Uganda Squash Rackets Association President John Bosco Ahimbisibwe Tamwesigire learnt a big lesson from the 2025 Africa Seniors Squash Championship November 17 to 22.
At the closing ceremony held at Pearl of Africa Hotel Nakasero, Tamwesigire stated, “The way they have beaten us, I was forced to inquire why they have beaten us like this. I found out that our players start playing late. Those young men and women started playing at around 7, and we need to adopt that here.”
As Uganda was eliminated before the quarterfinals, Egypt went on to win both the Men’s and Women’s Championships, while Nigeria and Zambia finished second and third in both genders.
The Championship that took place at Pearl of Africa Hotel, Kampala Club, and Kabira Country Club, where the finals were played on Saturday, November 22, before having the awarding ceremony at Pearl of Africa Hotel in the evening.
The awarding ceremony was conducted by Africa Squash Secretary General Charmaine Koveya from Botswana, standing in for President Dr. Lucky Mulilo.
In her remarks, she hailed the successful event, “We congratulate Uganda and all participating nations for this event. We thank the National Council of Sports in Uganda, through the Uganda Squash Rackets Association, for the fantastic event we have had here. Now countries can bid for the next event as they learn from this.”
Apart from the team event, Zambian men dominated the men’s SFA, with Elvis Ngosa winning the category, while the women’s SFA was shared among Zambia, Botswana, and Nigeria, where Delaila Azem won the category.
In the PSA category, two Egyptians, Muhammad Nasser and Adam Awal, known as Dawale, finished first and second, while fellow Egyptian Aminah Elrihany won the Women’s PSA, beating Haley Ward of South Africa.
Over 100 players from 11 countries, nine of whom played in team events, including host Uganda, took part in the championship, which took six days, since it started on Monday, November 17.
