18th FEASSA Games 15th – 25th August Host: Arusha, Tanzania.
The draws for the 18th edition of the Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) games were held on Tuesday, 6th August 2019 at Old Kampala SS board. In attendance was the chief guest the assistant commissioner of sports Sam Odongo, flanked by a fellow official from the Ministry of Education and Sports Grace Abalo.
Others included the FEASSSA president Justus Mugisha and his other executive committee members as well as a delegation from Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda.
Kenya was represented by George Omondi, Vitalis Shija (Tanzania), Aaron Rurangirwa (Rwanda) and Joel Gashaka from Burundi.
The respective groups in the sporting disciplines of football, netball, hockey, basketball, rugby (7’s and 15’s) and volleyball were held.
Buddo ss the defending champions of boys football are hopeful of retaining the trophy they won last year in Rwanda during the 17th edition.
Unlike other years, Buddo ss this year won their first trophy in history of Wakiso region secondary schools football after beating arch rivals St Mary’s ss Kitende.
Buddo ss is one of most organized and excellent school in both academics and sports as well, despite being football champions of FEASSSA, are also good in netball where they are always favorites on both local and continental level, whereas in Basketball Buddo ss is always among the best four performers.
Buddo SS football team was placed in group B along side local rivals, Standard High Sch Zzana, Lindi (Tanzania), St. Anthony (Kenya)in which is the favorite to win this group.
In Netball, Buddo SS is drawn into group A together with defending champions St Noa Girls (Uganda), Lumonge (Burundi), Kayitiwi (Kenya) and Kilindi (Tanzania) where also can qualify either as group winners or runners.
Mugisha confirmed that there has been a one-day symposium planned for all the member countries in FEASSSA on the 16th August 2019 in Arusha where Government officials, sports executives, and president of all zones on the African continent have been invited.
There are seven host schools in Arusha where these games will be held.
Complete Draws:
Basketball:
Boys:
- Group A: LDK (Rwanda), Don Bosco (Tanzania), Laiser Hill (Kenya), LL Tanganyika (Burundi), Kibuli (Uganda)
- Group B: Buddo (Uganda), Seroma Christian High School (Uganda), College St Marier Reine (Rwanda), Galanos (Tanzania), Dagoretti (Kenya)
Girls:
- Group A: St Mary’s Kitende (Uganda), Ste Bernadette (Rwanda), Joseph and Mary (Tanzania), Olukeswa (Tanzania), Nabisunsa Girls (Uganda), Kayatiwi (Kenya)
- Group B: Buru Buru (Kenya), Machame (Tanzania), St Noa Girls (Uganda), St Therese Gitega (Burundi), Juhudi (Tanzania), LDK (Rwanda)
Hockey:
Boys:
- Group A: St Anthony (Kenya), Namilyango College (Uganda), Ntare School (Uganda), Mary School (Tanzania)
- Group B: St Mary’s Kisubi (Uganda), Kamusinga (Kenya), Arusha-Meru (Tanzania), Kawempe Muslim (Uganda)
Girls:
- Group A: St Cecilia (Kenya), Bweranyangi Girls (Uganda), Old Kampala (Uganda), Nyamila Girls (Tanzania)
- Group B: Juhudu (Tanzania), Kakungulu Memorial (Uganda), Caroline (Kenya), St Mary’s Namagunga (Uganda)
Rugby 7’s (To be played on round robin basis):
Upper Hill (Kenya), Jinja SS (Uganda), Kiira College Butiki (Uganda), Laiser Hill (Kenya), LTP (Burundi), Hana International School (Uganda), St Peter’s Mumias (Kenya)
Rugby 15’s (To be played on round robin basis):
Kakamega (Kenya), St Mary’s Kisubi (Uganda), Kagaru (Kenya), Ntare School (Uganda), Elerai (Tanzania), Dagoretti (Kenya), Namilyango College (Uganda)
Netball:
- Group A: St Noa Girls (Uganda), Lumonge (Burundi), Buddo (Uganda), Kayitiwi (Kenya), Kilindi (Tanzania)
- Group B: Makongo (Tanzania), Ngando SS (Uganda), Nyakachi (Kenya), St Mary’s Kitende (Uganda), Misungwi (Tanzania)
Handball:
Boys:
- Group A: Adage (Rwanda), LLT (Burundi), St Lucia (Uganda), College Gisenyi (Rwanda), Mbooni (Kenya), Kilombero (Tanzania)
- Group B: Kimilili (Kenya), Gombe (Uganda), ES Kigoma (Rwanda), Vwawa (Tanzania), Kakungulu Memorial (Uganda)
Girls:
- Group A: Kibuli (Uganda), Kizuka (Tanzania), Mugara (Burundi), Kamusinga (Kenya)
- Group B: Kiloe (Tanzania), Kilandich (Kenya), Kawanda (Uganda), Moi Girls (Kenya), Mbogo High (Uganda), Kiziguro (Rwanda)
Football:
Boys:
- Group A: Buddo SS (Uganda), Standard High Sch Zzana (Uganda), Lindi (Tanzania), St. Anthony (Kenya)
- Group B: lNL Ngozi (Burundi), Jinja SS (Uganda), Vwavwa (Tanzania), Alliance (Tanzania), LDK (Rwanda)
- Group C: Malawi, Dagoretti (Kenya), St.Mary’s Kitende (Uganda), Ruwuiko (Tanzania)
Girls:
- Group A: Nyakache (Kenya), Mukono high (Uganda), Kihesa (Tanzania), St. Noa Girls (Uganda), Archbshop njenga (Kenya), Kibasila (Tanzania)
- Group B: Kawempe Moslem (Uganda), Mkalapa (Tanzania), Gs RemeraRukoma (Rwanda), Alliance (Tanzania), Itigo (Kenyan), Ltcr Mushasha (Burundi)
Volleyball:
Boys:
- Group A: PS Karubanda (Rwanda), Don Bosco Gatega (Rwanda), Lelmokwo (Kenya), Tuangoma (Tanzania), Standard High Zana (Uganda)
- Group B: Magonga (Kenya), Lt St Luc (Burundi), Mbogo Mixed (Uganda), IPRC Karongi (Rwanda), Dynamic (Uganda), Milambo (Tanzania)
Girls:
- Group A: Kwansanze (Kenya), St Alloys (Rwanda), Mukalapa (Tanzania), Lnda Bukeye (Burundi), Kinaawa High Mugongo (Uganda)
- Group B: Makongo (Tanzania), Soweto (Kenya), Trust High (Uganda), GS Indangaburezi (Rwanda), Cheptil (Kenya)
