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It is now six points for Standard High School Zana (STAHIZA) from two matches after beating Academy of St. Lawrence in the boys’ beach soccer games.

They won 6-2 on Wednesday to soar up the table with three points more than St. Mary’s Rushoroza in second. Dyson Nsaasira and Al Mahad Bin Umar made it 4-0 up with a brace each for their side, before Kasim Koboji and Joshua Galabuzi scored to seal the victory for STAHIZA. The Academy scored through Joseph Katongole and Churchhill Kyomuhendo.

After showing keen eyes for goals on Wednesday, Kyomuhendo and Nsaasira lead the top scorers’ chart with five goals to their names.

Although things are not going their side in the boys’ games, the girls’ team continued to give Academy of St. Lawrence pride after winning 13-1 over Cream Land of St. Lawrence to maintain a 100% record in the beach soccer games.

Daisy Akampurira struck Cream Land’s lone goal. Justine Namanya scored six; Marble Nakamyuka got four, while Melisa Namulwana scored a brace prior to Elizabeth Namaja closing the scoring fiesta for Academy of St. Lawrence who at the time of writing swings legs from the top of the pile on six points.

The games continue on Thursday, three fixtures have been arranged for the girls whilst the boys’ teams will provide four matches.

Thursday July 13, 2023

Beach Soccer Fixtures – Girls

Mukono Kings High School Vs Cream Land Campus of St. Lawrence

Horizon Campus of St. Lawrence Vs Shamma High School

Academy of St. Lawrence Vs Mukono Kings High School

Boys

Paris Praise of St. Lawrence Vs Cream Land Campus of St. Lawrence

St. Mary’s Rushoroza Vs Academy of St. Lawrence

Standard High Sch. Zana Vs Cream Land Campus of St. Lawrence

London College of St. Lawrence Vs Paris Praise of St.Lawrence.

 

Beach soccer games at the Uganda secondary schools national ball games II kicked off on Tuesday at St. Mary’s College Rushoroza beach soccer grounds in the western district of Kasese.

There are eleven schools taking part in the beach soccer games, with five competing in the girls’ category.

The Academy of St. Lawrence set the showdown rolling with a 6-1 win over St. Lawrence Horizon Campus. Melissa Namukwaya and Diana Kyabwe scored a combined four goals, each with a brace. Elizabeth Namajja and Tushabe Kirabo saw the net once to make Ruth Yeko’s goal for the Horizon campus just a mere consolation as the Academy marched to victory with ease.

Shamma High School also proved too strong for their counterparts from Mukono Kings High School. It was a 4-2 win for the girls from Mityana.

Peace Muduwa was the star of the match with two goals to her name. Tabitha Nadunga and Valeria Nalunga joined the scoring party with a goal apiece, but Aidah Namuwonge and Zubedah Chandiru struck back for the Mukono side but their efforts were just too little to overturn the game.

Hosts St. Mary’s College Rushoroza nosedived at home as they lost 6-5 to Paris Praise of St. Lawrence in the boys’ category. The latter’s goals were scored by Joshua Ogwal Otim (Hattrick), Joe Niyigaba (brace) and Wani Obuto.

Edwin Twebaze (brace), Frederick Munezero, Isaac Ainamaani and Joshua Manzi made sure the hosts put up a strong fight.

And they however won their second outing 4-1 over London College of St. Lawrence. Twebaze shone again with two goals, Munezero was also on target before Elijah Natukunda sealed the three points.

Standard High School Zzana (STAHIZA) showed they are not only good at football, but at beach soccer too. They came out 6-3 winners at London College.

Dyson Nsaasira was their hero with a hattrick, Latif Simaluulu, Griphine Kawere and Almahad Bin-Umar added a goal each for STAHIZA. London College got their goals through Henry Mugume, Samuel Nsubuga and William Lam.

Academy of St. Lawrence was the biggest winner, beating Cream Land Campus of St. Lawrence 9-4. Churchhill Kyomuhendo announced himself with four goals which were supplemented by strikes from Norman Wamimbi, Isaac Dauda, Jackson Baguma and Joseph Katongole for the Academy. Johnson Feta, Morris Ndauti Kimani, Samuel Amos Matata and Emmanuel Dhioler scored for Cream Land.

