USSSA Ball Games II 2024: Greater Mukono Qualifies Three teams to R16 as Kibuli Shocks Madina
By: kayiirajackson@gmail.com
The preliminary round of the USSSA Ball games II championship for netball category has climaxed on Sunday with a few shocks.
Greater Mukono region that presented seven schools in the National championship that is underway at Teso College School Aloet in Soroti has managed to qualify three teams to the round of sixteen despite the fact that at the last day had chances of qualifying five.
The three teams that qualified include: Namagabi SS, Hamdan Islamic and St Mathias Kalemba.
Namagabi Secondary School was the first team to reach the round of 16 from the region after beating their close competitors in Arua Public SS, Amazing Grace and Busiika Muslim SS. The side lost only one Group stage game and it came against the Group table leader and the champions of Kampala region Baptist High School.
Namagabi SS qualified as second placed side with eight wins and one loss.
“It’s a great honor that Namagabi has made it to the round of sixteen, it has been a while since Namagabi last featured in the nationals but at our return and made it out of the group of 10 tens teams, it’s a very great achievement and we believe we shall not turn back, but mostly we thank our boss, Hajji Yusuf who has financed us and we promise to do better. ” Lulenzi Sharif, head coach Namagabi SS.
St Mathias Kalemba topped group G and this is how their head coach, Ali Mugisha reacted.
“We were in group G, it was a very tough group with around five teams with the same quality and same level of experience and of course the same age of the athletes, we have tried our level best and qualified to the round of sixteen, we expect a tough opponent from group H, probably St Francis Busunju…. Our target is to make sure that the Mukono region is well represented and reach the quarterfinal so that we can get another slot.said Ali Mugisha, St Mathias Kalemba head coach.
Namagabi SS shall be playing against Kawanda SS on Monday.
Hamdan Islamic qualified as a runners up and this is how their coach reacted.
“The group has been a tough one, it was a group of finalists and semi finalists from their regions, so getting out of it is an achievement, I didn’t do it alone but with the support from the administration, coaching staff and the players. We’re not getting off our target of making it to East Africa.
Yes, the only improvement we need to do ahead of round of sixteen is the confidence of the players but they are gaining. ” Said John Seguya, head coach Hamdan Islamic.
Kibuli SS who were looked as underdogs in group D have qualified to round of sixteen at the last minute when they beat Madina Islamic 21-19 in an epic encounter honored on Sunday evening.
ROUND 16 fixtures:
St Mary’s Kitende vs Kanduggala sec Sch
Fort Portal sec Sch vs Bhakita
St Kalemba vs St Francis -Busujju
Nile Citizen vs St Noa Girls
Namagabi sec Sch vs Kawanda Sec School
Baptist high school vs Hamdan Islamic School
Gombe Sec School vs Buddo Sec School
Green Light Islamic vs Kibuli Sec School
Day Five Netball Full results:
Dara Christian High School 12-37 Busiika Muslim
Soroti SS 04-54 Arua Public
Akalo SS 07-40 Namagabi Secondary School
Boston High School Mpala 20-24 Nile Citizen
Merryland High School Entebbe 20-24 St Kalemba SS
Bukedea Comprehensive 28-19 Mateete Comprehensive
Kibubura Girls 17-33 St Jerome SS
Luzira SS 18-27 Victoria College Lukaya
Sacred Heart Gulu 08-60 St Noa Girls
St Mary’s Magndaline 08-37 Nankabirwa Memorial
Bwera SS 16-22 St Francis Busunju
High Standard Kateera 22-22 Trinity Catholic
Iganga Town View 46-05 Moroto High School
Rubhongi Army 33-06 Ngora High School
St Mary’s Kitende 58-01 Rock High School
BS Kimanya 42-13 Mawogola High School
Ahmadiyyah Muslim 28-16 Mvara SS
Lugazi Homeland College 20-23 Hamdan Girls
Fortportal SS 38-15 Light College Katikamu
Kaddugala SS 23-21 St John’s Kauga
St Joseph’s Bhakita 27-16 Kasawo SS
Kawempe Muslim SS 46-09 Arch Bishop Flynn
Shama High School 41-10 Lira Town College
Kibatsi High School 17-21 Masindi SS
Akalo SS 22-16 Soroti SS
Nile Citizen 22-16 Victoria College Lukaya
St Kalemba 19-17 Boston High School
Mateete Comprehensive 26-30 Merryland High School Entebbe
St Jerome SS 19-19 Bukedea Comprehensive
Luzira SS 23-38 Kibubura Girls
St Noa Girls 62-02 Moroto High School
Nankabirwa Memorial 36-19 Sacred Heart Gulu
St Francis Busunju 28-13 St Mary’s College Magdaline
Trinity Catholic 22-14 Bwera
Iganga Town View 18-20 High Standard Katera
Fortportal SS 14-29 St Mary’s Kitende
Rock High School 10-48 BS Kimanya
Mawogola High School 18-29 Ahamaddiya Muslim
Mvara SS 18-17 Lugazi Homeland College School
Light College Katikamu 19-27 Hamdan Girls
Greenlight 25-16 Amity SS
Broadway High School 27-17 Masindi SS
Dynamic SS 24-24 Gombe SS
Y. Y Okot 22-07 Kapchorwa
Iganga SS 20-22 MerryHill High School
Buddo SS 29-20 Rubhongi Army
Kibuli SS 21-19 Madina Islamic
Bishop Comboni 22-17 St Mary’s College Rushoroza
Jinja SS 22-14 Kihanga SS
Kakungulu Memorial 29-06 Ngora High School
Iganga Town View 08-41 St Noa
Moroto High School 09-48 Nankabirwa Memorial
Sacred Heart Gulu 17-32 St Francis Busunju
St Mary’s College Magdaline 08-21 Trinity Catholic
High Standard Katera 26-16 Bwera
Amus College 08-48 Kawanda SS
Kajjansi Progressive 20-26 Ngando SS
St James Kyogera 22-28 Hamdan Islamic
St Lawrence Idudi 12-21 Nkoma SS
Mbarara Army SS 19-24 Bwikya Muslim
Akalo SS 06-52 Baptist
Namagabi SS 33-14 Busia SS
Amazing Grace 22-27 Busiika Muslim
Great Aubrey Memorial 10-33 Arua Public SS
Soroti SS 11-19 Dara Christian High School
Luzira SS 11-40 Nile Citizen
Victoria College Lukaya 17-31 St Kalemba SS
Boston High School Mpala 30-27 Mateete Comprehensive
Merryland High School Entebbe 25-18 St Jerome SS Kibubura Girls 13-38 Bukedea Comprehensive.