2016 All Africa Blackball Pool Championship:
- Men Champions: Uganda (12 Points)
- Women Champions: Uganda (10 Points)
Uganda Pool Cranes side (men) defeated Kenya to complete a double at the All Africa Blackball Pool Championship held at the Lugogo Indoor Arena in Kampala.
The men accumulated 12 points to finish top ahead second placed South Africa (9) thanks to excellent potting from Sula Matovu, Alfred “Black Sheep” Gumikiriza, Geoffrey “Fireman” Ssetumba, Jonah “Joker” Turigye, Fahad Ssewankambo and Fred Namanya.
Geoffrey ‘Fireman’ Ssetumba was flawless for team Uganda and in individual catergory
On Friday, the women side was also declared champion after overcoming Kenya to finish top of the group with 10 points, two better of South Africa.
This is the first time that Uganda has won the continental championship after finishing second and third last year in the women and men respective championship held in Lesotho.
Uganda smiled home with $2000 for winning the two team events.
In the individual affair, defending champion, Wetsi Morake from South Africa humiliated Uganda’s Geofrey ‘Fireman’ Ssetumba 6-1 to successfully retain his crown that came forth with $500 prize money.
Wetsi Morake on the pool table at Lugogo
Runners up Ssetumba, who had an amazing individual and team tournament pocketed $250 as prize money.
In the women single final, South Africa’s Elzette Koen overcame compatriot Tasneem Solomons 4-2 to win gold.
The mixed double final was won by Tasneem Solomons (South Africa) and Hilary Mukamuri (Zimbabwe) 3-0 against Uganda’s national champion Sula Matovu who played alongside South Africa’s Joy Willenberg.
The three day’s championship attracted South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and Uganda.
