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Sipi Trekkers whereas being topped champions of the Waterfalls ladies’s Elite inaugural version

Pleasure is steadily constructing because the second version of the Waterfalls Girls’s T20 Elite League prepares to bowl off from January 27 to February 1, 2026, on the historic Lugogo Cricket Oval.

The return of elite ladies’s cricket to Lugogo comes after a prolonged break, making this event a extremely anticipated spotlight for gamers and followers alike.

After lacking the 2024 and 2025 seasons, the league has been revived by Cricket Uganda’s Excessive-Efficiency Division as a part of a broader technique to strengthen the ladies’s sport.

The competitors is designed to mix senior nationwide staff gamers with rising Below-19 expertise, offering worthwhile match publicity forward of a demanding 2026 cricket calendar.

This 12 months’s version options three aggressive sides: Itanda Kayakers, Karuma Rapids, and Bujjagali Rafters.

Absent from the lineup are the Sipi Trekkers, champions of the inaugural 2023 season, who is not going to defend their title on this second instalment.

The introduced squads spotlight the depth of expertise throughout the nation, with skilled gamers drawn from numerous areas.

Management will likely be a significant focus, as former title-winning captain Janet Mbabazi returns to the league, this time main the Itanda Kayakers.

Stephanie Nampiina has been named captain of the Bujjagali Rafters, whereas Proscovia Alako will take cost of the Karuma Rapids.

The groups will even profit from sturdy teaching help.

Karuma Rapids will likely be guided by seasoned coach Ivan Kakande, Itanda Kayakers by Aaron Kusasira, and Bujjagali Rafters by Jonathan Sebanja, making certain a aggressive and well-balanced event.

The opening day is about to ship rapid motion, with Bujjagali Rafters going through a difficult double-header in opposition to Itanda Kayakers within the morning and Karuma Rapids later within the afternoon.

Morning matches start at 10:00 AM, with afternoon video games scheduled for two:00 PM.

Every staff will face the others thrice, with the highest two advancing to the ultimate on February 1 at 2:00 PM.

With anticipation at its peak, the league is poised to ship thrilling cricket and additional elevate ladies’s cricket in Uganda.

FULL SQUADS

Bujjagali Rafters

Stephanie Nampiina ©, Kevin Awino, Ruth Mwanga, Asumin Akurut, Malisa Ariokot, Kevin Amuge, Tahia Nassuna, Irene Alumo, Sarah Akiteng, Sonia Nampeera, Devine Nyamer, Mercy Kongai, Beatrice Ayiko, Shalot Akugizibwe

Itanda Kayakers

Janet Mbabazi ©, Immaculate Nakisuuyi, Jimia Muhammad, Shadia Gilingish Nabuulime, Mary Namiiro, Irene Mutonyi, Naume Jane Amongin, Immaculate Nandera, Teddy Oyella, Lorna Anyait, Peace Ninsiima, Michelle Ariago, Blessing Noeline Apio, Hanifa Noreen

Karuma Rapids

Proscovia Alako ©, Esther Iloku, Rita Musamali, Joan Ilora, Hope Mbeiza, Partricia Malemikia, Phiona Egaru Kulume, Rashida Tikabula, Consylate Aweko, Mariam Biribawa, Josephine Icumar, Sarah Tino, Anna Kawomera, Mariam Nyangoma