National association · Since 2022

Kho Kho Any Where, Khokho Every Where

Kho Kho Uganda promotes and develops Kho Kho in Uganda. Since the first national coaching course in Butambala in 2021, the sport has reached 92 districts and cities, and in January 2025 Uganda's women won World Cup bronze.

Players chase and defend during a schools Kho Kho match

A participant receives a Level 1 coaching course certificate

Uganda's women display their bronze medals at the Kho Kho World Cup

30+ coaches certifiedLevel 1 course, Mukono

World Cup bronzeNew Delhi, January 2025

Districts and cities reached

Place for Uganda's women at the first World Cup, among more than 20 countries

Instructors trained in New Delhi in 2020

Years of Kho Kho in Uganda

Participants and trainers pose with their Level 1 coaching certificates

Who we are

The national home of Kho Kho in Uganda

Kho Kho reached Uganda in 2020, when five Ugandans travelled to New Delhi on invitation from the Khokho Federation of India for an international coaching and development course: Nsubuga Mustapha (team leader), Ephraim Makubuya, Oroma Sharon, Lumala Reagan and Nnakacwa Ramla. They came home to introduce a sport that few Ugandans knew.

VisionA leading, inclusive association that develops world-class Khokho talent for Uganda.

MissionPromote and develop Kho Kho by nurturing talent, expanding participation and upholding integrity.

GoalA sustainable, competitive Khokho ecosystem that lifts Uganda regionally and internationally.

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Our story

From New Delhi in 2020 to the world podium in 2025

Five Ugandans learned the sport in India. Here is how they brought it home.

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2020

New Delhi

Five Ugandans train on invitation from the Khokho Federation of India and bring the sport home.
2021

Butambala

The first national coaching course starts organised Kho Kho in Uganda.
2022

Towards a federation

Courses spread, as in Kiryandongo, and consultations on a national federation begin.
2024

Soroti

The first organised tournament brings 16 secondary schools together.
2025

New Delhi

Uganda's women win bronze at the first Kho Kho World Cup.
2026

92 districts and cities

The outreach programme reaches four regions, and communities form clubs.
2030

The strategic plan

The 2025/26 to 2029/30 plan aims to make Uganda a continental and global force in Kho Kho.

The five pioneers Nsubuga Mustapha Ephraim Makubuya Oroma Sharon Lumala Reagan Nnakacwa Ramla

Milestones

From one coaching course to 92 districts and cities

92 districts and cities

From November 2021 to June 2026 the outreach programme took Kho Kho into the Central, Eastern, Northern and Western regions.

Teachers, coaches and referees trained

Coaching courses, officiating clinics and school visits built a growing pool of people who can run the sport.

Clubs formed in 2026

A nationwide campaign from February to June helped communities set up clubs with leaders, constitutions and member records.

World Cup bronze

Uganda's women finished third among more than 20 countries at the first Kho Kho World Cup in New Delhi, January 2025.

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Why Kho Kho?

Cheap to play, easy to start, and young people love it

Kho Kho is a traditional tag sport built on speed, agility, teamwork, strategic thinking and discipline. It is cheap and easy to play, which is why schools take it up quickly: teachers in Nakapiripiriti welcomed it for its low cost and for the way it improves fitness.

Low cost, so any school can start
Builds fitness, speed, agility and discipline
Taught through coaching, officiating and club-development courses
Open to girls and boys, in schools and communities

Learn the benefits

Uganda's women win World Cup bronze

Among more than 20 countries at the first Kho Kho World Cup in New Delhi, Uganda's women finished third and won a bronze medal. The team was led by Nsubuga Mustapha, with Makubuya Ephraim as head coach.

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Start here

Lesson 1: A first game

Rahma plays Kho Kho for the first time. Listen for what she enjoys most: dodging, and resting at the pole. It shows how quickly a beginner picks up the game.

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Learn to play in five minutes

Eight chasers sit, one chases, three defenders dodge. Learn the court, the rules and the tricks, then watch real games from Uganda.

Two teams of 15 12 play, 3 wait on the bench
A court of 27 by 16 metres Two poles and a central lane
Nine chasers, three defenders Eight sit, one runs
One point for every tag Touch a defender, score

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The sport and the team

Discover Kho Kho

Explore Discover

Batch 1 0 of 3 Out 0 Kho

A match seen from above: three defenders run while the chasers sit along the lane. The running chaser gives Kho to a seated teammate, who stands and takes over.

What a Kho Kho course covers

History and teamsHow Kho Kho began, and how a team is structured and made up.

The courtCourt dimensions, how to mark the court out, and the measurements of the pole.

Rules and KhoThe rules of the game, how to give Kho, and fouls and penalties.

Game situationsMatch situations, then coaching, officiating and competition management for full courses.

Meet Team Uganda

PresidentNsubuga Mustapha

Head coach, women's national teamEphraim Makubuya

Kho Kho instructorOroma Sharon

Athletes' RepresentativeOjil Grace

Newsroom

Latest news

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National team

25 October 2026

Uganda's women win bronze at the first Kho Kho World Cup in New Delhi

Uganda sent a women's national team to the first ever Kho Kho World Cup in New Delhi in January 2025. Among more than 20 countries, the team finished third and brought home a bronze medal.

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History

25 Oct 2026

The genesis of Kho Kho in Uganda: from New Delhi in 2020 to a World Cup bronze in 2025

In 2020 five Ugandans trained in New Delhi on invitation from the Khokho Federation of India. They brought the sport home, ran the first national course in Butambala in November 2021, and by January 2025 Uganda was at the World Cup.

Tournaments

25 Oct 2026

Soroti hosts the first organised Kho Kho tournament: 16 schools, and Cornerstone wins a double

In 2024 Soroti District hosted the first ever organised Kho Kho tournament in Uganda. Sixteen secondary schools played at Soroti Grounds, and Cornerstone SS emerged victorious with a double.

Coaching

24 Oct 2026

30+ coaches certified as the Level 1 Kho Kho coaching course ends in Mukono

More than 30 participants were certified at the close of the Level 1 national Kho Kho coaching course in Mukono, a result UBC News reported as Kho Kho sport development.

National team

24 Oct 2026

High Commission of India flags off Uganda's Kho Kho team for the World Cup in New Delhi

Ahead of the Kho Kho World Cup in New Delhi, 13 to 19 January 2025, the High Commission of India flagged off the Kho Kho Sport Federation of Uganda team.

Across Uganda

92districts and cities

Kho Kho Any Where, Khokho Every Where

Outreach between November 2021 and June 2026 reached 92 districts and cities in four regions, from Kampala and Wakiso to Gulu, Arua, Soroti, Mbale, Hoima and Mbarara.

Central

Eastern

Northern

Western

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Around the globe

The world of Kho Kho

All world news

The first Kho Kho World Cup, New Delhi

13 to 19 January 2025 · Source: Wikipedia and Sports Travel

The inaugural World Cup was held in New Delhi with more than 20 countries from six continental regions, including Uganda. India won both the men's and women's titles, beating Nepal in each final.

Uganda's women finish third

January 2025 · Source: Kho Kho Uganda

Uganda sent a women's team, led by Nsubuga Mustapha with Ephraim Makubuya as head coach. The team finished third in the women's category and brought home a bronze medal.