Author name: Aisha Nakato

The tournament featured key disciplines such as U20 football and volleyball, with the aim of identifying top-performing teams and individuals to represent the zone at the national level. The event attracted strong participation and was marked by a high level of organization and enthusiasm.

Team Uganda (composed of St Mary’s Kitende) successfully returned home from the 2026 CAF African schools football championship on Sunday morning.

With their silver medals and the dummy cheque of $200,000, the delegation of players majestically marched out of the arrivals at Entebbe International Airport with their heads up.

The boys’ final witnessed Senegal overcome a spirited Uganda 5-4 in post-match penalties after normal time at the Ngoni stadium in Norton, Zimbabwe had ended goal-less.

The finale was also watched by the CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe and other dignitaries on Friday afternoon.

Uganda will face Senegal in the final of the 2026 CAF African schools football championship in Norton forty kilometers outside Harare on Friday, 10th April at the Ngoni stadium.

Wednesday, 8th April 2026 was a resting day for the semi-finalists at the on-going 2026 CAF African schools football championship in Harare city, Zimbabwe.

However it was business as usual for team Uganda who optimally utilized the day for body recovery and also executed final training drills at the Gateway High School playground.

Uganda (represented by St Mary’s Boarding School Kitende) scored 10 goals and conceded once during the group stage level at the 2026 CAF Schools championship in Harare city, Zimbabwe.

After overcoming blushes in the 1-all draw with hosts Zimbabwe on the opening day, game day two was quite different.

Bashir Edema’s goal for Uganda (St Mary’s Boarding School Kitende) restored parity for the East African zone representatives after Moses Maremudze had scored the opener at the start of the second stanza during the 20-minutes per half encounter.

“To our young athletes, you are not just players in a jersey, you are ambassadors of Uganda. Whenever you step on the pitch you carry not just the hopes of school but those of your families and millions of Ugandans who believe in the power of sport and education”. Said Hajji Kiteezaala

The Ugandan representatives at the 2026 CAF African Schools football championship (St Mary’s Boarding School Kitende) conducted that final training session at Gateway High School in Harare on Easter Sunday.

Coach Hassan Zungu and Captain Owen Mukisa have attended the Pre match press conference ahead of their opening match where they will face hosts Zimbabwe on Monday 6th April at the Ngoni Stadium in Norton, Zimbabwe.