The Tournament held at the RCHBISHOP PAUL SSEMOGERERE sports arena on October 18 and 19th attracted huge crowds from all of East Africa.
Kenyan team was hosted by Ugandan officials led by Bugere Sowed, who is the Uganda Catchball President and representative for Africa and Europe in the international Catchball federation board, and Mr. Kayiwa Hassan, who is also an official.
Mr Bugere, together with Kenyan officials Faith Karanja and Maxwell Odero, officially launched the games.
The tournament was for two categories (Senior 18-36 and most Seniors 37-60 years).
Umoja Fire Girls won the senior women categories, and Eaglets Catchball Club Won most Senior categories.
Both teams are from Kenya.
They competed with Uganda teams.
Kenya Catch-ball Federation, through its President Shadrack Okello, expresses gratitude to Ms. Sarah Mtalii of Virtuous Women Explorers Club, A Company Empowering Women, for her generous support through your promise to support one of our catchball clubs with uniforms for the Winners Fire Girls Club.
“We are very thankful for the law firm of Mwenda Njagi Advocates, Danstan Omari &Associates, Lawyer John Ogada, Harrison Kinyanjui, among others, for your promise to support our team in the near future collaboration, added Shadrack.
The highly contested tournament was about Catchball clubs’ Champions in East Africa, whereby the winners were awarded trophies and medals.
They were awarded as the club Catchball champions of East Africa 2025 under senior and most senior categories.
The game coordinator, Maxwell Odero, expressed huge congratulations to the winners for bringing home the trophy and gold medal, our Catchball Umoja Fire Girls and Eaglets most senior team.
“We are incredibly proud of your outstanding performance in the recent sports event. Your passion, discipline, and teamwork were on full display, and it was a joy to watch,” he added.
He continued that the achievement is a testament to their hard work.
“Congratulations, champions East Africa Catchball Club Championship in Kampala, Uganda 2025. We are proud of you to the rest of our teams for your participation, and we believe you will do better next event, ”said MR.Bogere of Uganda.
Umoja fire Winner senior category
Eaglets Winners Most senior Category
A Shout-Out to All Participants
To the *Coaches, **Team Managers, **Captains, and **Players*: Your dedication, teamwork, and competitive spirit made this tournament a thrilling success. You showcased incredible skill and passion throughout every match.
To the *Referees*: Thank you for your unwavering focus, fair judgment, and professionalism. You were essential in keeping the competition smooth and in the true spirit of the game.
And to the *Federation*: We applaud your hard work, organization, and commitment to growing the sport. Without your efforts, an event of this caliber would not be possible.
Thank you all for making the Kampala Tournament a memorable event! We look forward to seeing your continued success.
From President Catchball Kenya, Shadrack Okello.
