Uganda finishes fourth at AAJTC in Kenya

The Ugandan boys team carded a final round 7-over 223 to finish fourth overall as the 2026 All Africa Junior Team Championship (AAJTC) ended at Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club in Nairobi on Thursday.

This is a position better than what they managed in Tunisia last year. The Ugandan girls team finished sixth overall, 75 strokes behind South Africa's winning score (418) out of 11 teams, meaning South Africa will represent Africa in both genders at the Toyota Junior World Cup in Japan in September.

 It could have been better for Ugandan boys, but they couldn’t replicate their second-round performance, which saw them better their opening-round score by 10 strokes to move into a tie for third place with Morocco on Wednesday. 

Shaka Kariisa Ndyabahika led Uganda’s charge in the final round, returning 2-under 70, but Anthony Otukei’s 76 and Peter Mayende’s 77, for a gross of 223, were bettered by the Moroccans, who returned 216, seven strokes better than the Ugandans for a third-place finish.

Amine El Omari (71), Jadi Mourine (72), and Alexandre El Khomri (73) scored for Morocco, who finished 40 strokes behind winners South Africa and five strokes behind hosts Kenya. 

Record winners South Africa led from start to finish, winning the championship by 626 strokes over Kenya, which finished second with 661. The champions were led by Andries van der Vyver, who also took the individual accolade with 15-under 191 over the three rounds. He finished with a 4-under 68, the same he shot in the first round, in addition to his second-round 7-under 65, to triumph.

 Cilliers Craig, who shot 75 in the last round, and Dewan De Bruin, who carded 71, finished second and third overall in the individual standings. Kenya took second place, with Mwathi Gicheru (217), Junaid Manji (220), and Tsevi Soni (225) scoring in the annual championship. The Ugandan girls' team finished sixth overall, 75 strokes away from the overall winning score by South Africa (418) out of 11 teams. Keisha Kagoro was the best in the individual standings, finishing 39th out of 89. She carded a final round 5-over 77, the same she had returned in the second round, for a total score of +22 in the 54 holes. 

Rachael Natukunda carded an overall +39 (255 gross) in 61st position, while Elizabeth Danelle Dlexik Kawalya returned +58 (274) in 77th position, having played 96, 92, and 86 over the three days of action. The South African girls, Phenyo Sebata, Lourenda Steyn, and Casey Twidale, won the championship by 19 strokes (418) ahead of Kenya (437) and Morocco (461).

Final leaderboard-Boys

South Africa 212 202 212 626

Kenya           220 223 218 661

Morocco        231 219 216 666

Uganda         230 220 223 673

Zimbabwe     233 221 221 675

Zambia         234 225 222 681

Mauritius      229 235 233 697

Namibia        243 227 230 700

Botswana      239 230 234 703

Ghana           251 238 235 724

Egypt            250 242 242 734

Tanzania       251 244 253 748

Côte d'Ivoire  253 251 250 754

Tunisia         265 258 255 778

Leaderboard-Girls

South Africa 140 140 138 418

Kenya           151 140 146 437

Morocco        158 146 157 461

Zimbabwe     164 153 158 475

Tunisia         157 158 162 477

Uganda         167 168 158 493

Botswana      173 172 174 519

Ghana           180 165 191 536

Mauritius      185 173 179 537

Zambia         196 184 186 566

Egypt            197 197 199 593