Matches will continue on Wednesday with two games in the girls’ category and a couple of fixtures in the boys’

Match Day 1 Results.

Tuesday July 11, 2023

USSSA Ball Games II 2023.

Beach Soccer – Girls

St. Lawrence Horizon Campus 1-6 Academy of St. Lawrence

Shamma High School 4-2 Mukono Kings High School

Boys

Paris Praise of St. Lawrence 6-5 St. Mary’s College Rushoroza

London College of St. Lawrence 3-6 STAHIZA

Academy of St. Lawrencce 9-4 Cream Land Campus of St. Lawrence

St. Mary’s College Rushoroza 4-1 London College of St. Lawrence.

St.  Lawrence University put in a lot of blood, sweat and tears to retain their league title on Sunday. It was not the easiest of a final and it required them to die a little to win against Jinja Lions.

With less than two minutes remaining on the clock, Ronald Magwali pounced home a strong header to seal a 3-2 win at FUFA technical centre beach soccer arena in Njeru. The game had stalled at 2-2 and looked like needing extra time to separate the sides. Jinja Lions, nicknamed the ‘The Sand Kings,’ were playing their first final.

It was St. Lawrence’s fourth league victory on the bounce but the fifth crown altogether. They are now three better than any other side, with MUBS the only side coming closest on two titles.

The contest was tight – characterized by physical battles and high energy levels from both sides. But it was the Saints who drew the first blood through Brian Nkuubi before the stylish Baker Lukooya doubled their advantage as Davis Nnono’s men went into the first break with a two goal cushion.

For Jinja Lions, it was just a game on. They produced a fine display while containing St. Lawrence’s attackers with classy defending and reduced their deficit through the versatile Herbert Onyango in the second period before Shaka Sozzi restored parity for them midway the last period.

At 2-2, the teams played with caution for some few minutes and they all rekindled their quest for a winner as the third period wore on albeit with majorly midfield action. Following a long ball into Jinja Lions’ box, Magwali leapt between two defenders to win it all for his side with a well-timed thumping header to spark wild celebrations amongst the players and the technical area.

When the final whistle went, many Saints sunk in the sand with their chins up – supposedly thanking the almighty for their deliverance from the claws of Jinja Lions.

St. Lawrence walloped MS Sand Lions 8-1 while The Sand Kings defeated Mutoola BSC 6-4 in the play offs to reach the final.

Awards:

Top scorer – Nicholas Mwere (Jinja Lions – 36 goals)

Best goalkeeper – Julius Sseguya (Jinja Lions)

Best coach – Ivan Kulika (Jinja Lions)

MVP – Brian Nkuubi (ST. Lawrence University)

Fair play team – Mutoola BSC

Team of the season (Best five)

Julius Sseguya (Goalkeeper – Jinja Lions)

Sharif Apuuli (Mutoola BSC)

Nicholas Mwere (Jinja Lions)

Baker Lukooya (ST. Lawrence University)

Brian Nkuubi (ST. Lawrence University)

Pictorial:

Six teams dared to dream of lifting the trophy at the end of the 2022/23 FUFA women beach soccer league when the campaign started in January.

Only two teams – Asubo Gafford WFC and Gomba Queens are left standing ahead of Sunday’s final at FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru.

Kampala Junior Team (KJT) had ruled the reigns for quite a long period but they were kicked off the patch on Tuesday when they failed to make the grade in three of their five games played at Mutoola resort beach in Mukono.

Asubo Gafford won all their four games on the day as Gomba Queens collected maximum points in four of their five matches, finishing first and second on the log with eighteen and thirteen points respectively.

KJT finished the season with the same count of points as Gomba but the latter profited from the superior goal difference of 25, seven better of KJT’s.

The final will take place on Sunday 18th June 2023 at the FUFA Technical Centre beach soccer arena.

