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Buddo Secondary School triumphs in 2025 USSSA U-20 boys’ football championship

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May 14, 2025 - 19:30

Buddo Secondary School triumphs in 2025 USSSA U-20 boys’ football championship

2025 USSSA Football boys:

Final: Buddo SS 0 (6) – 0 (5) St Mary’s Kitende

Individual awards:

Most Valuable Player (MVP): Owen Mukisa (Buddo Secondary School)
Top scorer: Mubaraka Tumwine -10 goals (Masaka Secondary School)
Best goalkeeper: Rodgers Obale (St Mary’s Kitende)

Buddo Secondary School won the 2025 USSSA Boys football championship in Ngora district.

This followed a nervy 6-5 post match penalty victory after normal time had ended goal-less at the Ngora High School playground on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 before a capacity.

Both sides created a couple of goal-scoring opportunities but the defences remained water-tight.

Buddo’s Ibrahim Waligo closes out Kitende’s Arafat Nkoola (in red shirt 17)

The end-to-end contest had ended goal-less in normal time (played for 80 minutes) before penalties were decided.

All the first five penalties for either side were successfully scored before Kitende missed the sixth and Buddo SS won.

Players of Buddo SS (all white) and St Mary’s Kitende greet each other before the game

How the penalty shoot-out went:

Denis Kisiriko scored the first for St Mary’s Kitende and Martin Bate equalized for Buddo SS.

Simon Mukisa put Kitende 2-1 with Aron Okello equalizing.

Ronald Kigoye scored Kitende’s third kick and Shakur Babi equalized.

Ashraf Kyakuwa scored Kitende’s fourth kick and Roy Olala equalized.

Leonard Kasanya put Kitende 5-4 and Abasa Kisambira scored a bullet shot for Buddo’s fifth kick.

Santos Agok missed his kick when goalkeeper Edirisa Waibi dived to his left to push out the ball.

Ronald Ssegirinya netting the winner to spark wild celebrations.

State minister of education and sports (sports) Hon. Peter Ogwang was chief guest.

Hon. Ogwanga joined the USSSA officials to hand over the trophy.

Buddo SS players celebrate on the podium after winning the 2025 USSSA

This is the third title for Buddo SS after triumphs in 2009 and 2018.

Individual awards:

The tournament most valuable player (MVP) was Owen Mukisa (Buddo SS). The best goalkeeper was St Mary’s Kitende’s Rodgers Obale as the championship top scorer was Mubaraka Tumwine (10 goals) from Masaka SS.

The championship drew over 1600 students from 64 schools across the country.

Line Ups:

Buddo SS XI: Edirisa Waibi (GK), Ibrahim Waligo, Ronald Mukasa Ssegirinya, Lutalo Sepiriya, Dickson Barasa (Captain), Roy Olala, Geoffrey Nyonyintono, Akram Musiitwa, Abasa Kisambira, Owen Mukisa, Mushin Kizito

Subs: Owen Walugembe, Martin Nsimbe, Martin Bate, Shakur Babi, Aron Okello, Umar Katamba, Yunus Vubya, Stephen Kandaruku, Tom Ssesazi

Head coach: Richard Malinga

Richard Malinga, head coach of Buddo Secondary School football team

St Mary’s Kitende XI: Rodgers Obale (GK), Isaac Ntambi, Collins Ocatre, Ronald Kigoye, Simon Mukisa (Captain), Jamal Ssemwogerere, Claude Wakenge, Ashraf Kyakuwa, Arafat Nkola, Denis Kisiriko, Bitwaiki Bahati

Subs: Siraje Etuta, Hassan Ssesanga, Abasi Ssebagala, Leonard Kasanya, Farouk Tumwesigye, Jahid Mwondha

Head coach: Hassan Zzungu