Wasswa Aslam Balikanda, a 17-year-old student from Amus College School in Bukedea, has been selected to officiate at the CAF Africa Schools Football Championship set to kick off on April 23 in Accra, Ghana.
Hailing from Bugembe in Jinja District, Wasswa is a product of the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Capacity Building Training Program.
Since joining the Capacity Building program in 2022, Wasswa has officiated in several major school competitions, including the 2024 Boys’ National Championships in Masaka, the 2024 FEASSA Games, and the National Ball Games in Soroti.
He also featured at the CAF Schools CECAFA Zone qualifiers earlier this year.
Wasswa becomes the second student from Amus College to earn a CAF Africa Schools Football Championship appointment, following in the footsteps of Jabeth Elly Ojilong, who officiated at the 2024 edition held in Tanzania.
Uganda’s trailblazer in this competition remains Jackie Nambasa of Uganda Martyrs, who was the country’s first official at the inaugural tournament.
