Gulu to host 2025 Volleyball Championship featuring 25 top clubs

National Vollayball Championship ( Gulu)
Saturday 4 to Sunday 5

Gulu will host top Ugandan volleyball clubs this weekend when the 2025 National Volleyball Clubs Championship takes place at Pece Primary School Grounds from October 4th to 5th.

Innocent Komakech, head of the sports organising committee, says the championship will leave a lasting impact.

“The 2025 National Volleyball Clubs Championship will leave a lasting legacy for the people of Northern Uganda,” he said.

He confirmed that both men’s and women’s teams have registered for the tournament.

“Men's and Women's teams so far confirmed to participate in the 2025 National Club Championship happening in Gulu this weekend,” he added.

“We are going to host 25 teams from all over the country in one of the biggest tournaments of the federation that acts as qualification for the winning team to represent Uganda in the continental stage,” Komakech ended.

The tournament is being organized by the Uganda Volleyball Federation in partnership with the Northern Uganda Volleyball Association (NUVA). It will follow a round-robin format, giving all clubs the chance to play multiple matches over the two-day event.

Thirteen men’s teams will compete, including Gulu City Volleyball Club, Lira Volleyball Club, Sports-S Volleyball Club, Nemo Stars Volleyball Club, Kampala Amateur Volleyball Club (KAVC), Kampala Capital City Authority Volleyball Club (KCCA), Uganda Christian University Volleyball Club (UCU), Police Volleyball Club, Elyon Volleyball Club, Kampala University Volleyball Club, Bishop Stuart University Volleyball Club, Wazei Volleyball Club, and St. Charles Lwanga Volleyball Club. Nemo Stars return as defending men’s champions.

The women’s competition will feature twelve teams, including Gulu City Volleyball Club, Sports-S Volleyball Club, Uganda Christian University Volleyball Club (UCU), Kampala Capital City Authority Volleyball Club (KCCA), KCB Nkumba Volleyball Club, Uganda People’s Defence Forces Volleyball Club (UPDF), Kampala University Volleyball Club, Victoria Volleyball Club, Seroma Volleyball Club, Bishop Stuart University Volleyball Club, and St. Charles Lwanga Volleyball Club. Sports-S will aim to defend their women’s crown.