All is set for the tee-off for the 2026 Victoria Cup; the annual golf championship between Uganda and Kenya national teams. The official flag-raising ceremony was conducted at Entebbe Club on Wednesday, 4th March 2026, witnessed by Uganda's State Minister of Sports Hon. Peter Ogwang as chief guest.
Uganda's team captain John Musiimenta majestically rose the host's Black-Yellow-Red national flag. Kenya's captain Elvis Muigua handled the visitor's flag and the newly elected vice president of the Uganda Golf Union Paul Charles Rukundo handled the East African flag.
The tournament proper drives off officially on Thursday morning with the foursomes action. Game one featured Uganda's duo of Joseph Kasozi and Elton Thembo against Kenya's captain Elvis Muigua and Junaid Manji.
The Victoria Cup is one of East Africa's premier amateur match play events, bringing together Kenya's leading amateurs and their Ugandan counterparts in a highly competitive contest that showcases regional excellence and national pride.
This year round, the Uganda Golf Union is hosting the tournament with support from several partners including MTN MoMo Uganda, Prudential Uganda, Crown Beverages Limited, the National Council of Sports, and The R&A, the world governing body for golf.
The Victoria Cup trophy itself is special. It was donated by Moses Tanui who won it at the Rome Marathon. That single act of donating this trophy reminds us that true greatness is not about keeping glory - it is about contributing to something larger than oneself.
