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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Kayiira Jackson\u00a0
\nKakungulu Memorial Secondary School has sealed qualification for the 2026 East Africa Secondary Schools Games despite narrowly missing out on a podium finish at the USSSA Ball Games I badminton championship held at Seroma Christian High School.
\nThe school\u2019s boys\u2019 badminton team booked a place at the East Africa championship slated for August 2026 in Morogoro after an impressive campaign in a tournament that attracted a record 40 schools from across the country.
\nKakungulu Memorial, however, fell short in the battle for third place after losing to hosts Seroma Christian High School in one of the final classification matches.
\nHead coach William Kigozi remained optimistic despite the setback, praising the resilience and growth shown by his youthful squad throughout the competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is still a young project we are developing. I am very impressed with their performance, especially the girls because some of them are still learning how to hold a racquet, but they have surprised many people,\u201d Kigozi told this website. By Kayiira Jackson\u00a0 Kakungulu Memorial Secondary School has sealed qualification for the 2026 East Africa Secondary Schools Games despite narrowly missing out on a podium finish at the USSSA Ball Games I badminton championship held at Seroma Christian High School. The school\u2019s boys\u2019 badminton team booked a place at the East Africa championship slated for …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":808,"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-807","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-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing.jpg",1024,758,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing-300x222.jpg",300,222,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing-768x569.jpg",618,458,true],"large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing.jpg",618,457,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing.jpg",1024,758,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing.jpg",1024,758,false],"tie-small":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing-110x75.jpg",110,75,true],"tie-medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing-310x165.jpg",310,165,true],"tie-large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing-310x205.jpg",310,205,true],"slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing-660x330.jpg",660,330,true],"big-slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USSSA-Ball-Games-2026-Kakungulu-Memorial-Eyes-Future-After-Securing-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\/807","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=807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cI believe next year there will be huge development in them,\u201d he added.
\nThe girls\u2019 team also earned praise after finishing sixth overall, a performance Kigozi believes lays a strong foundation for the future of badminton at the school.
\nAmong the notable players who featured for Kakungulu Memorial were Sserwada Ryan, Zamba Julius, Sserubiri Abdul Awal, Ssendiwala Atlas, Emaru Don Liam and Samula Abdul Shakur in the boys\u2019 category.
\nThe girls\u2019 team featured Namubiru Victoria, Najjuma Vilgar, Kobusingye Joselyn, Naggayi Rashimah, Nabagereka Anisha and Alaru Price.
\nThe championship climaxed on Thursday with Kibuli Secondary School successfully retaining the boys\u2019 title while Mbogo High School defended the girls\u2019 crown.
\nThe record participation at this year\u2019s championship also impressed Simon Mugabi, who visited the tournament venue during the games and applauded the continued growth of school badminton in Uganda.<\/p>\n\n
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