St. Mary’s Kitende wins inaugural FUFA Academies League

St. Mary’s Kitende Soccer Academy has won the inaugural FUFA Academies League title following a 1-0 victory over Prosper Soccer Academy at Muteesa II Stadium in Wankulukuku. Ssekyanzi Alex scored the decisive goal in the 50th minute to secure the championship.

Kitende reached the final after leading the Buganda Region group with 57 points, recording 14 wins, three draws, and one defeat. Prosper Soccer Academy qualified as leaders of the Kampala Region group with 51 points. While Kitende boasted the highest scoring tally with 64 goals, Prosper maintained the strongest defense, conceding only 10 goals throughout their campaign.

Individual honors included Ssekyanzi Alex being named Most Valuable Player, Mganda Swaleh of Prosper Soccer Academy as Best Goalkeeper, and Samumba Angello of El Cambio Academy as Top Scorer. Watoto Soccer Academy received the Fair Play Award. The league was established by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations to enhance youth development and create structured pathways for talent identification for Uganda’s national youth teams.