Following the historic edition of the Girls’ Schools Cricket Week in Gulu, Skooli has stepped up to ensure the tournament’s top performers walk away as true champions.
The Skooli rewards were officially announced during a live Cricket Uganda X Space held on Thursday last week, 21st May.
The virtual broadcast drew fans, school officials, and cricket stakeholders from across the country to celebrate the tournament’s top performers.
In line with its core mission to support youth development and ease the financial journey of student-athletes, Skooli illuminated the tournament’s conclusion by awarding shopping vouchers to the standout individual stars.
These vouchers will give the players access to premium sportswear, school gear, and essential kits directly from the official Skooli online platform.
Fueling Dreams: The Award Lineup
Skooli’s rewards package recognised the exceptional grit, leadership, and raw potential displayed throughout the school’s tournament.
The Tournament Most Valuable Player (MVP) – 250,000 UGX Voucher
The ultimate individual crown went to Sonia Nampeera of St John’s SS Mukono, who was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
Nampeera put on an absolute masterclass throughout the week, picking up an incredible 21 wickets, scoring 62 runs, and walking away with a staggering 6 Player of the Match awards.
To honour her tournament-dominating performance, Skooli awarded her a 250,000 UGX shopping voucher to stock up on premium school and sports essentials for the upcoming term.
Individual Category Winners – 150,000 UGX Vouchers
Excellence across the specific disciplines of the game was heavily rewarded with 150,000 UGX shopping vouchers for each of the top performers:
Best Batter: Malisa Ariokot of Olila High School, who anchored her team’s batting lineup with a phenomenal 279 runs across 9 matches, including a tournament high score of 96.
Best Bowler: Ritah Alio of Light Secondary School, whose lethal bowling unit spearheaded the newly crowned champions’ unbeaten run, taking a tournament-high 20 wickets for just 73 runs.
Best Wicket-keeper: Mackline Kyosaba of Masindi SS, who showed incredible agility and technical brilliance behind the stumps with 11 fielding dismissals (6 catches and 5 run outs).
Best Fielder: Mary Nabuma of Soroti SS, who stood out as a defensive wall on the field, matching the keepers with 14 fielding dismissals (10 catches and 4 run outs).
The Tournament’s Youngest Player – 100,000 UGX Voucher
In a beautiful celebration of grassroots development and the future of the Victoria Pearls, Skooli presented a 100,000 UGX shopping voucher to the tournament’s youngest participant, Angella Ihunde of Nyakasura School.
At just 12 years and 8 months old, Ihunde competed fiercely against older, more experienced student-athletes, showing incredible courage on the ovals in Gulu.
A vow to support Student-Athletes
The 2026 Girls’ Schools Cricket Week will go down in history not just for its boundary-pushing growth to a record 20 schools in Gulu, but for the elevated corporate backing ensuring that young girls are rewarded for their excellence.
The support from Skooli is a game-changer for our youth structures. By fixing the logistical hurdles that schools face, they are enabling us to keep more young boys and girls actively engaged in cricket. We are incredibly grateful for this partnership.
— Denis Musali, Honorary Secretary, Cricket Uganda
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