Quarter Remaining Outcomes
St Mary’s Kitende 3-0 Kibuli SS
Kyadondo S S 1 (8) -(9) 1 Bukedea Comphresive
Uganda Martyrs H/s Lubaga 0-1 Buddo SS
Mentor SS 0-1 JIPRA
St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary Faculty Kitende made a daring assertion on this 12 months’s USSSA Boys’ Nationwide Soccer Championship after a commanding 3–0 victory over long-time rivals Kibuli SS, sealing their place within the semifinals.
The quarterfinal conflict, performed on Monday, featured two of Uganda’s soccer powerhouses—12-time nationwide champions Kitende and 11-time winners Kibuli.
Kitende wasted no time asserting dominance, opening the scoring within the thirteenth minute via a calmly taken penalty by Claude Wakenge after a foul within the field.
Kitende doubled their lead halfway via the second half when Denis Kisiriko confirmed nice composure within the space, controlling the ball properly earlier than slotting it previous the Kibuli goalkeeper within the 56th minute.
With Kibuli visibly shaken, Arafat Nkoola put the sport past attain with a robust header from an extended cross delivered from the best wing, capping off a complete efficiency.
Kitende had an opportunity to to even prolong the lead late within the sport, however Santos Agok squandered a golden alternative, firing over the bar within the dying moments.
Elsewhere in Ngora, yesterday Bukedea Complete Faculty booked their semifinal spot in dramatic trend, edging Kyaddondo SS 9-8 in a tense penalty shootout following a 1–1 attract common time.
Godfrey Ssekibengo scored for the Teso-based aspect throughout regulation, whereas coach Ronald Ssali guided his group via the high-pressure shootout.
Jinja Progressive Academy (JIPRA) additionally made it to the final 4 after a slender 1–0 victory over Mentor SS.
Richard Okello, a former captain of Uganda’s U-17 nationwide group on the World Cup, was the match-winner with an important strike that secured his aspect’s development.
Within the closing quarterfinal match, Budo SS edged previous Uganda Martyrs Lubaga 1–0 to finish the semifinal lineup.
Kibuli and Kitende, each former East African champions—Kibuli lifting the title in Arusha in 2022 and Kitende reclaiming it in 2023 in Huye, Rwanda—have dominated the regional soccer scene in recent times.
Nonetheless, it’s Kitende who continues their journey this 12 months.
Semifinal Fixtures:
St. Mary’s Kitende vs JIPRA
Bukedea Complete vs Budo SS
Each matches are scheduled for tomorrow morning in what guarantees to be an exhilarating day of schoolboy soccer.
