Kings’ College Budo eyes USSSA Ball Games I and FEASSA Hosting as facilities upgrade gains momentum

By Emmanuel Sekago

Kings’ College Budo, one of Uganda’s traditional school sports powerhouses, is stepping up efforts to upgrade its sporting infrastructure, pitches, courts and accommodation facilities as it positions itself to bid for major national and regional competitions organised by the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) and the Federation of East Africa Secondary School Sports Associations (FEASSA).

The prestigious Wakiso-based institution is aspiring to host the USSSA National Ball Games I, with ambitions extending to the FEASSA Games whenever Uganda gets the opportunity to host the regional championship.

The school’s hosting ambitions received fresh attention when FEASSA and USSSA President Justus Mugisha visited the institution, accompanied by other USSSA officials, where they held discussions with Head teacher Godfrey Kasamba.

Although the primary purpose of Mugisha’s visit was to officially flag off the Kings’ College Budo golf team ahead of the 2026 International School Sport Federation (ISF) World School Golf Championship in Morocco, the USSSA delegation also took time to assess the school’s sporting infrastructure and its readiness for future hosting opportunities.

During the inspection, Mugisha toured several facilities across the campus, assessing the progress of ongoing developments aimed at positioning Budo to accommodate major national and regional school sports competitions. One of the facilities that attracted his attention was the school’s swimming pool, which boasts eight lanes.

Mugisha applauded the school administration for maintaining the facility in good condition and encouraged the institution to take advantage of future opportunities by bidding to host national swimming competitions, He noted that such facilities provide an important foundation for schools seeking to host major sporting events while creating opportunities for students to develop their talents in different disciplines.

For starters, Kings’ College Budo is widely recognised for its strength in school rugby, but the inspection provided an opportunity to showcase the institution’s growing diversity in sports infrastructure, Besides rugby, the school boasts facilities for hockey, basketball, football, lawn tennis, table tennis and badminton, as well as facilities for mind games.

The institution also has football pitches and is undertaking the construction of a state-of-the-art football facility incorporating an eight-lane running track, a development expected to strengthen its capacity to host athletics and football competitions. The planned facility represents another significant investment in the school’s sporting future, complementing its existing infrastructure and ambitions to accommodate large-scale competitions, with facilities covering several sporting disciplines, Budo believes it has the potential to offer a comprehensive hosting package for national and East African school sports events.

Speaking to WallNetNews Digital, USSSA and FEASSA President Justus Mugisha commended Kings’ College Budo for its sports programmes and continued investment in sporting infrastructure.

He also encouraged the school administration to remain proactive in identifying hosting opportunities, particularly in disciplines where the institution already possesses suitable facilities.

Kings’ College Budo remains one of the prominent names in Ugandan school sports, particularly in rugby, where the institution has established itself as a consistent national contender, In Rugby 15s, Budo has enjoyed remarkable success at the USSSA National Ball Games I and National Schools Rugby League, winning national championship titles in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The school has continued to demonstrate its competitiveness, reaching the decisive stages of the 2026 USSSA Ball Games I and maintaining a strong presence in the Central Region Under-20 League.

In hockey, Budo has also been expanding its participation in national competitions. At the USSSA Ball Games I and Kampala Hockey Club Schools’ Festival, the boys’ team finished sixth while the girls’ team placed seventh in the national secondary school rankings, the school has also been involved in competitive national fixtures, facing established hockey institutions such as Kakungulu Memorial.

In swimming, Kings’ College Budo has consistently featured among the competitive schools at the USSSA Swimming Championships, recently registering seventh place among boys’ schools and 11th among girls’ schools in the overall national rankings, in lawn tennis, the institution has also maintained a presence at the USSSA National Championships, finishing seventh nationally among the competing schools. These performances demonstrate that although rugby remains one of Budo’s strongest sporting disciplines, the school is steadily building its profile across several other sports.

For Head teacher Godfrey Kasamba and the school administration, upgrading sporting facilities is not simply about improving the school’s internal sports programmes but also positioning Kings’ College Budo as a destination for major competitions. Hosting the USSSA National Ball Games I would provide an opportunity to welcome schools from across Uganda, while staging FEASSA Games would expose the institution to the wider East African sporting community.

Such competitions also bring opportunities for infrastructure development, sports tourism, student exposure and stronger relationships between participating schools. With its established sporting tradition, expanding facilities and ongoing infrastructure projects, Kings’ College Budo is steadily strengthening its case for consideration whenever the opportunity to host national and regional school sports competitions arises.

Mugisha’s visit provided an important opportunity to appreciate the school’s progress while encouraging its administration to translate its hosting aspirations into formal bids.

For a school that has built a strong reputation in rugby and continues to invest in other sporting disciplines, the next ambition is clear: to move beyond competing for national honors and welcome Uganda’s and East Africa’s finest school sporting talents to its own campus.