Uganda schools crowned dodgeball champions in major youth breakthrough

Moyo Star High School from Northern Uganda emerged as the 2026 ChezaDodge champions, while St. Andrews SS Rubindi from Western Uganda claimed the dodgeball title, giving Uganda’s school game a pair of regional winners. The split matters. It shows the sport is not being carried by one pocket of the country but by multiple school programs that can now turn training into titles.

The World Dodgeball Federation said ChezaDodge and dodgeball were integrated into Uganda’s 2026 National Ball Games for the first time, with the tournament running from April 28 to May 9, 2026. That placed the school results inside the country’s main competitive calendar, not off to the side as an exhibition or one-off showcase. For a young sport, that kind of placement is usually where real growth starts: schools compete, results are recorded, and the best programs begin to look like talent centers instead of isolated winners.

The federation’s June 5 Instagram post added another layer to the story, showing Moyo Star taking on St. Andrews Rubindi SSS in the ChezaDodge Kwepena competition series during the Uganda Secondary School ball games. That matchup confirms the titles came out of a broader school-sport structure, one built around repeated competition rather than a single event. It also points to a pathway that can push players from school-level dodgeball into deeper national and regional play.

The regional spread is the headline beneath the headline. Northern Uganda produced a champion in Moyo Star High School, while Western Uganda answered with St. Andrews SS Rubindi. In developing sports, that kind of distribution is more valuable than a single dominant school because it widens access, gives teachers and coaches a reason to invest, and creates more places where the next wave of players can be found. One title can build a reputation. Two titles from different regions can build a map.

The World Dodgeball Federation, formed in 2012 and headquartered in Edmonton, Canada, describes itself as the international governing body for dodgeball and says it focuses on promoting the sport globally and supporting youth development programs. Uganda’s school champions fit that model cleanly. The federation is not just celebrating results at the top level; it is using school competition to widen the base, and Moyo Star and St. Andrews have become the first visible proof of that pipeline in action.