Bukedea—The 2025 edition of the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Ball Games I closed with a colourful closing ceremony at Bukedea Comprehensive Stadium, celebrating a week of fierce competition, emerging talent, and sporting excellence across multiple disciplines.
The games brought together top-performing secondary schools from across the country, competing in disciplines ranging from basketball and volleyball to hockey, rugby, and table tennis. The atmosphere was electric as trophies, medals, and MVP awards were handed out to the best-performing teams and individuals.
Among the biggest winners of the tournament were St Noa Girls Secondary School, Amus College, and Kibuli Secondary School, each dominating multiple categories.
Standout Schools
Kibuli Secondary School demonstrated dominance in tennis, table tennis, and badminton, taking home multiple golds and Most Valuable Players (MVPs).
Bukedea Comprehensive leveraged its home-ground advantage to top volleyball in both boys and girls U16 categories.
Amus College continued its rise as a sports powerhouse, winning boys basketball and clinching silver in girls football.
St Noa Girls SS maintained its status as a girls’ football giant, adding the basketball title and two individual awards.
The 2025 edition not only showcased elite school-level talent but also reaffirmed the USSSA Ball Games as a critical platform for identifying and nurturing Uganda’s next generation of athletes.
Highlights of Winners and MVPs by Discipline
Handball U16
- Girls Gold: Wampeewo Ntaake SS | MVP: Mukisa Patience
- Boys Gold: Ntare School | MVP: Humura Elisha Wesley
Basketball 3×3
- Girls Gold: St. Mary’s Kitende | MVP: Anena Joviah
- Boys Gold: Seeta HS A’Level | MVP: Derrick Benson Hause
Volleyball U16
- Girls Gold: Bukedea Comprehensive | MVP: Kigongo Desire
- Boys Gold: Bukedea Comprehensive | MVP: Kato Paul
Tennis
- Girls Gold: Kibuli SS | MVP: Thea Miranda
- Boys Gold: Kibuli SS | MVP: Jeremiah Musasizi (SMACK)
Badminton
- Girls Gold: Mbogo High School | MVP: Nalule Vivian
- Boys Gold: Kibuli SS | MVP: Mukasa Dennis
Table Tennis
- Girls Gold: Kibuli SS | MVP: Nakawala Jemimah
- Boys Gold: Kibuli SS | MVP: Ayella Lawrence
Hockey
- Girls Gold: Kakungulu Memorial | MVP: Nelly Temaya
- Boys Gold: Mbarara High School | MVP: Deliver Atuhaire
Rugby Fifteens
- Girls Gold: Nkoma SS | MVP: Aranit Patricia
- Boys Gold: King’s College Budo | MVP: Wakholi Joshua
Basketball (Full Court)
- Girls Gold: St Noa Girls SS | MVP: Namwanje (St Noa)
- Boys Gold: Amus College | MVP: Abdullah Musa
Netball U16
- Gold: Madina Islamic S.S | MVP: Lazima Happy Gloria (Kajjansi Progressive)
Football (Girls)
- Gold: St Noa Girls SS
- Silver: Amus College
- Bronze: Boni Concili Girls S.S
- Top Scorer: Agnes Nabukenya (Kawempe) – 15 goals
- Golden Glove: Nakirya Lillian (St Noa)
- MVP: Kisakye Dorcus (Kawempe)
