USSSA Mukono District Qualifiers: Latifah Mixed’s Boorishness Denies Football Final as Hamdan Lifts Netball Trophy

The USSSA Mukono District Qualifiers climaxed today, Wednesday at St Joseph’s Naggalama but the boys football final was not honored due to indiscipline acts exhibited by Latifah Mixed SS. 

The Kayunga road based school refused to respect the discussion made by the Organizing committee that received evidence that in their semifinal match played against St Julian High School, they have used Ineligible players. 

For starters, Latifah Mixed SS beat St Julian High School 2-1 at the semifinal that was honored at Ndwaddemutwe playground in Nakifuma, Nazir Shakib and Mulungi Elton scored the two goals for Latifah and the consolation for Julian was scored by substitute, Jjemba Gideon. 

But after the match, St Julian petitioned the organizing committee after citing two players in Latifah’s squad whom they believed they are overage. The two players are; Kawalya Ronald and Nazir Shakib. 

And indeed, the committee found out with the evidence tabled by the accusers that the two players were overage and they ruled that Mukono Kings who had already eliminated Dynamic SS Sonde on a 1-0 victory to play St Julian High School on the final. 

However, the decision was never accepted by the Latifah Mixed SS officials and technical, they asked their players not to leave the pitch even when the organizers brought on the security to put them off. 

Since Latifah Mixed SS and their fans refused to leave the pitch and the time was against the organizers, they decided to call off the game and postponed it to a later date they promised to announce soon. 

“We’re determined to clean our games in the district, we shall communicate the new date for the boys final, but I request the games teachers to allow us to do our work, no one is above the rules that govern the game and please schools, we deal with games teachers, don’t send us fans, let’s be discipline.” Said Kitooke Stephen, the chairperson of Mukono District Schools sports. 

It should be noted that the Managing Director of Latifah Mixed SS, Serugo Wilberforce is also the secretary of Mukono District Schools Sports Association. 

Meanwhile, putting the ugly scenes fronted by Latifah Mixed, in Netball, Hamdan Islamic SS from Nakifuma lifted the trophy after beating St John’s High School Kauga 22-19 on final. 

In girls football, Latifah Mixed SS beat Mukono Kings 2-1 via spot kicks to lift the district’s trophy, the normal time went goalless.  

Mukono District will be represented by four teams at the regional level in girls’ football, that is; Latifah Mixed SS, Mukono Kings, Mukono Parents and Seroma Christian High School. 

In boys football, Mukono will be represented by eight teams.