Friday results
Men Uganda 1 lost 1-2 to Kenya 1 Uganda 2 lost 0-2 to Kenya 2
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Women Uganda 2 beat Burundi 2-0 Uganda 1 beat South Sudan 2-0 Uganda 1 beat Kenya 2-1
Uganda’s women’s pairs recorded three victories on Friday as the men struggled at the 2026 CAVB Zone V Beach Volleyball Championship at Bunjako Beach.
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The results marked an improvement for the women, who had opened their campaign on Thursday with Claire Najjuuko and Purity Nalua Nekesa beating Burundi’s Nadia Buntubwimana and Delly Drice Kaze 22-20, 21-18.
The men, however, started with a defeat as John Baptist Ogire and Isaac Ogusul lost 15-21, 18-21 to South Sudan’s Abraham Chol Majok and Ayuen Mach Mayen.
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On Friday, Uganda’s women continued their strong showing, with Najjuuko and Nekesa beating South Sudan 21-18, 21-15 before edging Kenya 2-1 in another encounter. After losing the first set, the Ugandans fought back to win the second and force a decider, which they also took to complete the comeback.
Margaret Namyalo and Eunice Amuron also delivered for Uganda 2, beating Burundi 21-9, 21-10 to register a straight-sets victory.
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The men had a difficult day. Aziizi Busingye and Luc Florent Kimararungu, representing Uganda 1, lost 1-2 to Kenya 1. They dropped the first set 10-21, recovered to win the second 21-18, but lost the deciding set 6-15.
Uganda 2 also fell 0-2 to Kenya 2.
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The championship, which runs until Sunday, features nine men’s pairs and eight women’s pairs from Uganda, Kenya, Burundi and South Sudan. South Sudan is making its debut.
Uganda hopes to improve on last year’s performance in Burundi, where the women won bronze and the men reached the quarter-finals.
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The Entebbe Tour is the second stop on the four-leg CAVB Zone V Beach Tour, following the opening event in Bujumbura, where Burundi won gold, Kenya took silver and Uganda finished third. The tour will next visit Mombasa before concluding in Dar es Salaam.
The championship offers $3,000 (about Sh11m) in prize money, while players earn ranking points that carry forward to the next leg.
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The men’s and women’s quarter-finals are scheduled for Saturday, with the semi-finals, third-place play-off and final set for Sunday.
Video from the match
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