Category: FUFA Juniors League

BUL FC Junior Team maintained their perfect start to the FUFA Juniors League National Finals after edging past Prosper Soccer Academy on Wednesday.

In a physical and closely contested game played at FUFA Technical Centre, BUL fought hard to overcome Prosper Soccer Academy.

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The decisive moment came in the 14th minute when Eric Kibirango’s long range effort found the back of the net.

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Right from onset, the game was physical and prompted the referee to ditch out bookings on either side.

Despite both teams getting numerous scoring opportunities, there was lack of efficiency to put them to good use.

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The win means BUL FC Junior Team stay second on the table with seven points from two games.

Prosper Soccer Academy on the other hand drop to third place with four points from two games. They will face Mbarara Soccer Academy on Thursday.

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On the other hand, BUL FC Junior Team will face leaders Vipers SC Junior Team in a crunch match on Thursday evening.

It should be noted that the tournament has five regional Champions contending for the overall national title.

The games are played on a round robbin format with the team having the most number of points emerging winners.

Friends of Soccer FC from Fort Portal City earned their first win at the ongoing FUFA Juniors League National finals after defeating Mbarara Sports Academy on Wednesday at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru.

In a game that witnessed a heavy downpour especially in the second half, Friends of Soccer stood out to claim maximum points.

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The opening half ended goalless before the floodgates opened just as it started raining.

Abdu Musinguzi fired Friends of Soccer into the lead, just three minutes after recess converting from spot.

The lead was however short lived with Mbarara Sports Academy levelling matters through Ronnie Asiimwe who also converted from the penalty mark.

It was Nelson Thomas Ngambeki who eventually decided the game, bagging a brace on the day, his first goal coming in the 59th minute before putting the icing on the cake with a well taken free kick in the 82nd minute.

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Victory means Friends of Soccer FC move to four points from three games and will play their final game against BUL FC Junior Team on Friday.

Mbarara Sports Academy who are yet to get a point will end their campaign with a fixture against Prosper Soccer Academy on Thursday.

BUL FC made their intentions clear on Tuesday as they swept aside Mbarara Sports Academy with a blistering performance at the ongoing 2022/23 FUFA Juniors League National Finals.

The Eastern Giants were ruthless from the word go, and eventually claimed maximum points to hit the ground running.

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Swabir Mpasa orchestrated the damage, coming through with a hat trick while Richard Okello aka Swengere complimented with a brace.

The breakthrough for BUL FC came in the 34th minute with Mpasa’s ferocious strike from the free kick going straight into the back of the net.

Okello scored two goals in quick succession (61st and 62nd minute) to stretch the lead for BUL FC Junior team.

Mpasa came back to haunt the Western region Champions, scoring twice in the final two minutes to complete his hat trick.

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Victory takes BUL FC Junior team to second place with three points from one game.

They will return to action on Wednesday with a game against Prosper Soccer Academy while Mbarara Sports Academy will face Friends of Soccer FC.

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Vipers SC Junior Team ascended to the summit of the pile on Tuesday following their brilliant performance against Friends of Soccer FC.

In their second game at the ongoing 2022/23 FUFA Juniors League National Final at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru, the Junior Venoms registered a 6-0 win.

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Arafat Nkoola led the way with a brace on the day before Farouk Tumwesigye, Frank Ssekanjako, Ibra Ssebagala and Leonard Kasanya added a goal each.

Vipers opened the scores as early as the third minute with Ssekanjako firing home from close range.

Friends of Soccer however, improved in the next minutes and held on until halftime.

Vipers stepped up their efforts in the second half and were ruthless with goals flowing.

Tumwesigye doubled the lead three minutes after the break before defensive midfielder Ssebagala headed home from a corner.

Nkoola doubled the lead in the 69th minute before getting his second of the day moments later and second half substitute Kasanya put the icing on the cake.

Victory takes Vipers SC Junior team top of the table on seven points from two games.

It should be noted that a win of 2+ goal margin earns you an extra point.

Vipers SC will rest on Wednesday and return to action the next day against BUL FC Junior Team.

Friends of Soccer FC on the other hand will face Mbarara Sports Academy on Wednesday.

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Vipers Junior Team and Prosper Soccer Academy made a brilliant start to the 2022/23 FUFA Juniors League National finals with victory in their respective games as the tournament got underway on Monday at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru.

The Junior Venoms fought hard to overcome resilient Mbarara Sports Academy while Prosper Soccer Academy were ruthless against Friends of Soccer.

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In the opening game of the tournament, Kampala Region Champions Prosper Soccer Academy showed their intent by winning 3-1.

Yusuf Ssempenja scored twice while Omar Muzungu Diarra got the other goal for Prosper Soccer Academy.

Mbarara Sports Academy got their consolation through winger Samuel Asiimwe.

It was Muzungu who opened the scores in the 14th minute and a minute later, Ssempenja doubled the lead for Prosper.

Ssempenja got his second on the day and Prosper’s third in the 71st, converting from the spot before Asiimwe pulled one back for the Kitara Region Champions, two minutes from time.

Victory took Prosper top of the table with four points. It should be noted that any win with a goal margin of 2+ comes with a bonus point.

