The Uganda men’s rugby 7s national team touched down at Entebbe International Airport on Wednesday morning, back home from Mauritius where they participated in the 2025 men’s Rugby Africa 7s tournament.
Although the team failed to defend their title and had to settle for a fifth-place finish, one of the players, Malcolm Daniel Okello, was a winner.
Okello received an individual award for Top Points Scorer during the tournament. He scored five tries and kicked ten conversions to tally 45 points, the highest by any player.
Full List of Individual & Team Award Winners:
- Young Player of the Tournament: Jackson Siketi (Kenya)
- Player of the Tournament: Ranaivoarisona Mamy Herilala (Madagascar)
- Top Points Scorer: Daniel Malcolm Okello (Uganda)
- Fair Play Award (Team): Burkina Faso
- Champions: South Africa
This is Okello’s second individual award in an international tournament representing Uganda. In 2022, he clinched the same Top Points Scorer award at the Rugby Africa U20 Barthés Trophy in Nairobi, Kenya.
Final 2025 men’s Rugby Africa 7s Tournament Rankings:
1. South Africa
2. Madagascar
3. Zimbabwe
4. Kenya
5. Uganda
6. Zambia
7. Nigeria
8. Ghana
9. Burkina Faso
10. Tunisia
11. Mauritius
12. Côte d’Ivoire
This marks the end of Uganda’s 2024-25 season on the international 7s calendar. The team played in five tournaments and won a medal in just one.
