Luke Eittit and Amon Ainebyona, Uganda Beach Champions

 Uganda, July 12, 2007-: The team of Luke Eittit and Amon Ainebyona powered themselves unbeaten to lift the 2007 Club Pilsener National Beach Volleyball Championship at Lido Beach repeating their feat when they won the previous National Circuit event in April. They took on Jeff Lwalanda and Yakan Lawrence in the finals convincingly winning in straight sets 21-16, 21-16. Luke Eittit is now the current Seed-One for the men replacing Gadaffi Tamale whose reign has been short lived. Gadaffi who paired with Moses Ssebidde came 4^th. 2006-top seed, Pierre Kamugasha and Tony Lakony who had earlier promised fire, settled for 3 ^rd position after being stopped by the Lwalandas in the highly heated semi-final 21-17, 15-21, and 13-15.

  The women's category witnessed new winners in the names of Diana Agaba and Josephine Nammanda who won the strong pair of Andrina Namata and Mercy Tabitha in the finals on points ratio advantage after they tied 1-1 and play could not continue due to poor light.

  Favorite Shilla Omuriwe faltered in her winning ways when she got knocked out at the quarterfinal with new partner Agatha Balidawa by eventual runners up Namata/Tabitha 17-21. Her 2007 regular partner Harriet Ssali failed to make it citing an injury she sustained in the regular league on Saturday. Omuriwe however retains her top position as women’s seed one.

 The Sales Manager Nile Breweries, Mr. Lloyd Okiror presided over the prize awarding ceremony in this annual event that attracted a full house of 40 teams at Lido beach resort Entebbe .

   The national squad naming shall be finalized this week and published. Next club event is in August 26 ^th 2007 .

Results:

 Current top five seeds of the Club Pilsener National Beach Volleyball Circuit

  Men:

1.       Seed-one Luke Eittit formerly seed-5 with 390 points

2.       Seed-two Gadaffi Tamale formerly seed-1 with 389 points

3.       Seed-three Tonny Lakony formerly seed-4 with 388 points

4.       Seed-four Amon Ainebyona formerly seed-7 with 376 points

5.       Seed-five Pierre Kamugasha formerly seed-3 with 368 points

Women:

1.       Seed-one Shilla Omuriwe with 495 points

2.       Seed-two Andrina Namata formerly seed-3 with 443 points

3.       Seed-three Mercy Tabitha formerly seed-4 with 415 points

4.       Seed-four Diana Agaba formerly seed-5 with 404 points

5.       Seed-five Josephine Nammanda formerly seed-6 with 389 points

Photo Caption

The final of Uganda beach

  By Mofaht Masaba Robert, Uganda Beach Volleyball Council