Uganda Girls Youth Sports activities Group.
Africa made historical past on the 2025 Homeless World Cup as Uganda and Egypt have been topped champions within the girls’s and males’s classes, marking the primary time each nations lifted the coveted titles in the identical version of the match.
The championship, held in Oslo, Norway, was broadcast globally on FIFA+ and Eurovision Sport, showcasing the inspiring energy of soccer in reworking lives.
Uganda Stuns Mexico to Clinch Maiden Girls’s Title
Uganda, represented by Youth Sport Uganda, delivered a surprising 6-0 victory over nine-time champions Mexico within the girls’s remaining.
Star striker Stella Namisango netted 5 objectives, whereas Eva Nagayi added the sixth in a rain-soaked match. Goalkeeper Sharifa Kitali produced a heroic efficiency, pulling off numerous saves, together with an important penalty cease.
With this victory, Uganda grew to become solely the third nation to win the ladies’s title since Chile in 2014 and the primary African crew to triumph since Kenya in 2011.
The historic achievement was additional acknowledged with Uganda receiving the award for Greatest New Girls’s Group.
Egypt Edge Portugal in Thrilling Males’s Remaining
Egypt crew celebrating their trophy.
Within the males’s remaining, Egypt edged Portugal 3-2 to safe their first Homeless World Cup title. Captain Mostafa “Sheka” Ismael scored twice, with Taher Ayman Abdelaal including the decisive purpose. Portugal’s Miguel Ângelo Pinto Pereira additionally bagged a brace, however Egypt held agency to seal the win.
Egypt’s goalkeeper Mohamed Hussein Badawy was named Greatest Males’s Goalkeeper for his excellent performances all through the match.
Different Highlights & Awards
The week-long soccer carnival introduced collectively 500 gamers from throughout the globe, celebrating resilience and inclusion past the game itself.
• Metropolis of Oslo Cup: Tanzania beat Austria 5-4 (Girls), Costa Rica beat Brazil 3-2 (Males)
• Salvation Military Cup: Sweden beat Vietnam 1-0 (Girls), Northern Eire beat Bosnia & Herzegovina 6-5 (Males)
• Gatefotball Cup: Argentina beat Austria 4-3
• Othilie Tonning Cup: Sweden beat Czech Republic 4-3
Particular person Awards
• Greatest Girls’s Participant: Lavin Achola (Kenya)
• Greatest Males’s Participant: Risgunansah (Indonesia)
• Greatest Girls’s Goalkeeper: Dulce Estela Moreno Flores (Mexico)
• Greatest Girls’s Teaching Group: Romania
• Greatest Males’s Teaching Group: Austria
• Spirit of the Recreation Award: Spain
• Honest Play Group: Vietnam
“It is a historic second, not only for Uganda,Egypt however for Africa and the Homeless World Cup,” mentioned FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who congratulated the crew.
“Uganda’s victory exhibits how soccer can encourage hope, change perceptions, and produce folks collectively.”
Since its inception in 2003, the Homeless World Cup has positively impacted over 1.2 million lives through the use of soccer as a platform for social change. The 2026 version can be hosted by Mexico, promising one other chapter of inspiration and hope.
