Volleyball: Gulu College of Health Sciences cruise through Hoima and Kyetume |National Health Institutions games

By Lydia Nandutu

The 2022 National Health Institutions games got underway 28th of August at Fort portal college of health sciences in Fort Portal City in western Uganda.

The ball games started on 31st August including volleyball with 30 teams in the boy’s category and 29 teams in the girl’s category and will conclude on 4th September.

With a stunning performance and dominance in both the boy’s and girl’s divisions, Gulu College of Health Sciences set the tone in the tournament’s pool plays.

For the boy’s and girl’s categories, the Acholi region giants are in groups C and D, respectively.

In the boy’s category, Gulu College of Health Sciences thrashed Kyetume 2-0 after thrashing another western giant Hoima 2-0 in their opening match.

Additionally, Ishaka defeated Arua School of Nursing 2-0, Florence Nightingale defeated Jinja Nursing School 2-1, and the hosts and defending champions Fort Portal defeated Ishaka 2-1.

There were some games in the girl’s category as well. 

The defending champions Jinja Nursing School defeated Masaka School of Nursing 2-1, while Gulu College of Health Sciences  put on yet another outstanding performance by defeating Arua Nursing 2-0 and cruising past Florence Nightingale with a 2-0 victory. 

Day two will feature more Pool games.

Day one results

Boys

Fort portal 2-1 Ishaka

Ishaka 2-0 Arua school of Nursing.

Jinja nursing 1-2 Florence Nightingale

Gulu college of HS 2-0 Hoima

Gulu college of HS 2-0 Kyetume

St Francis sn 2-0 Mbale COHES

Lyantonde 2-0 Mbale COHES

Nyakibale 2-0 Butabika PSO

PUB HEALTH Ins 2-0 Masaka an

UIAHMS 2-0 Kabale COHES

FINS 2-0 Mbale COHES

Mildmay 2-0 Arua

Soroti sn 2-0 Kulva

Kagando sn 2-0 Jinja Lab

Girls

Gulu 2-0 Arua Nursing

Gulu 2-0 Florence Nightingale

Jinja 2-1 Masaka

VIRIKA 2-0 Kabong

UIAHMS 2-0 Hoima

Fort SOCO 2-0 U.C.I 

Masaka sn 2-0 Ishaka Adventist

Gulu 2-0 Arua

Ibanda 2-0 Salem

Kagando 2-0 Kulva

FINS 2-0 Mildmay

Kabong 2-0 St Joseph kamuli

Mbale soco 2-0 Lyantonde

St Joseph kamuli 2-0 Rugarama

Kibuli 2-0 Soroti

Villa maria 2-1 Mulago

UIAHMS 2-0 Nyakibale