Tuesday 13th June, 2023 – Results

Mpaata Ladies 0-14 Gomba Queens

KJT 9-2 Nansana Ladies

Asubo Gafford WFC 4-2 KJT

Gomba Queens 11-1 Nansana Ladies

Mpaata ladies 0-6 Asubo Gafford WFC

Nansana Ladies 0- 8 KJT

Gomba Queens 2-3 Asubo Gafford WFC

KJT 1-4 Asubo Gafford WFC

Gomba Queens 7-0 Mpaata Ladies

Mpaata Ladies 0-1 Nansana Ladies

KJT 2 -3 Gomba Queens

Final – Sunday 18th June 2023

Asubo Gafford WFC Vs Gomba Queens – 2pm.

Past Winners

2012-2013 – Doves Women Beach Soccer Club.

2013-2014 – Candies Women Beach Soccer Club

2014-2015 – Doves Women Beach Soccer Club

2015-2016 – Doves Women Beach Soccer Club

2016-2017 – Mutesa 1 Royal University Ladies

2017-2018 – Mutesa 1 Royal University Ladies

2018-2019 – Mutesa 1 Royal University Ladies

2019-2020 – Cancelled Due to Covid Pandemic

2020-2021 – Not Played

2021-2022 – Not Played.

The end of this campaign sees the country’s best four teams do battle with the play offs line up completed at the conclusion of the regular season.

There have been some unbelievable performances from ‘underdogs’ already and it’s expected to be a throbbing ending as there will be no holding back in the last four as teams will be playing their hearts out for a place in the final due June 18, 2023.

The first teams to make the playoffs were St.Lawrence University and Mutoola BSC. Jinja Lions could not wait to be summoned to the party while MS Sand Lions picked the last spot on the final day of the regular season.

Out of the four, only defending champions St. Lawrence walk with experience at this level and they will come into the showdown with a record four titles but the other three will be making their first appearances at this stage.

St. Lawrence will play MS Sand Lions before Mutoola face off with Jinja Lions at FUFA technical centre, with the victors progressing to the final scheduled for the same day.

Sunday 18th June 2023

Play -offs

A – St. Lawrence Vs MS Sand Lions 12pm

B – Mutoola Vs Jinja Lions – 1pm

Classification Match

Loser A Vs Loser B – 3pm

Final

Winner A Vs Winner B – 4pm

MS Sand Lions progressed into the championship playoffs of the 2022/23 FUFA beach soccer league after defeating Grace Church 6-2 in their final league game of the regular season on Sunday.

The win took their points count to 28, six better than Buganda Royal who failed to win all their remaining games to allow the ‘Tiimu Ye’kibuga’ to seal the final last four spot.

Starman Yusuf Joloba scored a hat-trick, with two of his strikes coming in the first period.

Simon Kizito showed up with a brace before Rajab Okello banged in the last nail. Kenny Mugabi and Marvin Ssempijja scored for the Church boys who were without a coach at FUFA technical centre.

Mukiibi Ssemwogerere’s men now sit at the same table with St. Lawrence University, Mutoola and Jinja Lions who had already qualified for the playoffs.

The last mentioned won two of their final three matches, beating Kiringente and Mutoola 9-2 and 5-3 in that order before losing 4-2 to defending champions St. Lawrence as they remained third with 32 points.

St Lawrence’s goalkeeper Meddy Kibirige was sent off for a second bookable offense against Mutoola with the Saints turning to defender Rica Byaruhanga for the role between the uprights.

But despite playing almost two games with a makeshift ‘goalkeeper,’ they maintained their standards with victories against the Sand Giants and Jinja Lions. They won 7-5 and 4-2 to sit at the top of the pile with 43 points.

Mutoola, who finished second, lost to St. Lawrence and Jinja Lions as mentioned above before defeating Buganda Royal 4-1 to gather 36 points.

The championship playoffs and the final will be played on 18th June, 2023 at FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru.

