2026 CAF African schools championship
Uganda’s Group stage matches:
- Monday; 6th April: Zimbabwe Vs Uganda (13:45) – Group A – Gateway High School, Harare (Live on TV)
- Tuesday; 7th April: Uganda Vs DRC (1:00 PM)
- Tuesday; 7th April: Morocco Vs Uganda (4:00 PM)
St Mary’s Boarding School Kitende, the Uganda representatives at the 2026 CAF African Schools football championship face hosts Zimbabwe in the tournament’s official opening match.
The team that was flagged off last week from the St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende has since held three training sessions at the Gateway High School in Harare city on Easter Sunday.
“We are prepared and ready for the game against the hosts which we need to win to boost our chances of winning this championship” head coach Hassan Zzungu remarked.
According to the team media officer in Harare, Aisha Nakato, the official opening ceremony was shifted from the Ngoni stadium to Gateway Highway School stadium on Easter Monday.
Group A has Uganda (St Mary’s Boarding School, Kitende), hosts Zimbabwe, North Africans Morocco and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tanzania is the reigning champions (boys) and Ghana has the girls’ title.
Meanwhile, Uganda is also represented by Isaac Ssentongo, a young referee who was selected through the CAF Young Referees’ Programme.
Full Groups:
Boys:
- A: Zimbabwe (Hosts), Uganda (St Mary’s Kitende), Morocco, DR Congo
- B: Tanzania, Zambia, Senegal, Benin
Girls:
- A: Zimbabwe (Hosts), Morocco, Zambia, DR Congo
- B: Ghana, Guinea, Tanzania, Burkina Faso
Uganda’s Delegation:
Players:
- Goalkeepers: Hamidu Kasumba, Imran Ssebbale
- Full Backs: Shakur Ngobi, Haruna Kisakye, Eze Kombi
- Central Backs: Elisa Mukasa, Shafiq Kitimbo,
- Wing Forwards: Frank Musisi, Nicholas Kawooya, Livingston Kulata, Lucky Wanyama
- Central Midfielders: Bashir Edema, Akram Ssenyonga, Ivin Kakinda, Musa Kironde, Henry Muhoozi, Derrick Rwothomio
- Center Forwards: Nabiru Kajumba, Owen Mukisa, Emmanuel Opio
Team Officials:
- Team manager: Ronald Mulajje
- Head Coach: Hassan Zungu
- Assistant Coach: Micheal Kabali
- Safe Guarding: Joel Muwanguzi
- Team Doctor: Aloysious Kyeyune
- Goal keeping Coach: Mubarak Kiberu
Other officials:
- Head of Delegation: Twahil Kiteezaala
- Government officials: Duncans Mugumya (Commissioner physical education in Ministry of Education and Sports) & Brighton Barugahare (Commissioner Policy and Research in Ministry of Education and Sports)
- Member Association Representative: Saidi Ddamulira
- Media officer: Aisha Nakato
