As the dust settled after a two-week nonstop football action in the annual Copa Coca Cola Schools Cup, only St. Mary's Kitende was left standing.
Much to the disappointment of the partisan crowd, Kitende had just claimed their third title in a row and fourth in five years.

In the process, the pre-tournament favourites eliminated crowd darlings Old Kampala SS and Lugazi Mehta, which they defeated in the final in a penalty shootout. The hostility stemmed from the fact that Kitende held an unfair advantage by fielding a far superior team comprising of established Super League players such as Villa's Chrysostom Ntambi and Mike Mutyaba from Bunamwaya. Yet to many, Kitende's edgy progress was attributed to sheer luck.

But for all the uproar, there was no denying the fact that the tournament produced a bagful of Uganda's future talent that, as former Cranes coach Mike Mutebi reckoned, "can ably fill the shoes of the current Cranes squad."
You had to see the blinder by Kitende's Titus Lubega against Old Kampala to know Andrew Mukasa has a successor. He received a well taken pass by Mutyaba, controlled it on the chest and hit a half volley from 40 yards leaving Old Kampala's goalkeeper freezing.

The trickery of Mehta's Godfrey Buni was also a joy to watch. Some actually nicknamed him 'Fabregas,' no wonder he was voted the tournament's MVP.

Among the strikers, Masaka's Paddy 'van Nistelrooy' Akunguzibwe emerged top scorer with 13 goals despite his school bowing out in the second round but the mere fact that TOPA from Tororo conceded just a solitary goal in the entire tournament is evidence of strict defensive discipline.