23 May 2023 | Football

Abdulnoor Nsereko clinched the top scorer’s gong of the 2023 Uganda Secondary Schools Association (USSSA) boy’s football championship.

Nsereko needed 11 goals to reach his dream in his maiden National Post Primary (NPP) games that were previously concluded in Fort Portal, Kabarole district.

“I thank Allah for allowing me to become the top scorer of the just concluded USSSA games,” Nsereko said.

“I am so thankful to Allah for coming this far. It's so kind and loving that among the 1280 players from 64 schools, it's me to walk home with the award,” he added.

Nsereko joined Kitende in 2019 but hardly found a spot in the team right away due to the tough competition that he found.

Coming from Gaddafi Integrated, he was a star but that was far from the welcoming message that was witnessed at his new side.

“I was coming from Gaddafi where I was a big star. Often, fellow students would chant my name, yet at Kitende I failed to make the travelling sheet to Soroti.”

Nsereko was disappointed since he found the team travelling to Soroti but failed to make the final 20. But later on, he joined Vipers’ training session and his patience was awarded a position in the academy of Vipers SC.

After squeezing into the Vipers Junior Team, the campaign was brought to an abrupt end due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The pandemic forced the forward to the sideline for two years and he returned to action in 2022 as he was part of the Buwekula Ssaza side that lost to Buddu 2-0 in the finals.

“Coming from the Masaza, I was so fit and lucky enough I got straight into the team that played zonal and regional games but I still failed to make the 20-man sheet that went for nationals.”

That year, Nsereko scored six goals, three behind the top scorer but that was not enough to be considered for the travelling side to Arua District, though Kitende later went on and won the title.

But in 2023, Nsereko finally got his much-awaited spot as the school’s first-choice striker.

He hardly disappointed, scoring eight in the Wakiso Regional games to click the top scorer's boot.

He later entered the Nationals at Fort Portal and scored 11 to guide his side to the 11th USSSA title to equal rivals Kibuli SS.

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