2024 Nationwide Badminton League Champions
- Tremendous League – Ndejje College
- Company League – State Home
- Secondary Colleges – Mbogo Excessive College (Ladies) Kinaawa -Kawempe (Boys)
- Major College- Ebenezer Major College
On Saturday seventh December 2024, the Uganda Badminton League second version that shuttled off in April got here to an in depth on the Mbogo Excessive College in Kawempe.
There have been two trophies up for grabs with Ndejje College clinching the Tremendous League Class and State Home Badminton the Company Class.
The Closing was performed on a foundation of the perfect three (3) out of 5 (5) norm which includes classes Males Singles (MS), Ladies Singles (WS), Mens Doubles (MD), Ladies Doubles (WD) and Combined Doubles (XD) in that respective order.
Due to this fact workforce needed to win solely three video games to safe a trophy which was accompanied with some money prize cash one thing that each the winners and runners up within the Tremendous League had been entitled to this season.
Regardless of the massive high quality and expertise, it wasn’t as straight ahead for Ndejje as one would think about however they their Star high seed Muzafaru Lubega shuttled off the Closing so properly happening to beat Mbogo’s Oduka Akbal 2-0 within the Males’s singles.
He was adopted by Former Mbogo Excessive College pupil now Ndejje participant Husina Kobugabe who additionally beat her opponent Sharifa Mbabazi 2-0 within the Ladies Singles.
With the tie at 2-0 in favour of Ndejje, Mbogo duo Tendo Kibirige and Oduka Akbal pulled on again beating Eric Ofoyuru and Reagan Nsubuga within the Males Doubles to make 2-1.
L-R: Oduka Akbal and Tendo Kibirige.
To seal it off for the defending Champions was Natasha Rajab and Kobugabe who managed to beat Mbogo duo Tracy Naluwooza and Nazifah Nakiyemba for a 3-2 victory.
Tracy Naluwooza in motion.
Nonetheless a lot it could have regarded apparent on paper either side went toe to toe most particularly within the Ladies Doubles the place Nalwooza and Nakiyemba got here with a technique to focus on Rajab all sport however Kobugabe’s expertise was so important regardless of going into an extra decisive set.
This meant that Ndejje is the one facet to have received this League because it’s inception having defended it with a 3-1 consequence.
Squads.
Ndejje College
Muzafaru Lubega (MS), Husina Kobugabe (WS), Eric Ofoyuru (MD), Reagan Nsubuga (MD), Natasha Rajab (WD), Husina Kobugabe (WD), Muzafaru Lubega (XD), Natasha Rajab (XD)
Mbogo Excessive College
Oduka Akbal (MS | MD), Mbabazi Sharifa (WS), Kibirige Tendo (MS), Naluwooza Tracy (WD), Nakiyemba Nazifah (WD)
On the Corporates facet, defending Champion CFK Badminton Membership didn’t seem however nonetheless it wasn’t a stroll within the park for final 12 months’s third runners up State Home badminton Membership (S.H).
State Home workforce.
Regardless of them profitable the title after beating Fairness Financial institution 3-1 who got here as below canines similar to Mbogo Excessive and fought until the final.
With excessive hopes that Mark Ssekyodwa and Adam Mubiru had been going to seal it for S.H within the the third sport after each Ssekyodwa and Meble Namakoye had received their singles, they had been suprised by Fairness’s Lule Ronald and Niwagaba Jordan.
However Namakoye was the title State Home needed to thank after her large contribution to seal it off within the Ladies Doubles the place she teamed up with UBA President Annet Nakamya who in later phases regarded drained towards a resilient Fairness duo of Apio Betty and Gorreti Nakayiwa.
Squads
State Home
Mark Ssekyodwa (MS | MD), Mable Namakoye (WD, Adam mubiru (MD) and Annet Nakamya (WD)
Fairness Financial institution
Niwagaba Jordan (MS)| (MD), Nakayiwa Gorreti (WS), Lule ronald (MD), Apio Betty (WD), Nakayiwa Gorreti (WD)
Within the highway to Closing, with each classes being performed in League format solely 4 made it out of their respective Classes.
Ndejje College, Mbogo Excessive, CFK Badminton and Victoria College making it out the Tremendous League format to semifinals.
Mbogo Excessive defeating Victoria College to make the finals whereas Ndejje managed to get a stroll over straight to closing.
Whereas on the opposite facet in Corporates class State Home edged Mbogo Excessive whereas Fairness simply walked straight into the ultimate since CFK didn’t make it to the venue.
Within the colleges Class, Mbogo Excessive College had been topped Secondary college women Champions similar to Kinaawa Colleges- Kawempe department for the boys.
Mbogo Excessive College with their League trophy.
Kinaawa Excessive College- Kawempe with their League trophy.
This was Mbogo highschool’s second consecutive trophy in two editions whereas Kinaawa adopted into the footsteps of Kibuli ss who received the boys’ class within the first version.
For Ebenezer Major College, they got here out of the League as champions of the first Class conquering St Catherine and Inexperienced Valley Major Colleges.
Ebenzer Major College.
This second version attracted a complete of 45 groups Tremendous League (8), Company League (7), Secondary Colleges (25) [Boys 13 | girls 12], Major Colleges (5).
Over roll, Mbogo Excessive come out huge, defending their Ladies Secondary Colleges title and reaching two finals (boys – Secondary Colleges and Tremendous League Finals).
The third Version is about to return subsequent 12 months in March 2025.
