Discover Kho Kho
Meet the people behind Kho Kho Uganda, see how a match works, learn what a coaching course covers and follow our journey from a course in New Delhi to the World Cup podium.
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.
Chasers sit, defenders run
Watch the court from above. Eight chasers sit along the central lane, facing alternate ways, while a ninth chaser runs after the defenders. The runner cannot turn back mid-run. She can touch a pole and change direction, or give Kho to a seated teammate, who stands up and takes over.
- Defenders are out when a chaser touches them.
- Defenders go out in batches of three.
- It needs a flat space, two poles and players who want to run.
The animation is a simplified illustration. Courses teach the full rules, including fouls and penalties.
The people behind Kho Kho Uganda
President
Head coach, women's national team
Kho Kho instructor
Athletes' Representative
What a Kho Kho course covers
Kho Kho Uganda courses start with theory and move straight onto the court. This is what teachers and coaches learn first.
From one course to the world podium
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2020
New Delhi
Five Ugandans train on invitation from the Khokho Federation of India and bring the sport home.
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2021
Butambala
The first national coaching course starts organised Kho Kho in Uganda.
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2022
Towards a federation
Courses spread, as in Kiryandongo, and consultations on a national federation begin.
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2024
Soroti
The first organised tournament brings 16 secondary schools together.
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2025
New Delhi
Uganda's women win bronze at the first Kho Kho World Cup.
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2026
92 districts and cities
The outreach programme reaches four regions, and communities form clubs.
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2030
The strategic plan
The 2025/26 to 2029/30 plan aims to make Uganda a continental and global force in Kho Kho.
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