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Junior Woodwall Championships

Growing young talent through the ICPAU Junior Woodball Championships.

Young players at the 16th ICPAU Junior Woodball Championship at Kyambogo University in June 2026.

ICPAU has sponsored the ICPAU Junior Woodball Championships, organised by the Uganda Woodball Federation (UWbF), since 2010, supporting every edition of the tournament. Beyond sporting talent, the championships nurture values such as integrity, accountability and professionalism among young people, values that align closely with ICPAU’s own.

The championships in numbers

  • 16 editions sponsored, every one since the tournament began.
  • Over 600 players from 50 schools in June 2026, up from over 500 players from 44 schools in 2025.
  • UGX 21 million contributed by ICPAU to the 2026 championship.
  • Over 700 students received medals, certificates, trophies and branded shirts in 2024.

A pathway to the national team

In June 2026 the Uganda Woodball Federation unveiled a National Woodball Team to represent Uganda for the first time at the 10th Woodball World Cup Championships in Perlis, Malaysia. Some members of the team started out as players in the ICPAU Junior Woodball Championships.

A school team at the 16th ICPAU Junior Woodball Championship in 2026. The official tee-off at the 15th ICPAU Junior Woodball Championship in Matugga, June 2025. Players at the 14th ICPAU Juniors Woodball Championship in Lwengo District, June 2024. ICPAU CEO CPA Derick Nkajja hands the Shs 20 million sponsorship cheque to Uganda Woodball Federation President CPA Paul Mark Kayongo in June 2023. ICPAU CEO CPA Derick Nkajja tries out woodball at the 2023 sponsorship announcement.

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Schools earn their places through the Uganda Woodball Federation’s regional qualifiers. Follow the latest championship news from ICPAU.

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