USSSA Ball Games II Qualifiers: Mbalala SS, Quality High School and Dynamic SS Advance to Mukono Zone U17 Quarter-finals
The 2026 Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Ball Games II Mukono Zone Qualifiers for the U17 Boys’ Football Championship kicked off on Saturday, 27th June, across three venues: Kasana Vocational School, Nakanyonyi Secondary School, and Mt St. Henry’s Secondary School, Mukono.
Schools battled for places in the quarter-finals as the race for qualification to the national championship intensified.
Quality High School Tops Group B
At Kasana Vocational School, Buikwe District champions Quality High School emerged Group B winners after an impressive unbeaten run.
Quality began their campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over hosts Kasana Vocational School courtesy of Kennedy Lukwago’s strike before overcoming Mukono District champions Mbalala Secondary School 2-0 through goals from Zubair Bazibu and Simon Wokorach.
They wrapped up the group stage with a convincing 3-0 win over fellow Buikwe side Amazima Schools. Allan Munguditi grabbed a brace while Mansour Jjumba added the third goal to seal maximum points.
Hosts Kasana Vocational School secured second place after defeating Amazima Schools 3-0, with Isaac Mukisa, Philip Mutyangoma and Peter Ssendagire finding the back of the net. Their final group fixture against Mbalala Secondary School ended in a goalless draw.
Mbalala Secondary School progressed as one of the best-performing teams after collecting four points. Following their draw with Kasana Vocational, they edged Amazima Schools 1-0 thanks to Patrick Ochan’s decisive goal.
Dynamic SS Dominates Group A
At Nakanyonyi Secondary School, Dynamic Secondary School topped Group A with seven points.
Dynamic defeated hosts Nakanyonyi SS 1-0 before registering an emphatic 3-0 victory over Seroma Christian School. Their final group match against St. Peter’s Secondary School ended in a goalless draw, enough to secure top spot.
St. Peter’s SS finished second with five points after drawing against both Dynamic SS and Seroma Christian before defeating Nakanyonyi SS 2-0.
Seroma Christian claimed third place after beating Nakanyonyi SS 2-0, drawing 0-0 with St. Peter’s SS and narrowly losing 1-0 to Dynamic SS.
St. Mary’s College Lugazi Shines in Group C
At Mt St. Henry’s Secondary School, St. Mary’s College Lugazi produced impressive performances to finish top of Group C.
St. Mary’s defeated hosts Mt St. Henry’s SS 1-0 before recording another 1-0 victory over ROMASA College to finish with a perfect record.
Mt St. Henry’s secured second place after overcoming ROMASA College 3-1.
Quarter-finalists Confirmed
The following eight schools have qualified for the quarter-finals and their fixtures are as follow
9:00AM Fixtures
Dynamic Secondary School Vs Mbalala Secondary School – Nakanyonyi SS
St. Mary’s College Lugazi Vs St. Peter’s Secondary School – Kasana Vocational
11:00AM Fixtures
Quality High School vs Seroma Christian School – Kasana Vocational
Kasana Vocational School Vs Mt St. Henry’s Secondary School – Nakanyonyi SS
Final Day Beckons
The Mukono Zone U17 and U15 football qualifiers will conclude on Sunday, 28th June, at Vision for Africa School, Nakifuma.
The top two schools from the Mukono Zone will qualify to represent the region at the 2026 USSSA Ball Games II National Championship, scheduled to take place next month at Sacred Heart Secondary School, Gulu.