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Election Roadmap for 2026/2030 USSSA Time period Unveiled – The Panorama Uganda
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David GOMBE
The Uganda Secondary Colleges Sports activities Affiliation (USSSA) has unveiled the electoral pointers for the 2026–2030 election time period.
The event was confirmed on Wednesday at GNS Plaza Previous Kampala on the occasion presided over by President Emeritus Patrick Okanya.
Representing USSSA President Justus Mugisha and the press briefing was Apolot Harriet with USSSA CEO Christopher Banage additionally in attendance.
Elections will probably be carried out at district, zonal and nationwide ranges, with voting in any respect levels happening by means of secret poll and winners decided by a easy majority.
District Elections Set for July 20
The primary part of the electoral train will probably be held on Monday, July 20, 2026, at respective District Headquarters throughout the nation from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
Every secondary college will probably be represented by two delegates, comprising the Headteacher and Video games Instructor or their representatives. Delegates should be skilled lecturers from colleges which have participated in USSSA actions and registered on the USSSA on-line system in the course of the 2025 and 2026 calendar years.
The positions to be contested at district degree embody;Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Organizing Secretary, Secretary for Girls, Three Committee Members and ASSHU Consultant (Ex-officio).
Nomination of candidates will run from July 3 to July 16, 2026, with nomination types submitted between July 10 and July 16. Candidate lists will probably be displayed on July 18, 2026.
Zonal Elections Scheduled for July 25
The second part of the electoral course of is slated for Saturday, July twenty fifth 2026, at designated Zonal Headquarters, which will probably be introduced by the Returning Officer.
Voting may also be carried out between 10:00am and a pair of:00pm, with every district sending a most of 5 delegates who should be members of their district govt committees.
The zonal govt positions up for election embody Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Organizing Secretary, Secretary for Girls, Coordinators for varied sports activities disciplines and ASSHU Consultant (Ex-officio).
Nominations for zonal positions will probably be carried out from July 20 to July 23, 2026, whereas candidate lists will probably be revealed on July 24, 2026.
Nationwide Polls to Be Held USSSA headquarters at GNS Plaza in Previous Kampala
USSSA’s nationwide elective meeting is scheduled for Saturday, August 1, 2026, at GNS Plaza, Previous Kampala, starting at 10:00am and ending at 2:00pm.
Delegates from the 5 areas—Buganda, Japanese, Northern, Kampala and Western—will elect the nationwide govt.
Positions to be contested at nationwide degree embody President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, third Vice President, Secretary for Girls and Regional Representatives.
Nationwide nominations will happen from July 25 to July 29, 2026, with candidates’ lists displayed on July 30, 2026, forward of polling day.
Eligibility and Voting Guidelines
USSSA emphasised that each one candidates should be skilled and registered secondary college lecturers hooked up to Ministry of Schooling and Sports activities-recognized colleges.
Candidates in search of positions of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Treasurer at district and zonal ranges should be substantive Headteachers or Administrators of acknowledged secondary colleges possessing at the least a level in schooling. Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries should be practising classroom lecturers, whereas the Secretary for Girls place is reserved for feminine candidates.
The affiliation additional acknowledged that proxy voting won’t be permitted and that delegates will solid just one vote every. Within the occasion of a tie, as much as three rounds of voting could also be carried out earlier than the winner is decided by drawing tons.
Joseph Okodeu Opio has been named because the Chairperson of the Electoral Fee that may oversee the election course of. Richard Barigye, Hellen Wataba, and Angella Aguti Ogwal are the opposite members on the electoral fee.
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Commonwealth Games 2026: Gymnast Ruby Evans wins first gold for Wales
Gymnast Ruby Evans has won Wales’ first Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow with victory in the floor final.
Evans, 19, performed the final routine of the women’s programme and defeated England’s Abigail Martin into silver, with her team-mate Shantae-Eve Amankwaah securing bronze.
Evans left the arena in tears on Sunday after her disappointing sixth in the all-round individual competition, that after Wales finished fourth in the team event.
Now, after Welsh identical twins Abigail and Emily Roper won bronze medals within a couple of hours of each other on Monday, Evans has delivered gold.
It was the first victory for Team Wales in Scotland and a ninth medal alongside two silver and six bronze.
There is also a guaranteed podium position for boxer Connor Williams after he reached the semi-finals.
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Saltburn-Norton match investigated over alleged ‘finger clicking’ cheating
An amateur cricket match has made global headlines after a fielder was accused of cheating by clicking his fingers to get a wicket.
The North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League has started an investigation into a second XI Division 2 game between Saltburn and Norton.
A viral video on social media appears to show a Saltburn fielder clicking his fingers as the ball passes Noman Shabir’s bat before being caught by wicketkeeper Josh Bowes. Saltburn appeal and the umpire gives Shabir out.
It has been suggested that the finger-clicking was designed to trick the umpire into thinking the batter edged the ball.
Saltburn won by 159 runs and are top of Division 2 by 17 points.
“The league have received a formal complaint regarding alleged incidents in a Division Two game on Saturday,” the league said in a statement on X.
“A full investigation has been initiated and until such time as the formal processes are complete no further comment will be made.”
Last week Bowes took eight catches in Saltburn’s 22-run win over Shildon Railway. The men’s Test record for catches by a keeper in an innings is seven.
Bowes leads the league standings with 31 catches, 10 more than any other player.
Rory Cotterill, who captained Middlesbrough second XI during a 29-run defeat by Saltburn last month, responded to a social media post containing the video and alleged two further incidents of cheating by Saltburn in that match.
The original video of the incident has had more than three million views on X, with publications in Australia and New Zealand among those to report it.
The BBC has contacted the league and Saltburn. Norton declined to comment.
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West Indies v Pakistan: Justin Greaves takes five wickets for none in incredible spell
First Test, Tarouba (day three of five)
West Indies 311 (Hope 92; Ali 4-50) & 126-7 (Chanderpaul 35, Abbas 3-14)
Pakistan 282 (Masood 109; Greaves 5-27)
West Indies lead by 155 runs
West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves took five wickets without conceding a run in an incredible spell of bowling on day three of the first Test against Pakistan.
Greaves, who is playing in his 17th Test, claimed his maiden Test five-wicket haul to help dismiss Pakistan for 282 in response to West Indies’ first-innings total of 311.
The 32-year-old Barbadian’s spell – five consecutive wicket maidens – was all the more remarkable given he had bowled six overs earlier in the day for 27 runs without taking a wicket.
“When I came on captain Roston Chase just said ‘continue to be disciplined in what you are doing’ and to see if I can get some wickets for the team,” Greaves said.
“The ball nipped around and I got some reward. Anytime I get the ball in hand the team looks to me to be that solid player for them [and] try to dig us out of situations.
“To get five wickets for the first time in Test cricket, I’m really happy, but there’s still a lot of work to do in the game.”
Pakistan captain Shan Masood was Greaves’ first wicket at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad when he was bowled for 109 in the 64th over following a superb set-up.
Greaves had pushed the ball wide to the left-hander from over the wicket before he tailed a delivery back into Masood who played down the wrong line and inside edged on to his stumps.
Aamer Jamal had his middle stump uprooted in Greaves’ next over as the seamer speared one through his defences.
Greaves then trapped Ali Usman lbw before he had Mohammed Rizwan and Mohammad Abbas both caught behind as Pakistan lost their last seven wickets for just 38 runs.
West Indies reached stumps on day three on 126-7 in their second innings – a lead of 155 runs – to leave the match finely poised.
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