time, nearly all of Uganda’s secondary school sports powerhouses will converge at Janan Secondary School in Bombo for a three-days …

By Lawrence Mubiru  The Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) has expanded its annual sports calendar, ushering in a new era of opportunity for young athletes while leaving one of the country’s most successful disciplines—boxing—on the sidelines. In a move aimed at diversifying school sports and widening the talent pipeline, USSSA has introduced cricket, golf, kabaddi, khokho and pickleball at …

By Kayiira Jackson  The Uganda Secondary School Sports Association (USSSA) has unveiled sweeping reforms to secondary school sports, including new age categories, transfer regulations with financial costs, and the rollout of weekend leagues, as it begins implementing the National Sports Act of 2023. The changes were announced on Wednesday during a press briefing at the USSSA head offices at GNS …

By Kayiira Jackson  The Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) has bowed to pressure from schools and rescheduled the seventh edition of the Elite Secondary School Games, pushing the competition to 26th February–1st March 2026. The games had initially been slated for 13th–16th February 2026, but concerns raised by schools over inadequate preparation time following the reopening of schools forced …