USSSA Teso Zone Ball Games II and athletics underway in Kumi
The five-day championship, co-hosted by Bishop Maraka College and Wiggins SS, has brought together 800 participants competing in various sports disciplines.
Boys' teams arrive at Wiggins SS in Kumi Municipality. PHOTO: Gabriel Esiku
The 2026 Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Teso Zone Ball Games II and Athletics are currently underway at Bishop Maraka College in Kumi District.
The five-day championship, co-hosted by Bishop Maraka College and Wiggins SS, has brought together 800 participants competing in various sports disciplines, including volleyball, netball, handball, 3X3 basketball, rugby sevens, athletics, Kho Kho, cricket, football (boys and girls, U-15 and U-17), and mind games, among others.
Francis Ebenu, head teacher of Bishop Maraka College and chairperson of the local organizing committee, expressed confidence that hosting such zonal championships aids in talent identification, development, and recreation. He commended the Teso Zone executive for selecting Bishop Maraka College as the main host and promised to ensure the games are successful.
“We had been preparing for this championship over the last two months, and with full backing from the district municipal authorities, everything is in place, ranging from accommodation, water, electricity, security, and fields of play,” said Ebenu.
Kumi Municipal Mayor John Bosco Emenyat lauded the organizers for choosing Kumi Municipality as the host. “I want to welcome all participants and guests to Kumi Municipality. I also thank the Ministry of Education and Sports for the choice of Soroti to host USSSA,” Emenyat said.
John Robert Osuu, chairperson of the Teso Zone, noted that the zonal qualifiers are a precursor to the upcoming National Secondary School Sports Association Ball Games II and Athletics, which will be co-hosted by Sacred Heart and Gulu High School in the Acholi Zone.
“I want to thank the organizing committee at Bishop Maraka College and Wiggins SS for the excellent preparation on the ground. This has been the best ever,” Osuu said.
According to Osuu, a total of 67 schools have qualified for the zonal qualifiers, including Serere SS, Kyere SS, Atiira Seed SS, Serere Township SS, Kamod SS, St. Elizabeth's Girls, Olio Seed SS, Labori H.S., St. Paul Apapai, Pigire SS, Amus College, Kongunga High School, Bukedea Life Line, Bukedea Comprehensive South, St. Theresa Okunguro, Malera Kabàrwa Seed, Wiggins SS, Mukongoro High School, Ojie Memorial SS, Bishop Maraka College, Dr. Aporu Okol Memorial SS, Atutur Seed SS, TCA, Light SS, St. Mary’s Girls SS, Immaculate Girls, and Soroti SS, among others.