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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Kayiira Jackson\u00a0
\nThe 2026 Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) U17 Netball Championship has burst into the decisive quarter-final stage, with standout performances from Namagabi Secondary School and Madina Islamic Secondary School setting the tone after a thrilling round of 16 played on Monday.
\nNamagabi underlined their growing reputation as serious contenders with a hard-fought 19\u201315 victory over Sseke SS, showcasing discipline and resilience in a tightly contested encounter. Their reward is a tricky quarter-final tie against Light College Katikamu, a side equally brimming with confidence after eliminating St. Francis Busunjju 24\u201319.
\nMadina Islamic, meanwhile, stamped their authority with a commanding 28\u201317 win over JORI, signaling intent as they march deeper into the tournament. They now face one of the toughest tests of the competition against St. Mary\u2019s Boarding Secondary School, Kitende, who cruised past Dynamic 34\u201310 in a dominant display. The clash is already being touted as a potential final before the final.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Wakiso will witness a fierce derby as Kawanda Secondary School squares off with Kajjansi Progressive. Kawanda were clinical in their 23\u201306 demolition of Bulo, while Kajjansi showed composure to dispatch Bukedea 26\u201318. By Kayiira Jackson\u00a0 The 2026 Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) U17 Netball Championship has burst into the decisive quarter-final stage, with standout performances from Namagabi Secondary School and Madina Islamic Secondary School setting the tone after a thrilling round of 16 played on Monday. Namagabi underlined their growing reputation as serious contenders with a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_3659155457675267_172535249438148":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17.jpg",1024,857,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17-300x251.jpg",300,251,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17-768x643.jpg",618,517,true],"large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17.jpg",618,517,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17.jpg",1024,857,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17.jpg",1024,857,false],"tie-small":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17-110x75.jpg",110,75,true],"tie-medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17-310x165.jpg",310,165,true],"tie-large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17-310x205.jpg",310,205,true],"slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17-660x330.jpg",660,330,true],"big-slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Namagabi-Madina-Lead-Charge-into-U17-1024x525.jpg",1024,525,true]},"author_info":{"info":["Editor"]},"category_info":"News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIn another intriguing matchup, Mukono\u2019s Hamdan Islamic will battle Luweero\u2019s Amazing Grace. Hamdan delivered one of the most emphatic results of the round, thrashing White Angels 42\u201312, while Amazing Grace edged Boston 15\u201314 in a nail-biting finish.
\nWith the competition narrowing to the final eight, the stage is set for high-intensity clashes as schools chase national glory.
\nFull Round of 16 Results
\nMadina 28\u201317 Joki
\nKitende 34\u201310 Dynamic
\nNamagabi 19\u201315 Seke
\nSt. Francis 19\u201324 Light College
\nKawanda 23\u201306 Bub
\nKajjansi 26\u201318 Bukedea
\nBoston 14\u201315 Amazing Grace
\nWhite Angels 12\u201342 Hamdan
\nQuarter-final Fixtures
\nMadina Islamic vs Kitende
\nNamagabi vs Light College
\nKawanda SS vs Kajjansi Progressive
\nAmazing Grace vs Hamdan Islamic<\/p>\n\n
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