“Thank you Our Own for the Remarkable Performance”- USSSA Holds Luncheon for China, Zanzibar Heroes
By: kayiirajackson@gmail.com
Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association in conjunction with Association Secondary Schools Headteachers of Uganda and Ministry of Education and Sports held a luncheon on Friday at Imperial Royale Hotel – Kampala to celebrate the great performances displayed by schools that represented the pearl of Africa on continent and the world.
For starters, Secondary Schools teams had a busy month of May at the international level and they representative never disappointed but they left the flag on a high.
Uganda was represented by five schools, that’s: Kawempe Muslim SS, Amus College School, Bukedea Comprehensive, St Mary’s Boarding School Kitende and St Mary’s College Kisubi.
St Mary’s Boarding School Kitende and Kawempe Muslim SS represented Uganda in CAF African Schools Championship held in Zanzibar, the former never had a better performance but the latter secured a bronze medal in girls category and won USD150,000 and it’s a milestone to celebrate.
The other three schools are; Amus College School who won a sliver medal in ISF World Cup, Bukedea Comprehensive secured a bronze medal while St Mary’s College finished 31st.
David Katende, the National Council of Sports Assistant General Secretary who represented Sports Minister, Hon. Peter Ogwang, thanked USSSA for the four aspects of sports in good use.
“There are four aspects in sports; practicing, participating, Performance and recognition. Therefore I would like to thank USSSA for taking us through these steps and now we are at the point of recognizing these athletes. To the students, use your time in school to reach the best version of yourself. Schools should desist from creating clubs inside schools. You find a school and students refer to some students as “ballers” Are ballers not students?” -David Katende Assistant General Secretary of NCS who also represented the minister as chief guest at the welcome luncheon at Hotel Imperial Royale.
The USSSA president, Justus Mugisha bragged that Uganda was the country with the second biggest number in Dalian behind the hosts China.
“While in Dalian, Uganda had the second highest number of teams just two behind China who were the hosts. The main reason is that in sport, usually from about a thousand athletes, you may find that only three make it to the very highest level. Therefore it’s very important to take a pool such that we can have the very best.”- Justus Mugisha USSSA President remarks.
Kazaire Mark Ahimbisibwe, the captain of team Uganda that went to China also had his remarks.
“While in China, we tried our best although the best didn’t come out. As team captain Uganda, I would like to appreciate the work by my fellow Captains as they put in the hard work to get the best results from the World Cup.”- Kazaire Mark Ahimbisibwe, captain St. Mary’s College Kisubi.
The Association now embarks on ball games two qualifiers.