FEASSA: on-form Kitende draw Kibuli as Kitovu, Amus meet in groups

The Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association football boys’ champions St. Mary’s Secondary School Kitende, will face Kibuli in the group stages of the East Africa Secondary Schools game.

The tournament is set to run from Wednesday 16th to 27th August, in Huye district in Rwanda.

Kitende was drawn against the defending champions in Group B together with Ecosemusabura from Rwanda and Kiwira Coal Mine from Tanzania.

The fifth team will be determined after the Kenya national qualifiers are done.

Group A has the host CGFK Kicukiro, Kalangala SS (Tanzania), two Kenyan schools and Ugandan debutants Amus College and St. Henry’s College Kitovu.

Kitende is the record champion of the trophy after winning it thirteen times.

They last won it in 2019 before the Covid break but were dethroned by Kibuli in Arusha, Tanzania, last year.

East Africa Secondary School games – Boys' football

Previous winners

2002 - St. Anthony’s Boys (Kenya)

2003 - Standard High School Zana (Uganda)

2004 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2005 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2006 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2007 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2008 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2009 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2010 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2011 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2012 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2013 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2014 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2015 - Masaka SSS (Uganda)

2016 – Barding HS (Kenya)

2017 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2018 - Buddo SS (Uganda)

2019 - St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

2020 – Covid break

2021 – Covid break

2022 – Kibuli SS (Uganda)