Bukedea Comprehensive sets sights on 2025 FEASSSA Games in Kenya

Bukedea Comprehensive School in Bukedea district has its sights set on the 2025 Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) games in Kakamega, Kenya.

As the host of the 21st edition of the FEASSSA Games and first runners-up in the boys’ category, having lost to the Burundi national team in the finals, the Teso sub-region school aims to improve on its previous performance.

Prof. Jonas Gumisirisa, the Managing Director of Bukedea Comprehensive, said they are focusing on grooming new talent to minimise past mistakes. 

“Next year, we shall not only focus on the national trophy, but our target is to win the FEASSSA Volleyball trophy, which our counterparts from Burundi snatched,” said Gumisirisa.

During the recently concluded 21st edition of the FEASSSA games at Bukedea Comprehensive Football Arena, President Justus Mugisha confirmed Kenya as the host for the 22nd edition.

“Kenya will host next year’s edition of the games, and we expect a world-class showpiece that captures the spirit of the competitions. Kenya always produces a masterclass whenever they are tasked to host the games, and we look forward to the same experience next year,” Mugisha stated.

The championships will return to Kenya’s Kakamega, nine years after they were last held in Eldoret in 2016. “This year's edition was special. The athletes competed on first-class facilities built for the games. Uganda has set a high standard in hosting these games, and Kenya has the task of raising the bar even higher,” Mugisha added.

At the closing ceremony of the 10-day competition, Laurent Petrynka, President of the International School Sport Federation (ISF), praised Uganda for organizing a championship of high standards. “The games were organized under the best conditions in terms of security, sport, hospitality, and spirit. It aligns with the ISF spirit of competing on the field while upholding the values of education and sport,” said Petrynka.

Uganda retained the overall title with 38 medals, including 13 gold, 14 silver, and 11 bronze. Kenya took second place with 27 medals, including 11 gold, 10 silver, and six bronze—an improvement from the previous year's total of 23 medals. Rwanda finished third with one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals, while Burundi, despite having the smallest contingent, won gold in boys' volleyball and finished ahead of Tanzania.

In the primary schools' category, Uganda continued to dominate, winning nine medals, with Kenya and Tanzania finishing second and third with eight and seven medals, respectively. Kenya reclaimed the rugby 15s and boys' hockey titles from Uganda. All Saints Embu and Musingu High School won their first-ever rugby 15s and boys' hockey titles, respectively. In girls' hockey, St Joseph's Girls led Kenya to a clean sweep, dethroning defending champions Nyamira Girls, who finished second, while national champions Tigoi Girls won bronze. Kesogon Secondary School claimed the girls' volleyball title, defeating seven-time champions Kwanthanze Secondary School in straight sets. However, Kenya lost the boys' volleyball title to Burundi's LT Saint Luc for the first time since 2018.