L-R Keuber Moses Lee, Abima Abdurahman and Bithola Francis, officials of USSSA West Nile Zone

By Swali Sabiri

Arua

The Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Zonal Executive Committee has come up with the activities for the regional Championship to be held in Koboko Municipality.
 
This was in a press conference held at Garden View Restaurant on Tuesday April 2, 2024 in Arua City ahead of the draws for the West Nile Zonal Championship 2024.
 
The tournament that brings together a total of 80 schools from within the region with 40 boys’ teams and 40 girls’ teams will be held for the second time since being rebranded as Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA), from the previous Coca-Cola schools championship.
 
The week long tournament will start with the arrival of teams on April 7, 2024 and the finals be played on April 14, 2024. Two schools have been earmarked for the accommodation of the participants including St. Charles Lwanga College and Nyarilo Primary school for the Boys and girls respectively.
 
According to the Roadmap, 10 play grounds will be used for the week long tournament including St. Charles Lwanga College playground A and B, Nyarilo Primary school playground, Teremunga Primary school playground A and B, Nyangilia ss playground, Kochi ss playground, and Midia primary school playground.
 
The teams each grouped in 8 with each group having at most 5 teams. The maximum number of games played by a team in a day shall be 2 at most.
 
Grouping for boys’ football

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E
Obongi ss Arua ss Aria ss Maracha ss St. Thomas Aquinas	St. Daniel comboni Lodonga seed St. Aloysius college Nyapea Mvara ss Ushindi ss	Niva High Yivu ss Martyrs college Kei seed Day star s.s	St Francis of Asisi Comboni comprehensive Oriajini Kochi ss Laropi ss	St. Charles Lwanga College Paidha ss Rhino camp ss Idiwa parents ss Nebbi Town ss
Group F	Group G	Group H
Beza Alhiji Nile high Wadelai ss Odravu ss L 1	Kololo public ss Uleppi ss Wandi Progressive St. Francis Ayume memorial L 2	Okufura ss Hawa comprehensive Panyango ss Nyumazi ss L 3

 

Grouping for Girls football.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E
Koboko public St. Luke Moyo star High Pakada L. 1	St. Mary's Ediofe Rhino camp Lodonga seed Nyarilo ss L. 2	Mvara ss Uringi ss Odravu ss Laropi Maracha domestic	Adjumani Model Ebenezer Panyango ss Yoyo Bondo Army ss	Logiri girls Okollo ss Otumbari Francis Ayume Pagirinya ss
Group F	Group G	Group H
Vurra ss Idiwa ss Alwi seed ss Warr girls Keystone	Biyaya ss Oleba seed ss Lohwa ss Uleppi Muni Girls	Kochi ss Mamba ss Katrini ss St. Mary's Assumpta L. 3

 
Mr.Abima Rahuman the vice chairperson Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) West Nile zone urges the teams that would have finished in the top, three for boys and two for girls to represent the region at the national level.

“as West Nile zone we are really very sad that last year we had three teams that qualified for the National championship but only one team that is Arua ss that was able to make it St. James’s ss Dzaipi and Alere ss withdrew but our sadness is that they didn’t communicate we should have replaced them earlier, therefore as a zonal committee, we have come up with measures where a team fails to show up after qualifying, that team is liable for a heavy punishment including future bans from school activities”.

Bithola Francis the Organizing secretary USSSA West Nile zone is overwhelmed by the turn up of the schools especially in the girls football, “I am really very happy about the number of the schools embracing girls football, we already have 37 girls teams with the remaining three expected sooner than later that should be the spirit if girls football is to grow especially in our region.”

The games will start on April 8, and end on April 17, 2024. Three boys’ teams and two girls’ teams shall represent West Nile zone at the national championship that will be hosted by Masaka S.S for boys and Ndejje S.S for girls’ football starting April, 27, 2024.