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In the final game of the day, Vipers Junior Team needed to dig deep to overcome Mbarara Sports Academy.

It took Vipers 31 minutes to find the outlet thanks to Farouk Tumwesigye’s run on the left wing before Reagan Ssekisambu tapped home from close range.

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After recess, Mbarara Sports Academy returned a rejuvenated side and levelled matters through left back Uthman Kaaya two minutes after the hour mark.

Vipers however regained their lead thanks to a goal from second half substitute Frank Ssekajanko.

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Action will resume on Tuesday with two fixtures on card. Vipers Junior Team will face wounded Friends of Soccer in the early kickoff before BUL FC Junior Team take on Mbarara Sports Academy.

It should be noted that the National finals have five regional Champions contending for the overall title with games played on a round robbin format.

The stage is set and everything is in place for the start of the national finals for the 2022/23 FUFA Juniors League season.

The pulsating campaign that started with regional leagues will climax at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru having regional Champions contend for the national title.

It should be noted that this is the first time when the new format of playing the FUFA Juniors League at the regional level was introduced.

Since its inception in 2015, the league only catered for teams in the top division and it was mandatory for a club playing in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League to have a team in the FUFA Juniors League.

However, a decision was taken by the FUFA Executive Committee to spread the League across the country thus having more teams and more players accommodated.

With five of the eight FUFA regions successfully playing the maiden edition and the regional Champions identified, it is time to determine the national Champion.

The five regions that had FUFA Junior Leagues include Buganda (Vipers Junior Team), Kampala (Prosper Soccer Academy), Kitara (Friend of Soccer FC), Western (Mbarara Sports Academy) and Eastern (BUL Junior Team).

The aforementioned teams will play in a round robbin format between 31st July – 4th August 2023 at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru.

The team with the most number of points will emerge Champions.

Here is the full fixture

The fixtures and dates for the 2022/23 FUFA Juniors League (U17) National championship have been confirmed.

The six-day tournament will get underway on 23rd July 2023 and run up to the 28th of July 2023 at the FUFA Technical Center, Njeru.

The five teams that emerged winners in their respective regions will report to Njeru on 23rd July and also undergo screening on the same day.

The FUFA Juniors League National championship will be the climax of this year’s Regional Leagues that is happening for the first time since the change in format.

Five regions out of eight that is Kampala, Eastern, Western, Buganda and Kitara organised the Juniors League (U17) in this edition and the winners will play at Njeru in a round robin format with each set to play four games during the five match days.

Vipers SC JT, Prosper Soccer Academy, Bul FC JT, Mbarara Soccer Academy and Friends of Soccer Academy emerged winners in the Buganda, Kampala, Eastern, Western and Kitara regions respectively.

The team with most points collected from the four games will be crowned National champions.

Full Programme at The FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

23rd July 2023

Reporting of teams and Screening of players

24th July 2023

Vipers SC JT vs Mbarara Soccer Academy – 2:00pm
Prosper Soccer Academy vs Friends of Soccer Academy – 4:30pm

25th July 2023

Vipers SC JT vs Friends of Soccer Academy – 2:00pm
Mbarara Soccer Academy vs Bul FC JT – 4:30pm

26th July 2023

Mbarara Soccer Academy vs Friends of Soccer Academy – 2:00pm
Bul FC JT vs Prosper Soccer Academy – 4:30pm

27th July 2023

Mbarara Soccer Academy vs Prosper Soccer Academy – 2:00pm
Bul FC JT vs Vipers SC JT – 4:30pm

28th July 2023/ Crowning Ceremony

Bul FC JT vs Friends of Soccer Academy – 2:00pm

Prosper Soccer Academy vs Vipers SC JT – 4:00pm

Prosper Soccer Academy are the winners of the 2022/23 FUFA Juniors League (U17) of Kampala Region.

This comes after finishing the season as table leaders with 75 points.

On Sunday June 4th, 2023, Prosper Soccer Academy defeated NEC FC Junior side 3-2 at Kawempe Muslim playground to seal their maiden championship as the league came to an end.

Fred Muwanguzi, Patrick Ouke and Frankline Tamale scored the vital goals that led them to victory.

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Head coach Ronald Ssali expressed his happiness and thanked the Federation for putting up the League.

“We thank the Almighty for this achievement, we are a new side, and this is so important to us. I thank the Federation for organising this league. I hope and believe many will be important players to the country in the near future,” he said.

Prosper finished seven points ahead KCCA FC Soccer Academy and will now wait for the National Championship comprising of the five champions from different regions towards the end of this month at the FUFA Technical Center, Njeru, to determine the National Champion.

Niwamanya Junior of SC Villa JT finished as leading scorer with 21 goals, one ahead of Madut Deng Ngong of KCCA FC Soccer Academy.

This season, the FUFA Juniors League was played in regions for the very first time since it started in 2015.

A number of players from the FUFA Juniors League have since 2015 become strong pillars to different clubs in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League as well as the national team for example Mustafa Kizza, Allan Okello, Steven Sserwada, Bobosi Byaruhanga, amongst others.