Sunday June 11, 2023 – Full Results:

Kiringente 2-9 Jinja Lions

Mutoola 5-7 St. Lawrence

Kiringente 5-6 Buganda Royal

Jinja Lions 5-3 Mutoola

MS Sand Lions 6-2 Grace Church

Buganda Royal 1-4 Mutoola

Jinja Lions 2-4 St. Lawrence

When the curtains fall on the regular season this Sunday, the FUFA beach soccer league will head into the championship play-offs come 18^th June, 2023 to determine the champion, and three teams have already booked their places with three games to spare.

Defending champions – St. Lawrence University who currently top the eight team pile were the first to make the cut to the playoffs, Mutoola BSC also wheeled in after a stellar run of eleven victories in thirteen matches before Jinja Lions, who are just two months away from their second anniversary leaped to the table of men for their maiden appearance in the final four.

MS Sand Lions and Buganda Royal each have a chance to book the last spot but the slot is for MS Sand’s to lose. Jamil Ssemwogerere and his men lie in the fourth place with a tally of 25 points, six more than Buganda Royal’s count although the later still have two matches to play. But Tony Ssebbaggala’s side will need divine intervention to pull a suck punch and win by a cricket score against giant killers Kiringente and the free flowing Mutoola BSC, and also strongly pray that MS Sand miserably lose to Grace Church to grab the last ticket.

St. Lawrence and Mutoola extended their winning streaks at the weekend with wins over Buganda Royal, Kiringente and Wolves. MS Sand too edged Kiringente while Jinja Lions goofed up in the battle of the lions as Wolves shocked the nation with a convincing victory over the Abambowa.

Brian Nkuubi led the way for the Saints with a hat trick, with Ronald Magwali, Joshua Lubwama and Jonathan Kikonyogo also scoring braces each in their side’s 11-1 win over Buganda Royal. Emma Waswa and Allan Katwe also struck as they raved at FUFA Technical Centre on Sunday but the former happened to score past his own goalkeeper to gift their opponents the consolation.

Sharif Apuuli spearheaded Mutoola’s scintillating showings against Kiringente as the diminutive versatile player showed up with a hat trick; Simon Peter Kijjo sealed their win with a brace before their goalkeeper Joseph Kigozi helped the ball passed his own goal line.

Wolves’ renaissance also continued. With Baptist Male as the mastermind, they ripped Buganda Royal to threads with a 7-4 dominant win. Male, Derrick Luyimbazi and Julius Sentamu stared with two goals each, while goalkeeper Evans Ninsiima struck an own goal to stretch Wolves’ advantage.

Jinja Lions profited from the lady luck to share spoils with MS Sand Lions. Edrine Mawerere Cavan opened the scores to put The Sand Kings in the lead before George William Dhabangi arrowed in a beauty to make it 2-0 up. However, Yusuf Joloba’s brace and another strike from Simon Kizito ensured MS Sand took charge of the game but they were undone by their own goalkeeper Rajab Okello when he scored in his own net to gift Jinja Lions the point.

This Sunday will mark the end of the regular season with nine matches on schedule.

Full results – Sunday June 4, 2023

MS Sand Lions 5-3 Kiringente

Mutoola 5-1 Kiringente

Buganda Royal 1-11 St. Lawrence

MS Sand Lions 3-3 Jinja Lions

Wolves 7-4 Buganda Royal

Wolves 0-3 Mutoola

Next fixtures – Sunday June 11, 2023

World football governing body, FIFA, on Friday named Uganda’s Ali Mwebe as one of the eleven beach soccer refereeing instructors for 2023.

He was named alongside Al Mansory Ebrahim (UAE), Moosavi Seyed (Iran) and Namazov Bakhtiyor (Uzbekistan) – all from the Asian Football Confederation.

FIFA also listed Da Costa Wilson (Bahamas) and Rodriguez Victorino (El Salvador) from CONCACAF, and Figueredo Cesar (Uruguay) and Moraes Ivo (Brazil) from CONMEBOL.

Benchabane Lakhdah (France) and Conti Michele (Italy) are representing UEFA, While Poloso Neil hails from Solomon Islands (OFC).

Courtesy Photo: Mr. Mwebe was recently in Brazil for the launch of the FIFA technical leadership diploma course