30 April 2022 | Football

• Final: Kitende 2-0 Gombe HS
• Third-place: Kibuli 3-0 Buddo
• Top scorer – Oscar Mawa (Gombe HS)
• Best Goalkeeper – Safi Apangu (Gombe HS)
• Fairplay award – Standard High Zzana
• MVP – Travis Mutyaba (Gombe HS)

St Mary’s SS Kitende have claimed the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association football championship.

Kitende defeated debutants Gombe SS 2-0 in a final played before a mammoth crowd at Barifa Stadium in Arua City.

Kitende, who won the previous edition in Jinja City in 2019 were aided by two first-half goals from Elvis Ngondwe and Charles Lwanga.

Gombe, the crowd favourites, started strongly but their passing game was restricted to their own half.

The title was Kitende’s tenth national trophy since they won their first in 2004 and coach Edward Golola was excited about the side's victory.

“This gives us a platform to prepare our team well for the East African games," Golola said,

"With the uncertainty brought by the two missed years during Covid, we were not sure of our players but now they have morale and momentum."

Oscar Mawa was named top scorer while Travis Mutyaba was tournament MVP despite missing most of the final with an injury. Goalkeeper Safi Apangu was the best of the tournament.

Kitende, Gombe and Kibuli, who beat Buddo 3-0 in the classification final, will represent Uganda in the East African games scheduled in August in Tabora, Tanzania.

Previous Winners

• 2022: St Mary’s SS Kitende
• 2019: St Mary’s SS Kitende
• 2018: Buddo SS
• 2017: Jinja SS
• 2016: Kibuli SS
• 2015: St Mary’s SS Kitende
• 2014: Kibuli SS
• 2013: St Mary’s SS Kitende
• 2012: St Mary’s SS Kitende
• 2011: St Mary’s SS Kitende
• 2010: Bishop Nankyama
• 2009: Buddo SS
• 2008: St Mary’s Kitende
• 2007: St Mary’s SS Kitende
• 2006: St Mary’s SS Kitende
• 2005: Kibuli SS
• 2004: St Mary’s SS Kitende
• 2003: Old Kampala
• 2002: Nagalama Islamic
• 2001: Ngabo Academy
• 2000: Kibuli SS
• 1999: Old Kampala
• 1998: Kibuli SS
• 1997: St Leo’s Kyegobe
• 1996: Kibuli SS
• 1995: Kibuli SS
• 1994: Lubiri SS
• 1993: Kibuli SS
• 1992: Kibuli SS
• 1991: Kibuli SS
• 1990: Kololo SS
• 1989: Kibuli SS
• 1988: Kololo SS
• 1987: Kololo SS
• 1986: Kololo SS

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