FEASSA 2025: St Cyprian High School Kyabakadde outsmart Kenya’s reigning champions Laiserhill, sets eye on semi-finals | Basketball 5×5

FEASSA Games 2025 (Basketball 5X5)

Boys

• St Cyprian High School Kyabakadde (Uganda) 53-47 Laiserhill (Kenya)
• Amus College (Uganda) 56-74 ITS Kigali (Rwanda)
• Dagoretti (Kenya) 65-63 Seeta High (Uganda)
• Laiser Hill (Kenya) 69-46 Kibuli SS (Uganda)
• ITS Kigali (Rwanda) 91-77 Dagoretti (Kenya)
• Lumala(Tanzania) 58-94 Dr.Aggrey (Kenya)
• Lukenya High School (Kenya) 86-72 Marie Reine
• St Cyprian High School Kyabakadde (Uganda) 50-47 Juhudi SS (Tanzania) – Did not end due to darkness (4 seconds to be played to completion)

Girls:

• Nabisunsa Girls (Uganda) 67-48 Olympic (Kenya)
• St. Mary’s Kitende (Uganda) 58-47 Gahini (Rwanda)
• St Joseph (Kenya) 43-44 St. Noa Girls Zana (Uganda)
• Kibuli S.S (Uganda) 40-50 Kaya Tiwi (Kenya)
• Esb Kamonyi (Rwanda) 49-34 Juhudi (Tanzania)
• Itigi S.S (Tanzania) 40-79 Butere (Kenya)

Uganda’s St Cyprian High School Kyabakadde basketball team won their third game in four matches at the 2025 FEASSA games in Kakamega county, Western Kenya.

A thrilling encounter between St Cyprian High School Kyabakadde and Kenya’s champions Laiserhill witnessed the Ugandans win 53-47.

James Mading scored a game high 21 points. Others with impressive performances were Mustafa Hamuli, Agok Ichut and George Matenga.

Ian Tyrel and Tom Ater were stand-out players for Laiser Hill who led the opening quarter 23-06.

St Cyprian High School Kyabakadde narrowed the margin to 30-32 by the half time break before leading the third quarter 44-42 and posting 53-47 in the final quarter.

“It was a brave performance” John Omondi, head coach at St Cyprian High School Kyabakadde sighed with relief. “The game was entirely technical and I thank the players for listening to the commands” he added.

The Mukono based side also awaits a nail-biting finisher against Tanzania’s Juhudi SS that only awaits four seconds to be completed.

By the time darkness came, St Cyprian High School Kyabakadde was leading 50-47.

Meanwhile, Amus College (Uganda) fell 56-74 to red-hot ITS Kigali from Rwanda.

Two other Ugandan schools, Seeta High and Kibuli SS also lost to Kenyan opposition; Dagoretti High and Laiser Hill 63-65 and 46-69 respectively.

ITS Kigali (Rwanda) humbled Kenya’s Dagoretti 91-77, Dr Aggrey (Kenya) smiled past Lumala SS (Tanzania) 94-58 and Rwanda’s Marie Reine fell to Kenya’s Lukenya High School 86-72.

Girls:

In the girls’ docket, there were wins for Uganda’s Nabisunsa, St Mary’s Kitende and St Noa Girls Zana.

Nabisunsa Girls overcame Kenya’s Olympic 67-48, St. Mary’s Kitende out-muscled Gahini from Rwanda 58-47 and St Noa Girls Zana out-witted St Joseph (Kenya) 44-43.

The only grey patch was the defeat for Kibuli S.S by Kenya’s Kaya Tiwi (40-50) while Rwanda’s ESB Kamonyi ran over Juhudi SS (Tanzania) 49-34.

Itigi S.S (Tanzania) fell to Kenya’s Butere S.S 79-40.

Action continues at the Police Canteen Basketball courts on Wednesday, 20th August 2025.