Ahead of the forthcoming 2024 Federation of East African Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) championship, giant Schools have intensified preparations eyeing glory.
In an exclusive interview with Boniface Okello, the St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School’s basketball head coach expressed readiness and anticipation ahead of the championship.
“At St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School – Kitende, it’s either a win or win to survive.
All the want is the championship. You are either number one or number one.
It’s result after result. He doesn’t need explanations of over what went wrong that you failed.
He gives you everything and tells you prepare well. And it always our mind to win every championships”. Boniface Okello.
As part of preparations, Kitende has played a friendly match with JKL Dolphins. Kitende lost the tie 57-31 at YMCA, Wandegeya on Saturday 3rd.
This was their second friendly match. They lost 76-68 against KIU Rangers at Kansanga.
St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School Kitende is the most successful side in girls basketball, with 12 titles in a row.
In the last ten years, Kitende have won five FEASSSA championship.
They have only missed the 2018 Musanze Rwanda championship. They lost to Buddo SS in a 74-34 landslide score.
In the next championship in Arusha, Tanzania in 2019, Kitende lost to a fasting growing giant St. Noa Girls Secondary School-Zana in the final.
This year’s FEASSSA championship will start on 16th August 2024.
Bukedea Comprehensive School and Amus College School in Bukedea are co-host to this year’s edition.
