Uganda Ladies Youth Sports activities Workforce.

Africa made historical past on the 2025 Homeless World Cup as Uganda and Egypt had been topped champions within the girls’s and males’s classes, marking the primary time each nations lifted the coveted titles in the identical version of the match.

The championship, held in Oslo, Norway, was broadcast globally on FIFA+ and Eurovision Sport, showcasing the inspiring energy of soccer in reworking lives.

Uganda Stuns Mexico to Clinch Maiden Ladies’s Title

Uganda, represented by Youth Sport Uganda, delivered a shocking 6-0 victory over nine-time champions Mexico within the girls’s remaining.

Star striker Stella Namisango netted 5 targets, whereas Eva Nagayi added the sixth in a rain-soaked match. Goalkeeper Sharifa Kitali produced a heroic efficiency, pulling off numerous saves, together with a vital penalty cease.

With this victory, Uganda grew to become solely the third nation to win the ladies’s title since Chile in 2014 and the primary African staff to triumph since Kenya in 2011.

The historic achievement was additional acknowledged with Uganda receiving the award for Greatest New Ladies’s Workforce.

Egypt Edge Portugal in Thrilling Males’s Closing

Egypt staff celebrating their trophy.

Within the males’s remaining, Egypt edged Portugal 3-2 to safe their first Homeless World Cup title. Captain Mostafa “Sheka” Ismael scored twice, with Taher Ayman Abdelaal including the decisive objective. Portugal’s Miguel Ângelo Pinto Pereira additionally bagged a brace, however Egypt held agency to seal the win.

Egypt’s goalkeeper Mohamed Hussein Badawy was named Greatest Males’s Goalkeeper for his excellent performances all through the match.

Different Highlights & Awards

The week-long soccer carnival introduced collectively 500 gamers from throughout the globe, celebrating resilience and inclusion past the game itself.
• Metropolis of Oslo Cup: Tanzania beat Austria 5-4 (Ladies), Costa Rica beat Brazil 3-2 (Males)
• Salvation Military Cup: Sweden beat Vietnam 1-0 (Ladies), Northern Eire beat Bosnia & Herzegovina 6-5 (Males)
• Gatefotball Cup: Argentina beat Austria 4-3
• Othilie Tonning Cup: Sweden beat Czech Republic 4-3

Particular person Awards

• Greatest Ladies’s Participant: Lavin Achola (Kenya)
• Greatest Males’s Participant: Risgunansah (Indonesia)
• Greatest Ladies’s Goalkeeper: Dulce Estela Moreno Flores (Mexico)
• Greatest Ladies’s Teaching Workforce: Romania
• Greatest Males’s Teaching Workforce: Austria
• Spirit of the Sport Award: Spain
• Honest Play Workforce: Vietnam

“It is a historic second, not only for Uganda,Egypt however for Africa and the Homeless World Cup,” stated FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who congratulated the staff.

“Uganda’s victory reveals how soccer can encourage hope, change perceptions, and produce individuals collectively.”

Since its inception in 2003, the Homeless World Cup has positively impacted over 1.2 million lives through the use of soccer as a platform for social change. The 2026 version shall be hosted by Mexico, promising one other chapter of inspiration and hope.