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.

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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.