At a recent press briefing held at their headquarters in GNS Plaza, Old Kampala, the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) unveiled plans for the upcoming year, highlighted by significant changes to their annual ball games tournaments.
Led by USSSA President Justus Mugisha, the organization declared a division of the ball games II championships into two separate tournaments. The first tournament, scheduled from July 9th to 17th at Teso College, Aloet in Soroti, will feature categories that serve as qualifiers for the Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) games. These categories include Netball, Volleyball, Basketball 3*3, Handball, Rugby 7s, and Athletics.
Following this, the second tournament will take place during the first term holidays from September 1st to 9th, also at Teso College, Aloet. This tournament will encompass non-FEASSSA qualifying games, including Football, Basketball 3*3, Netball, Volleyball, Basketball, and Handball for U16, as well as other exciting games like Lacrosse, Wood ball, Dance sport, Mind games, Beach Soccer, and Beach Volleyball.
President Justus Mugisha also shared updates on the preparations for the FEASSSA games, proudly noting Uganda’s role as host for the sixth time, marking the first occasion they will be held in Eastern Uganda. The FEASSSA games are slated for Bukedea Comprehensive School and Amus College from August 16th to 27th. Plans include the construction of a stadium at Amus College, accompanied by multiple playgrounds.
The event is expected to draw approximately 3,500 participants, with notable international attendees such as Laurent Petrynka, President of the International School Sport Federation (ISF), and various representatives from ISF and the Federation of Africa School Sports (FASS).
Upcoming events on the USSSA calendar include ongoing ball games II qualifiers across the country, a Swimming Gala at Seroma Christian High School, and the ISF Gymnasiade School Summer Games scheduled for October 23rd to 31st in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
