The 2026 Cricket Uganda Ladies’s T20 Nationwide League is ready to start this weekend with a revamped construction designed to boost competitors and fast-track participant improvement throughout the nation.

In a significant change from earlier editions, the league will now be staged in two divisions, decided by workforce standings from final season’s Ladies’s T20 competitors.

Division One

• Soroti Metropolis
• Olila CC
• Jinja SSS
• Twister Bees
• Wanderers

Division Two

• JACC
• Pioneer
• ACC
• Twister
• Nile

The revised format is anticipated to create extra balanced contests, with promotion and relegation including better depth and significance to each match.

Day One Fixtures – June 13

CU Ladies’s Nationwide League Opening Fixtures – June 13

Olila CC vs Jinja SSS – Jinja Oval

Defending champions Olila CC start their title defence with an away fixture in opposition to Jinja SSS in Jinja.

The 2 sides confronted off twice within the 2025 Lyca Ladies’s T20 season, with Olila CC profitable each encounters. Within the first assembly, Olila posted 83/8 earlier than bowling out Jinja SSS for 45/9 to assert a 38-run victory. The return fixture was nearer, however Olila held their nerve to defend 75/9 and win by 13 runs after proscribing Jinja SSS to 62/8.

Having accomplished a season double over their opponents, Olila CC head into the fixture with confidence, whereas Jinja SSS will probably be aiming to reverse final season’s outcomes.

Soroti Metropolis vs Wanderers – Florida Oval

Soroti Metropolis and Wanderers renew their rivalry at Florida Oval in what guarantees to be a aggressive Division One encounter.

Soroti Metropolis have been dominant in each conferences through the 2025 season. Within the first sport, they bowled out Wanderers for 62 earlier than cruising to a nine-wicket win. The second fixture was much more one-sided, with Soroti Metropolis registering a commanding 115-run victory.

Soroti Metropolis retain a largely unchanged squad from final season’s profitable marketing campaign, whereas Wanderers will miss former captain and main batter Naomi Kayondo Bagenda, who has stepped away from enjoying cricket to pursue umpiring. Her departure leaves a notable hole within the workforce’s batting power.

Mwanjya Highlights Significance of New Construction

Cricket Uganda Operations Officer Joshua Mwanjya says the brand new format is geared toward growing competitiveness and strengthening participant improvement pathways.

“We’ve got 10 golf equipment registered for this yr’s competitors and the introduction of two divisions will create extra aggressive cricket as a result of groups will probably be enjoying in opposition to opponents of the same customary. The underside two groups in Division One will probably be relegated whereas the highest two in Division Two will probably be promoted.

The Ladies’s League stays a key platform for participant improvement, expertise identification, and strengthening the pathway to the nationwide workforce. A lot of the gamers are between 16 and 19 years outdated, making this competitors essential for his or her progress.

The 2-division system permits gamers to compete on the proper stage, enhance, and battle for promotion. The winners of Division One will obtain UGX 2 million, whereas Division Two champions will earn UGX 1 million, which vastly helps the golf equipment.”

Mwanjya additional famous that round 60% of individuals are college students, including that Cricket Uganda labored carefully with colleges throughout fixture planning to keep away from tutorial clashes.

Matches will probably be staged at Lugogo, Entebbe, Jinja, and Florida, with just one nationwide workforce engagement scheduled through the competitors interval.

He concluded by encouraging followers to show up in massive numbers and assist the groups because the nation’s prime feminine cricketers compete for league honors.